It is suddenly difficult to access my hotmail account trough outlook express. Does any one know what this is?

Question

Have heard that hotmail is not permitting outlook express to access hotmail accounts for free! I have tried to use pop3 and have downloaded the freepops but when I sign in to outlook express it asks for my username and password on and on and again - giving no access?

Answer 1

1st it is not sudden



go to control panel.... ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMs



bottom left.... set program access and defaults



change email program to windows live mail

Answer 2

I had a similar problem in Outlook 2007.



Download latest freepops.



http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/freepops/freepops/0.2.9/FreePOPs-0.2.9-openssl.exe?use_mirror=kent



Download it and install it.



Update "hotmail.lua" in



"C:\Program Files\FreePOPs\LUA\"



with



http://www.freepops.org/download.php?module=hotmail.lua



Download it and copy it to folder.



Set the following in your email account settings.

Incoming mail server: 127.0.0.1

SMTP: mail.btinternet.com (or your isps SMTP) (may need SMTP authentication)

User Name: [e-mail]



In the advanced tab set

Incoming server (POP3) port to 2000



Windows firewall and your router may need port 2000 opening for your computer.



This worked for me in Vista 64 with Avast! and I didn't need to do anything with the firewalls.



I re-edited this to try and make it clearer, especially the links. Sorry Yahoo! This is a rubbish editor.

Answer 3

Thank you Terry! I have read on some websites something like what you advise here (but you are much more detailed then a lot of others). Still I am not sure if I have done this advise of yours: "Update hotmail.lua in "C:\Program Files\FreePOPs\LUA\ with http://www.freepops.org/download.php?module=hotmail.lua" the right way.

Forgive me but can you explain by steps 1,2 ,3 ..how i update hotmail.lua with that website you mentioned?

Answer 4

in case you have been employing Outlook exhibit in the past along with your Hotmail account you may get admission to and use it. If no longer then you definately will could desire to purchase the privilege from MSN. (Sorry, yet does than mean invoice Gates desires additional money?)