Setting up Microsoft Windows Live Mail Desktop

'Microsoft Windows Live Mail Desktop' is an email program that is available from Microsoft.

You can use Windows Live Mail desktop to send and receive emails from your O2 email account. Here's how to set it up:

1. Start by opening Windows Live Mail desktop, by going to 'Start' -> 'All Programs' -> 'Windows Live Mail desktop'.
   
   
2. Once Windows Live Mail desktop has opened, go to the 'Tools' menu and click 'Accounts'.
   
   
3. The 'Accounts' dialog box will appear. Click the 'Add' button in the top right hand corner of the box.
   
   
4. A wizard will walk you through the process of adding an account. First, choose 'E-mail Account' and click 'Next'.
   
   
5. Enter your name into the 'Your name' box. This is how your name will appear on emails you send.
   
   
6. Type your O2 email address into the 'E-mail address' box. It should end in'@o2.co.uk'.
   
   
7. Click on the box next to 'Automatically determine my login ID' so there isn't a tick in it.
   
   
8. Enter your full 'o2.co.uk' email address into the 'Login ID' box.
   
   
9. Click the box next to 'Remember password' and enter the password we gave you into the 'Password' box.
   
   
10. Click 'Next'.
    
    
11. The next windows asks for details of your email servers. First, make sure that 'My incoming mail server' is a is set to 'POP3'.
    
    
12. Then enter the following details:
    
    - Incoming server: mail.o2.co.uk
    
    
    - Outgoing server: smtp.o2.co.uk
    
    
    Click the tick box for 'My outgoing server requires authentication'. Don't change any other settings here. Just click 'Next'.
    
    
13. The next screen will confirm that your account has been set up. Just click 'Finish'.

To check you entered the details correctly, click 'Send/Recv' on the Windows Live Mail desktop toolbar. Your emails should download into the Inbox.