When I recently added my live.com email address to WLM,
it auto-configured that account as a HTTP type.
I don't understand why yours would be configured as a
POP account. AFAIK, live.com does not currently feature
POP accounts, although that has been promised for the future.
--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)
"jugglerbry" <jugglerbry.353mt1@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:jugglerbry.353mt1@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...
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>
> Hi everyone
>
> I'm new to the forum and hope someone is able to help me. I've read
> through 8 pages of threads to see if I can find a similar problem, but
> no luck as yet.
>
> I'm using Vista Home Premium 64 bit (first vista machine), which came
> preinstalled on a HP Laptop. I'm considering switching from
> googlemail/igoogle to Windows Live, partly because I've read it
> integrates well with vista. Any comments regarding this would be useful,
> although the main reason for my posting is as follows :
>
> I've signed up to windows live, and downloaded windows live mail, along
> with a few other windows live programs to see what theyre like.
>
> My understanding is that the windows live download is self configuring,
> in that it sets the pop3 and smtp settings for you. This, it appears
> has been done. The problem is, when I click send/receive I'm getting
> the following error :
>
> "Unable to send or receive messages for the pop3.live.com account. The
> connection to the server has failed"
>
> Server : pop3.live.com
> Windows Live Mail Error ID : 0x800CCC0E
> Protocol : pop3
> Port : 110
> Secure (SSL) : No
> Socket Error : 10060
>
> I've checked, and my username and password are correct, the pop
> settings were automatically done, so i'm a little confused.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. Apologies if this goes on a bit, but /i
> kind of thought the more info /i gave, the better ?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Bryan
>
> HP Pavillion dv9000
> 2Gb RAM
> Vista Home Premium 64 bit
>
>
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> jugglerbry