Vista - why oh why

As this is the 9th time i have posted a question without any success this will be the last attempt Question!!!


Q. How do i configure windows mail to recive my 1.hotmail 2.yahoo 3.googlemail email accounts
cos since i have been using this new laptop which came with vista wm dose not for some reason support any of these accounts. I would be most greatful for any help , also if this machine i am using has vista on it if i wanted to could i put xp back on???????


Thankyou

Maybe it is because you are posting in HTML instead of plain text - like
everyone else does!

In answer to your question - you don't.

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Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User

Questions identical to yours have been answered hundreds of times here
in the past few weeks. Invest some time in reading the posted answers.

Basically if you are talking about web mail, you are out of luck because
Windows Mail can't do web mail. So that rules out the free Hotmail and
Yahoo accounts. Google's Gmail can be configured for either web mail
(default) or POP3. To do the latter, you'll have to log in to your Gmail
account via the web and follow their directions.

You don't need an email program to read web mail. Just go to the
website with your browser.

As far as putting XP on your Vista computer, I would not advise it.
Most laptop makers have not released XP drivers for Vista machines.

Gary VanderMolen

"Pete" <peter.sloper@googlemail.com> wrote in message news:7DD3EEF5-6CBB-4B23-AD95-4D2DE152BB73@microsoft.com...
As this is the 9th time i have posted a question without any success this will be the last attempt Question!!!
Q. How do i configure windows mail to recive my 1.hotmail 2.yahoo 3.googlemail email accounts
cos since i have been using this new laptop which came with vista wm dose not for some reason support any of these accounts. I
would be most greatful for any help , also if this machine i am using has vista on it if i wanted to could i put xp back on???????

you have several choices.
HotPop, Ypop, Gpop for each email situation.
or PopTray which does all 3.
google for them. make sure and get the FREE versions.
HotPop is sometimes referred to as hotpopper.

mikeyhsd@sport.rr.commikeyhsd@sport.rr.com

"Pete" <peter.sloper@googlemail.com> wrote in message news:7DD3EEF5-6CBB-4B23-AD95-4D2DE152BB73@microsoft.com...
As this is the 9th time i have posted a question without any success this will be the last attempt Question!!!


Q. How do i configure windows mail to recive my 1.hotmail 2.yahoo 3.googlemail email accounts
cos since i have been using this new laptop which came with vista wm dose not for some reason support any of these accounts. I would be most greatful for any help , also if this machine i am using has vista on it if i wanted to could i put xp back on???????


Thankyou