Vista - using gmail with windows mail

I am using windows vista. MSN is my internet service provider but I have a
free email account with them. My brother told me I could use my gmail
account with windows mail and have that work. I have tried to set it up
filling in the appropriate information (pop3, smtp), but I am unable to get a
connection. I try to send mail and it will not. I've tried to retrieve mail
out of my gmail account and cannot. I have no idea what to do and the help
suggestions are leading me in circles. Does anybody have any suggestions?

"maria" <maria@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:12989A99-867F-40AF-A792-B033C7EDCA73@microsoft.com...
>I am using windows vista. MSN is my internet service provider but I have a
> free email account with them. My brother told me I could use my gmail
> account with windows mail and have that work. I have tried to set it up
> filling in the appropriate information (pop3, smtp), but I am unable to
> get a
> connection. I try to send mail and it will not. I've tried to retrieve
> mail
> out of my gmail account and cannot. I have no idea what to do and the
> help
> suggestions are leading me in circles. Does anybody have any suggestions?


The links describe setup for Outlook Express, Windows mail setup is exactly
the same.

Check your settings as per:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...y?answer=13276
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...y?answer=13273
HTH?


--
Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. OE. [DTS] UK

"maria" <maria@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:12989A99-867F-40AF-A792-B033C7EDCA73@microsoft.com...
>I am using windows vista. MSN is my internet service provider but I have a
> free email account with them. My brother told me I could use my gmail
> account with windows mail and have that work. I have tried to set it up
> filling in the appropriate information (pop3, smtp), but I am unable to
> get a
> connection. I try to send mail and it will not. I've tried to retrieve
> mail
> out of my gmail account and cannot. I have no idea what to do and the
> help
> suggestions are leading me in circles. Does anybody have any suggestions?


Stick with it... make sure you have followed the instructions on the
following link

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...y?answer=13276

Don't worry about it saying Outlook Express,
the details are the same, and pay particular attention
to the final part... ie,

* Did you click 'Save Changes' after enabling POP in Google Mail? To ensure
that Google Mail can communicate with your mail client, make sure you click
'Save Changes' on the 'Forwarding and POP' tab in your Google Mail settings.

thank you i found your posted answer exactly what i needed to know

"mac" wrote:

>
> "maria" <maria@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:12989A99-867F-40AF-A792-B033C7EDCA73@microsoft.com...
> >I am using windows vista. MSN is my internet service provider but I have a
> > free email account with them. My brother told me I could use my gmail
> > account with windows mail and have that work. I have tried to set it up
> > filling in the appropriate information (pop3, smtp), but I am unable to
> > get a
> > connection. I try to send mail and it will not. I've tried to retrieve
> > mail
> > out of my gmail account and cannot. I have no idea what to do and the
> > help
> > suggestions are leading me in circles. Does anybody have any suggestions?
>
>
> The links describe setup for Outlook Express, Windows mail setup is exactly
> the same.
>
> Check your settings as per:
> http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...y?answer=13276
> http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...y?answer=13273
> HTH?
>
>
> --
> Regards Steve.
> MS-MVP. OE. [DTS] UK
>

"Ron Z" <Ron Z@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:183E84AB-C20A-4B11-BA2C-30B0F366E27A@microsoft.com...
> thank you i found your posted answer exactly what i needed to know
>
> "mac" wrote:

Pleased to read that you are sorted.


--
Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. OE. [DTS] UK

I am having the same trouble and have gone round and round. Finally I have
gotten to the point where I am trying to send a test email and now I am going
round and round and getting stopped at Logon to pop.gmail.com I put in
my user name and password and it just keeps popping back at tme. I believe I
am using the right name and password.... gggrrrrrrrrrr I checked the box
that asks to remember credentials.

"Julian" wrote:

> "maria" <maria@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:12989A99-867F-40AF-A792-B033C7EDCA73@microsoft.com...
> >I am using windows vista. MSN is my internet service provider but I have a
> > free email account with them. My brother told me I could use my gmail
> > account with windows mail and have that work. I have tried to set it up
> > filling in the appropriate information (pop3, smtp), but I am unable to
> > get a
> > connection. I try to send mail and it will not. I've tried to retrieve
> > mail
> > out of my gmail account and cannot. I have no idea what to do and the
> > help
> > suggestions are leading me in circles. Does anybody have any suggestions?
>
>
> Stick with it... make sure you have followed the instructions on the
> following link
>
> http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...y?answer=13276
>
> Don't worry about it saying Outlook Express,
> the details are the same, and pay particular attention
> to the final part... ie,
>
> * Did you click 'Save Changes' after enabling POP in Google Mail? To ensure
> that Google Mail can communicate with your mail client, make sure you click
> 'Save Changes' on the 'Forwarding and POP' tab in your Google Mail settings.
>
>
>

I assume you followed all the correct settings as far as port numbers
and SSL. Did you enable POP access at Gmail? By default
POP access is turned off. See
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...y?answer=13273

Gary VanderMolen

"Mia" <Mia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:748B8279-8714-4F1B-9323-AC0909FF8E77@microsoft.com...
>I am having the same trouble and have gone round and round. Finally I have
> gotten to the point where I am trying to send a test email and now I am going
> round and round and getting stopped at Logon to pop.gmail.com I put in
> my user name and password and it just keeps popping back at tme. I believe I
> am using the right name and password.... gggrrrrrrrrrr I checked the box
> that asks to remember credentials.
>
> "Julian" wrote:
>
>> "maria" <maria@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:12989A99-867F-40AF-A792-B033C7EDCA73@microsoft.com...
>> >I am using windows vista. MSN is my internet service provider but I have a
>> > free email account with them. My brother told me I could use my gmail
>> > account with windows mail and have that work. I have tried to set it up
>> > filling in the appropriate information (pop3, smtp), but I am unable to
>> > get a
>> > connection. I try to send mail and it will not. I've tried to retrieve
>> > mail
>> > out of my gmail account and cannot. I have no idea what to do and the
>> > help
>> > suggestions are leading me in circles. Does anybody have any suggestions?
>>
>>
>> Stick with it... make sure you have followed the instructions on the
>> following link
>>
>> http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...y?answer=13276
>>
>> Don't worry about it saying Outlook Express,
>> the details are the same, and pay particular attention
>> to the final part... ie,
>>
>> * Did you click 'Save Changes' after enabling POP in Google Mail? To ensure
>> that Google Mail can communicate with your mail client, make sure you click
>> 'Save Changes' on the 'Forwarding and POP' tab in your Google Mail settings.
>>
>>
>>

"Mia" <Mia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:748B8279-8714-4F1B-9323-AC0909FF8E77@microsoft.com...
>I am having the same trouble and have gone round and round. Finally I have
> gotten to the point where I am trying to send a test email and now I am
> going
> round and round and getting stopped at Logon to pop.gmail.com I put
> in
> my user name and password and it just keeps popping back at tme. I believe
> I
> am using the right name and password.... gggrrrrrrrrrr I checked the box
> that asks to remember credentials.

Make sure the "Logon using Secure Password Authentication" is unchecked.
Also, important, http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...y?answer=13273

>
> "Julian" wrote:
>
>> "maria" <maria@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:12989A99-867F-40AF-A792-B033C7EDCA73@microsoft.com...
>> >I am using windows vista. MSN is my internet service provider but I
>> >have a
>> > free email account with them. My brother told me I could use my gmail
>> > account with windows mail and have that work. I have tried to set it
>> > up
>> > filling in the appropriate information (pop3, smtp), but I am unable to
>> > get a
>> > connection. I try to send mail and it will not. I've tried to
>> > retrieve
>> > mail
>> > out of my gmail account and cannot. I have no idea what to do and the
>> > help
>> > suggestions are leading me in circles. Does anybody have any
>> > suggestions?
>>
>>
>> Stick with it... make sure you have followed the instructions on the
>> following link
>>
>> http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...y?answer=13276
>>
>> Don't worry about it saying Outlook Express,
>> the details are the same, and pay particular attention
>> to the final part... ie,
>>
>> * Did you click 'Save Changes' after enabling POP in Google Mail? To
>> ensure
>> that Google Mail can communicate with your mail client, make sure you
>> click
>> 'Save Changes' on the 'Forwarding and POP' tab in your Google Mail
>> settings.
>>
>>
>>

"Mia" <Mia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:748B8279-8714-4F1B-9323-AC0909FF8E77@microsoft.com...
>I am having the same trouble and have gone round and round. Finally I have
> gotten to the point where I am trying to send a test email and now I am
> going
> round and round and getting stopped at Logon to pop.gmail.com I put
> in
> my user name and password and it just keeps popping back at tme. I believe
> I
> am using the right name and password.... gggrrrrrrrrrr I checked the box
> that asks to remember credentials.

Ignore my

"Have you tried "username@googlemail.com" and password?" suggestion.

I misread you and thought you were talking about logging onto the Gmail web
page.

i had to enter my settings manually the auto-config wouldn't work.

"Mia" wrote:

> I am having the same trouble and have gone round and round. Finally I have
> gotten to the point where I am trying to send a test email and now I am going
> round and round and getting stopped at Logon to pop.gmail.com I put in
> my user name and password and it just keeps popping back at tme. I believe I
> am using the right name and password.... gggrrrrrrrrrr I checked the box
> that asks to remember credentials.
>
> "Julian" wrote:
>
> > "maria" <maria@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:12989A99-867F-40AF-A792-B033C7EDCA73@microsoft.com...
> > >I am using windows vista. MSN is my internet service provider but I have a
> > > free email account with them. My brother told me I could use my gmail
> > > account with windows mail and have that work. I have tried to set it up
> > > filling in the appropriate information (pop3, smtp), but I am unable to
> > > get a
> > > connection. I try to send mail and it will not. I've tried to retrieve
> > > mail
> > > out of my gmail account and cannot. I have no idea what to do and the
> > > help
> > > suggestions are leading me in circles. Does anybody have any suggestions?
> >
> >
> > Stick with it... make sure you have followed the instructions on the
> > following link
> >
> > http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...y?answer=13276
> >
> > Don't worry about it saying Outlook Express,
> > the details are the same, and pay particular attention
> > to the final part... ie,
> >
> > * Did you click 'Save Changes' after enabling POP in Google Mail? To ensure
> > that Google Mail can communicate with your mail client, make sure you click
> > 'Save Changes' on the 'Forwarding and POP' tab in your Google Mail settings.
> >
> >
> >