How to Set up Windows Mail for Vista OS

This tutorial shows you how to set up Windows Mail for Vista OS.

To Set Up Your E-mail Account in Microsoft Outlook

1. Click Start | All Programs | Windows Mail
2. If this is the first time that your Windows Mail has been run, the mail setup wizard will pop up, click Cancel, then Yes
3. If Windows Mail Import dialog box pops up, click Cancel, then Yes
4. Click Tools | Accounts...| Add
    

5. Select E-mail Account and click Next
   
6. In the Display name box, type your name
   This is the name that recipients will see when you send them an email message
   
7. Click Next
   The Internet E-mail Address screen will be displayed

8. In the E-mail address box, enter your full email address, e.g.yourname@yourdomain.co.uk
9. Click Next
   
   The set up e-mail servers screen will be displayed

10. Select POP from the drop-down list - this step is very important
    
11. In the Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server box, enter pop.gcwweb.com
    
12. In the Outgoing e-mail server(SMTP) name box, enter smtp.gcwweb.com
13. Tick Outgoing server requires authentication and click Next
    

14. In the E-mail username box, enter your mailbox account name (that GCW supplied you with)
    
15. In the password which GCW gave you. (please note this is case sensitive)
    
16. Tick Remember password if you wish to save your password.
17. Click Next
    

18. Ensure that Do not download my email and folders at this time is unticked
    
19. Click Finish
    

20. Windows Mail now downloads a copy of your mail from the server, wait for this process to complete
    
21. Click Close