outlook express problem

[dratul]

I have Intel Pentium 4 computer with Intel processor 3.2 GHz with 512 DDR RAM. I am using Windows XP SP2 operating system. i recentlu installed IE 7. after installing my outlook express is asking for password even when i enter correct one. i am unable to use OE now. so please help...

[dratul]

also gets following message

Unable to poll for new messages on your HTTP server.  Account: 'Hotmail', Server: 'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp', Protocol: HTTPMail, Server Response: 'Invalid login.', Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCC32

[soybean]

I suspect this problem is as much or more a Hotmail issue than an OE issue.  But, since I'm not a user of Hotmail, I can't give specific advise on it. 

So, what I'm suggesting, as a test to prove there's really nothing wrong with OE, is to create a Gmail account on Google, then create the POP3 account in OE for your Gmail account and test it.  To get started, see http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13276&topic=12917

Or, wait for help with Hotmail from other forum members.

[dratul]

i am more use to hotmail, though i have account in gmail. but still i will try. thanx

[soybean]

Well, I'm not suggesting that you stop using Hotmail, although that would be an option, of course.  I was just suggesting trying Gmail as a troubleshooting step, a test to see whether you can receive Gmail with Outlook Express. 

So, you already have a Gmail account.  Have you enabled it tor POP mail and set up a Gmail account in Outlook Express?  Does it work?

IMAP, rather than POP, can also be enabled in Gmail and setup in Outlook Express.

Since I haven't used Hotmail, I don't know exactly how it's supposed to work with Outlook Express.  Would that be POP3, IMAP, or still something else, something unique to Hotmail? 

[dratul]

thanx soyabean, it worked nicely with Gmail. but can somebody help me with hotmail..

[soybean]

Do you set up Hotmail in OE as shown here?: Setting up Hotmail account to Outlook Express

[dratul]

i also tried to add hotmail account in Gmail, but couldn't. there was some errro..

[soybean]

i also tried to add hotmail account in Gmail, but couldn't. there was some errro..

You meant Outlook Express, right?  Exactly what was the error? 

[dratul]

i mean to say, now  i can download messages from Gmail account thro Outlook express. i have succefully added yahoo account in gmail. so my mails which comes in yahoo r added in gmail account and r downloaded in outlook. so i wanted to add hotmail also in gmail so that i can use one account i.e gmail for all accounts.

[dratul]

the error comes when i try to add hotmail account in gmail is as follows.

"There was a problem connecting to mail.hotmail.com
 Please contact Microsoft's support team for more information on POP access. "

[soybean]

I see no indication, from Google's About Mail Fetcher info that indicates you can use Gmail to receive mail from a Hotmail account.  To the contrary, that page says, "the email accounts you’d like to fetch from must support POP access."  Hotmail does not support POP access.  Therefore, you can't use Gmail to receive mail from a Hotmail account.  So, again:

Do you set up Hotmail in OE as shown here?: Setting up Hotmail account to Outlook Express

[dratul]

ok, thanx.

[dratul]

I downloaded Windows Live Mail & all problem solved. thanx everybody...