In this tutorial we will teach you how to setup your email with Windows Vista Mail


Before you begin, you will need the following information:
Username: This is your email address
Password: Password to the email account being configured
Mail Server: This is mail.yourdomain.com
(For example, here at Emagine our domain name is emaginemore.com, so our mail server is mail.emaginemore.com)
  1. Open Windows Vista Mail
  2. Go to the Tools menu and select 'Accounts...'

    Email Setup - Windows Vista Mail

  3. Click 'Add...'

    Email Setup - Windows Vista Mail

  4. Select E-mail Account, Click 'Next'

    Email Setup - Windows Vista Mail

  5. Enter your Display Name (i.e: John Smith), Click 'Next'

    Email Setup - Windows Vista Mail

  6. Enter your E-Mail address (username@yourdomain.com), Click 'Next'

    Email Setup - Windows Vista Mail

  7. Select POP3 or IMAP as your Incoming e-mail server type
    Enter your Mail Server as the Incoming mail server
    Enter your Mail Server as the Outgoing e-mail server (SMTP)
    Check Outgoing server requires authentication
    Click 'Next'

    Email Setup - Windows Vista Mail

  8. Enter your email address into the E-mail username field
    Enter your password into the Password field
    Click 'Next'

    Email Setup - Windows Vista Mail

  9. Make sure 'Do not download my e-mail and folders at this time' checkbox is checked and click "Finish" button to return to your account list.
  10. Select your E-mail Account and click 'Properties'

    Email Setup - Windows Vista Mail

  11. Click the 'Servers' tab
    Check 'My server requires authentication'
    Then click 'Settings...'

    Email Setup - Windows Vista Mail

  12. Make sure the Logon Information is set to 'Use same settings as my incoming mail server'
    Click 'Ok'

    Email Setup - Windows Vista Mail

  13. Congratulations you have finished the setup of your email account!

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