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If you have a new PC running windows Vista, you may have noticed something called windows mail. This is the new email client from windows which replaced outlook express. Unfortunately unlike outlook express there is no auto set up option in cpanel to set up your email accounts, therefore below is a step by step on how to do this.

1. Open Windows Mail

2. Go to Tools > Accounts

3. When you see the new window click the "Add" button

4. Select email account and click "next"

5. You will now be asked for "Display name" This is just for your reference so you know which emal account this is eg "Web Site Mail" Click Next

6. Enter the actual email address you are setting up EG Support@yoursite.com Click Next.

7. Make sure the email type box is set to POP3  then enter your incoming and outgoing mail server settings these are both:

mail.YOURSITE.com

Obviously replce the yoursite part with the name of your domain eg mail.janesjewelry.com

make sure the box that says "Outgoing server requires authentication" is ticked/checked. Click Next

8. Enter the username for this email account. IMPORTANT!!! This is the FULL email address. So your username would be support@mysite.com not just "support".  Now enter the password for the email account in the second box and click next.

9. Click Finish

Setup is done you should now be able to send and receive email from your account.

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