Select Tools | Accounts... from the menu in Outlook Express.
Click Add | Mail....
Type your name under Display name:.
Click Next >.
Enter your Windows Live Hotmail address under E-mail address:.
Click Next >.
Make sure POP3 is selected under My incoming mail server is a __ server..
Type "pop3.live.com" under Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:.
Enter "smtp.live.com" under Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:.
Click Next >.
Type your complete Windows Live Hotmail address (e.g. "example@hotmail.com") under Account name:.
Enter your Windows Live Hotmail password under Password:.
Click Next >.
Click Finish.
Highlight the newly created Hotmail account.
Click Properties.
Go to the Servers tab.
Make sure My server requires authentication is checked under Outgoing Mail Server.
Go to the Advanced tab.
Make sure This server requires a secure connection (SSL) is checked under both Outgoing mail (SMTP): and Incoming mail (POP3):.
Make sure "25" is entered under Outgoing server (SMTP):.
Make sure "995" appears under Incoming server (POP3):.
Click OK.
Click Close.