Windows Mail (Vista) Setup Instructions

1. Click on the Start,
, button and in
the box directly above it now that reads "Start Search", type "Windows Mail"
without the quotations and press the enter key on your keyboard OR Select
Windows Mail' from the start menu, if it appears .
2.
If the connection wizard begins, skip to step# 3, Otherwise, once the Windows
Mail program displays click on "Tools" at the top and choose "Accounts" from the
list. In the Internet Accounts list, choose "Add" and select "Email Account" and
then click on "Next".

3. Now, enter in your "Display name:" (most people usually use a first
and last name here and some choose both or even nicknames) and click "Next"
4.
Now type in your full email address which is your username and then
"@countryilink.net" (for example: username@countryilink.net) and click "Next"
again.
5.
Now select "POP3" from the drop down menu if it is not already selected. Now you
will need to enter in the "Incoming" and "Outgoing" email server settings which
are both the exact same thing: "mail.countryilink.net" without the quotations.
Put a check in the box directly under the "Outgoing" settings that reads
"Outgoing server requires authentication" and click "Next".
6.
Now, where it asks for your "E-mail username:" type in your username (your
e-mail address. i.e. username@countryilink.net) and put your password
in the "Password:" box and click "Next" again.
7.
Click the check box that reads "Do not download my e-mail at this time" so that
it is checked. You can now click on the "Finish" button at the bottom and your
Windows Mail account is now complete.
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