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Windows Live Mail TutorialWindows Live Mail Tutorial

Windows Live Mail Tutorial Table of Contents Meet Windows Live Mail Install Windows Live Mail Setting up email accounts Setup an email account Setup Hotmail in WLM Setup Yahoo! Mail in WLM Setup Gmail in WLM Setup AOL Mail in WLM Email Signatures Create an email signature Email signature options Address book & contacts Create or add a contact Create contact groups Import contacts in WLM Export contacts from WLM Backup/restore contacts WLM Options & Settings Set Windows Live Mail as the default email client
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Windows Live Mail Install Windows Live Mail on Windows XP or Windows Vista

In this free email tutorial, we will show you how to install the free Windows Live Mail email program on your computer. Windows Live Mail is available for Windows XP and Windows Vista users; it really is an upgrade to the email clients that ship with Windows: Outlook Express for Windows 98-XP, and Windows Mail for Windows Vista.

Windows Live Mail logo

Download Windows Live MailGo to http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview/ and click the "Get it free" button to download the Windows Live Mail installer on your computer. You can also choose "Run from current location" at the prompt.

Installing Windows Live Mail

The Windows Live Mail installer is quite intuitive; in some cases, you may be running the "Windows Live" installer, which lets you optionally pick other free software to install, such as Windows Live Writer or the Live toolbar. If available, take your picks. Follow the steps, agree to the email program terms, and Windows Live Mail will be ready to use in a few clicks.

Windows Live Mail installation complete

Running Windows Live Mail for the First Time

The first time you run Windows Live Mail, an email account setup screen will show up; to create email accounts in Windows Live Mail, please see how to create a standard POP3/IMAP email account in Windows Live Mail, or how to setup Hotmail in Windows Live Mail.

Windows Live setup screen

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