I'm having problems setting up my vista e-mail account.  I'm confused.  My 
husband just installed verizon fios as our internet provider.  I don't know 
what he did, although he has a user ID and a passcode.  I don't know if I 
should use his user name and password, or can I use my own.  If I can set up 
my own, how do I find my POP3 and server? 

Your email account provider has that information.
To access your Live account using windows Mail, you have to access their 
POP3 server.
The required settings are here...
http://mailcall.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!CC9301187A51FE33!49799.entry

You need to use SSL, and authentication.
I'd also suggest using port 587 for SMTP.

(The newer Windows Live Mail can access Hotmail/Live http accounts.)



-- 
Dave N.
MS-MVP (Mail)
Windows 7  Ultimate
http://download.live.com/wlmail



"Nancy Blair" <nancyinreston@live.com> wrote in message 
news:uyiue7NDLHA.4636@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I'm having problems setting up my vista e-mail account.  I'm confused.  My 
> husband just installed verizon fios as our internet provider.  I don't 
> know what he did, although he has a user ID and a passcode.  I don't know 
> if I should use his user name and password, or can I use my own.  If I can 
> set up my own, how do I find my POP3 and server? 

Your connection provider has little or nothing to do with your email,
unless you want to use a @verizon.net email address.
If you have an existing email address that you want to set up in
Windows Mail, please let us know the part after the @ symbol, so we
can advise you.

Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)


"Nancy Blair"  wrote in message news:uyiue7NDLHA.4636@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

I'm having problems setting up my vista e-mail account.  I'm confused.  My
husband just installed verizon fios as our internet provider.  I don't know
what he did, although he has a user ID and a passcode.  I don't know if I
should use his user name and password, or can I use my own.  If I can set up
my own, how do I find my POP3 and server?