[limeman]

I have a hotmail plus account and I want to run it on Microsoft Outlook 2003. It is suppose to work, that is why i pay for it. I am well aware of the proper settings, but it simply will not connect. It says my user name and password won't work. If I go to www.hotmail.com, I can log in with no problem. Any Ideas?

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I know you said you're familiar with the settings, but the smallest mistake can keep you from connecting. Double check your set up against what Mico$oft says.
How to Configure Outlook to work with Hotmail

Scroll down for 2003.

Ron

[Major Payne]

I know you said you're familiar with the settings, but the smallest mistake can keep you from connecting. Double check your set up against what Mico$oft says.
How to Configure Outlook to work with Hotmail

Scroll down for 2003.

Ron

[limeman]

Thanks for replying, but seriously, I have viewed a dozen different sites to get help on this issue. They all state the exact same thing as the article you linked to. I have added and removed the hotmail setup from Outlook several times to verify I was doing it properly.

[Major Payne]

Hi:

Since the link information didn't work for you and I don't use Microsoft Outlook 2003, I have asked other techs to help you.

Ron

[Neil Jones]

Try this:
http://email.about.c...qt/et080202.htm

[acklan]

A you using the entire email address as your user name or just the name before the @ symbol? This is a common mistake. If you are you have to use the entire email address as the user name.

[limeman]

Yep, checked that too. The only thing I can think of at this time is to create a new profile and start over again. I was just hoping to not have to go through all that. The current profile might be corrupted someway.

[acklan]

Try clearing your cookies and temp files.

[rstones12]

Open Outlook click on Help > Detect and Repair

Follow the on-screen prompts and then retry to set up your Hotmail account.

[acklan]

Is your computer connected to a Linksys router. I read earlier where a user neeed to update the firmware to resolve a similar problem.

[limeman]

I found the solution - I hope this can help someone else.

http://www.microsoft...;displaylang=en

It has to do with upgrading to I.E. 7 and the inability of some background programs to get HTTP authentication. Downloaded program and I was up and running.