• How do I setup my email account on Outlook Express for my Windows 98 and or Windows XP computer?

Step 1: Find the Outlook Express icon on your Start menu and click to open it. The following window should open.

Step 2: Click on Tools at the top of the window and then find and click on Accounts in the drop down menu. In the Internet Accounts window that opens up, make sure that the Mail tab is selected. Click the Add button and then click Mail in the menu that opens.

Step 3: Clicking on Mail will open the Internet Connection Wizard. On the Your Name page of the wizard, type your name as you want it to appear to everyone who gets an email from you, and then click Next. Most people use their full name, but you can use any name - even a nickname or business name - that people will recognize.

Step 4: On the Internet E-mail Address page, type in your email address and then click Next. Bear in mind, that this is the address that people who receive mail from you will return it to. So, it is important that the correct address is entered.

Step 5: On the Email Server Names page, leave the incoming mail server type as a POP3 server. In the boxes labeled Incoming and outgoing mail enter the following: mail.maxiis.com. It is important to make sure that the server names are entered exactly as noted. After you are sure that they have been entered correctly, click Next.

Step 6: On the Internet Mail Logon page, type in your username and password in the appropriate boxes. If you want, you can also check the Remember Password box. If you don't, you will be prompted for the password each time you send and receive mail. Then click Next.

Step 7: Congratulations, you have now completed the Wizard and are almost done with setting up your email account. Click Finish.

Step 8: After clicking on Finish, you should have now been returned to the Internet Accounts window. Your mail.maxiis.com account should be listed under the Mail tab. Click on the mail.maxiis.com account and then click on the Properties button on the right.

Step 9: This will open up the mail.maxiis.com Properties window. Click on the tab labeled Servers.

Step 10: Under the Outgoing Mail Server heading, near the bottom of the Servers window, check the box labeled My server requires authentication. Then click OK to close the mail.maxiis.com Properties window. Click the Close button at the bottom right of the Internet Accounts window. Email setup is now complete and you're ready to send and receive email through Outlook Express.