Thursday, October 24, 2013

Changing Passwords In Outlook Express

An email client that is used mainly to send and receive emails in Windows computers is Microsoft Outlook Express. Over the years, many versions of Outlook Express have been released and received high success rate and critical acclaim. The huge advantage of Outlook is that it can be used even if you have more than one email address. If you have a Hotmail, Gmail or Yahoo ID, you can use it to configure it with your Outlook Express and you will be able to receive emails on Outlook Express from the different accounts. However, you cannot create an email address in Outlook, you can only configure a third party email address to work with Outlook.

By following the below provided Outlook help guidelines, you can easily change the password settings for Outlook Express.

Instructions

  • First, launch Outlook Express that is in your system. You can access Outlook Express either by double clicking on the desktop icon shortcut or accessing it from the All Programs option present in the Start menu.
  • After launching Outlook Express, from the different menus that are present on the menu bar, click on the Tools menu. From the different options available, click on the Accounts option. Now the Internet Accounts window will appear on screen.
  • All the email accounts that are configured will be present under the tab titled Mail.
  • Select the email account for which you want to change the password and choose the Properties button that is present on the right.
  • In the Email Account Properties window, select the tab titled Servers.
  • In the Incoming Mail Server password field, enter the new password. The Remember Password box has to be check marked if you do not want to enter the password each time Outlook Express connects to the internet.
  • Select the Apply option and then choose the Ok button.
  • Now the new password will be configured.
By following the above-mentioned Outlook Express help guidelines, you can easily change the password for the Outlook Express email account. Make sure that you enter a password that is quite difficult to crack by others. You can mix characters and numbers in your password to make it more difficult. If you require more help on changing passwords, you can visit the Microsoft support website to get help related to Outlook Express. The Microsoft support website provides the best Outlook Express help required for you.

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