Outlook 2010 is no longer available or supported by Microsoft meaning you will no longer receive security and software updates from Microsoft Update. Security updates to help protect your PC from harmful viruses, spyware, and other malicious software, which can steal your personal information. Although you will still be able to start and run Outlook 2010, you may want to upgrade to a newer version of Outlook to get continuing support and updates. 

Setting up your mailbox in Outlook 2010 should take just a few minutes.

This guide shows you how to connect to your mailbox using POP or IMAP. We have separate guides if you are using an 50GB or 100GB Exchange mailbox.

You can connect to your mailbox using either the POP3 or IMAP protocols. We generally advise that you use IMAP, especially if the mailbox is accessed by more than one person or if the mailbox is accessed on multiple devices.

If you connect using POP3 then emails are downloaded to the single device and deleted from the server. This may be preferable for privacy but this limits accessibility and leaves you with only a single copy of all mail unless you perform backups.

Step 1

Open Outlook 2010. Click File and then click Account Settings.

Step 2

Select the E-mail tab and click New.

Step 3

Select Manually configure server settings or additional server types and click Next.

Step 4

Select Internet E-mail and click Next.

Step 5

There is a lot of information to fill in on this next screen, let’s look at each section bit by bit.

User Information

Your name: This is what most email users will see in their inboxes instead of your email address. Enter your name

E-mail Address: Enter your full email address.

Server Information

Account type: Depending on your preferred type of connection, select POP or IMAP from the drop down menu.

Incoming mail server: Enter mail.livemail.co.uk

Outgoing mail server (SMTP):  Enter smtp.livemail.co.uk

Logon Information

User Name: Enter your full email address.

Password: Enter the password you set up when you created the mailbox within your control panel.

Remember password: Check this box.

Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA): Leave unchecked.

Once completed, the screen should look similar to the following:

Once you have entered all the information required, click More Settings.

Step 6

Tick Use same settings as my incoming mail server.

Step 7

Click the Advanced tab and enter the following settings:

Incoming Server: 993 for IMAP or 995 for POP.

Use the following type of encrypted connection: Set to SSL.

Outgoing server: Enter 465.

Use the following type of encrypted connection: Set to SSL.

Step 8

Click OK, then Next and Finish to close the wizard. Outlook 2010 is now configured to send and receive email through your mailbox.