If your Hotmail account is free, you cannot connect via outlook.

This is the most common cause of not being able to connect.



"Eddie" wrote in message
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I have Office 2000 installed on my laptop and I am trying to link hotmail
to
my mail service. I am not able to import my hotmail account or send
messages and would like guidance on how I can get this set up. I am using
a
cable connection, thanks for the help!