Outlook and outlook express are supposed to be able to get mail from hotmail accounts. I have done as suggested in the help on hotmail, and it does not work. I tried at home with Outlook express and I tried at work where I use Outlook 2002. I get this login window that you get if you mistyped the password and have re-typed a couple of times but it cannot connect. Finally, a window says something about a unknow error. Hotmail is an option when you choose HTTP in your account settings in Outlook so that should be correct, and I re-typed my password. I also have different connection to internet ADSL at home and wire at work, different firewalls, and I disabled Bitdefender (antivirus/firewall) so none of that should have anything to do with my problems. Can anybody help?

"Something about an unknown error" isn't very specific. What is the exact error you're receiving?

I've tried some more now. I have a swedish language setting, so that is my translation from Outlook but it does not say so much more. " An unknown error has occurred. You should restart Outlook" After I have tried I get a message when trying to login on hotmail in IE that says that my account is temporarily locked due to too many attempts to login. In Outlook Express I get this, it is in swedish but I think you will get it Det gick inte att söka efter nya meddelanden på HTTP-servern. Konto: 'Hotmail', Server: 'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp', Protokoll: HTTPMail, Port: 0, Secure (SSL): Nej, Socket-fel: 12019, Felnummer: 0x80004005

I am now back at my Outlook (not express) this is what it reads on the error message on the send progress box (swedish) Uppgiften Hotmail: Mapp:inkorgen Synkroniserar meddelandehuvuden. rapporterade felet (0x80004005): Ett okänt fel har uppstått. Sparar allt arbete och starta om programmet. translation: Task Hotmail. folder:inbox syncronising headers. reported error (0x80004005): an unknown error has occurred. Save all and restart the application. I guess that this has something to do with that hotmail limits the attempts to login. I know that I have the right password, but it is just like that it would be the error. On the account settings you can choose a secure authentification something (my translation again, you know what I mean) You are supposed not to check for this, but I have tried both with and whitout this when it did not work.

it worked. finally.