1. Adding and Modifying Email Accounts in Microsoft ® Outlook Express ™, and modifying connection settings in Microsoft ® Internet Explorer ™.

2. So you want to add an account to Outlook Express? If there are no existing emails accounts, opening Outlook Express will open the New Account Wizard. If there already are accounts, you click on 'Tools', 'Accounts', 'Add', then 'Mail'. When you start the New Account Wizard, this is the first screen you will see:

3. When you click next, you will see this screen. Put in the name that you want your email receivers to see:

4. On this screen, you will enter the email address that you have set up with Win.Net (or your other ISP):

5. You will need to set up your ISP's mail servers. With Win.Net, the POP3 server is 'pop3.win.net', and the SMTP server is 'smtp.win.net'. With Insight, both are 'mail.insightbb.com'. Check with your ISP if you are not sure.

6. Most ISPs default to your account name (in this case, 'gmccormick'). With Win.Net, your primary account is 'account-name.account-name'. The password is the one that you and your ISP have worked out.

7. All you have to do to finish is to click 'Finish'.

8. But suppose you want to modify an existing account? Click on 'Tools', and go to 'Accounts'.

9. Make sure that the 'Mail' tab is selected, highlight the account to be selected, and then click on 'Properties'.

10. The name for the account is somewhat arbitrary. This is the default, but I could name it 'Grant's mail' or 'Win.Net Mail' if I wanted. The User Name is what recipients will see. The E-mail Address is just that. The Organization is optional, and the Reply Address only needs to be filled in if it is different from the E-mail Address.

11. This is where you would change the server names, your account name, and your password. Remember that any password change has to be coordinated with your ISP for their servers.

12. This is the default connection setting, and can usually be left alone. If you want to force your email to be connected over you Local Area Network, or over a particular dial-up connection, this is where you would do this.

13. This is the default Security setup. I have never had any need to change anything on this page.

14. These are the standard TCP/IP port numbers for the Outgoing (SMTP) and Incoming (POP3) mail services. I have never seen an ISP that requires the use of Secure Socket Layers, but I'm sure that there are some out there that do somewhere.

15. What about Internet Explorer changes?

16. To check or fix your Internet Explorer Connection settings, click on 'Tools', and select 'Internet Options'.

17. This is the 'General' tab of your Internet Options. This is where you set your home page, clear cookies, clear your cache, change the location of temporary internet files, set how long you keep your history, and where you clear your history. It is also where you click the 'Connections' tab.

18. This is what you see when you click the 'Connections' tab. If you are switching to broadband (and even if you are still using dial-up), select 'Never dial a connection'. If you are now using broadband, click on 'LAN Settings'.

19. This is the 'LAN Settings' box. For Win.Net (and every other ISP that I am familiar with), nothing on this page should be checked. You would think that 'Automatically detect settings' should be set. Nope.

20. With these changes, you should be able to access your email, and browse on the web, with your new ISP.