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Delete or Edit an Email Account in Windows

Last Updated: Wed, 01 Aug 2012 > Related Articles

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Summary

Learn to delete or edit an email account in Vista, XP or 7 using Windows Mail or Outlook 2007 to 2010.

Solution

Want to delete or edit an email account on your PC? Learn how in Outlook, Vista Mail and Live Mail using Windows 7, XP and Vista

Cox does not support all email clients. The following information is for reference only. For more help using Windows visit Microsoft support.

 

How do I edit a Vista Mail or Outlook email account?

1

Windows 7 and XP (Outlook):

  1. In the email client, click File.
  2. Click Account Information.
  3. Click Account Settings

Vista (Mail Only):

  1. Open Windows Mail.
  2. Click Tools then Accounts.
2

Windows 7 and XP (Outlook):

Select the account you want to change then click Change.

Vista (Mail Only):

Select the account you want to change then click Properties

3

Windows 7 and XP (Outlook):

  1. Make your server changes on this screen and the More Settings screen, if necessary.
  2. Click Next.
  3. Click Finish.

Vista (Mail Only:

Make your server changes then follow the instructions to complete the edit. See the Microsoft support link at the start of this article for more information.

 

How to I edit a Live Mail account?

1
  1. Open Live Mail.
  2. In the lower-left corner click Mail.
2
Click the Accounts tab then click Email.
3
  1. Enter your email address, password and display name.
  2. Click Next.
4
  1. Make your server changes and any others necessary. If setting up another Cox.net account, see Setting Up Email in Windows for more information.
  2. Click Next.
5
Click Finish.

 

 

How do I delete a Vista Mail or Outlook email account?

1

Windows 7 and XP (Outlook):

  1. In the email client, click File.
  2. Click Account Information.
  3. Click Account Settings

Vista (Mail Only):

  1. Open Windows Mail.
  2. Click Tools then Accounts.
2
Select the account you want to delete and click Remove.
3
Click Yes to confirm your changes.

 

How do I delete a Live Mail account?

1
  1. Open Live Mail.
  2. Right-click the account you want to remove.
2
  1. Click Remove account.
  2. Click Yes to confirm.

 


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