As someone who uses both Outlook and Hotmail, you may have heard of something called the Outlook Hotmail Connector. It is an add-in program that creates a simple and effective Hotmail Outlook connection. Would you like to learn more? Then keep reading.

Making this kind of connection makes lots of sense. If you can get your Hotmail stuff to appear in Outlook, you save yourself the hassle of checking some of your mail in one place (Outlook) and the rest in another (your Hotmail web page). Besides, Hotmail and Outlook are both Microsoft products, so they should work together well, right?

That's what the Outlook Hotmail Connector is all about. This Outlook add-in replaces the previous methods of connecting the two with a powerful synchronized interface. With the connector installed, you get all sorts of super powers. It can:

• Send and receive Hotmail messages


• Manage your Hotmail contacts


• Block junk mail that would otherwise find its way over to Outlook


• Ensure that both Hotmail and Outlook are using the same safe and blocked lists


• Manage your Windows Live Calendar from within Outlook


• Apply Outlook's mail handling rules to your Hotmail account


• Monitor your Hotmail status

How to Make the Connection with the Outlook Hotmail Connector

Getting the Outlook Hotmail Connector installed and running isn't hard. But before you can start, you have to figure out which version of the connector to use.

Microsoft has released two: a 32-bit version and a 64-bit version. We want the 32-bit version.

With that out of the way, you are ready to start installing the Outlook Hotmail Connector. But Microsoft is continuing to update the connector, and the instructions for downloading and installing the latest version may change.

Your best bet is to go with our detailed instructions for setting this up, complete with screen shots for important steps, that will walk you through the process for the most current version of the Outlook Hotmail Connector.

Instructions for installing the Outlook Hotmail Connector are RIGHT HERE