Windows Live and BT Mail

Question

I have Windows 7 and need to install Windows Live so email links on webs sites work. (or so I understand from googling it). All my email at the moment is handled by BT Mail. My question is, if I install Windows Live will my BT Mail all work just the same and I will still have just my BTInternet email address. I am worried that after installing Windows Live I will be forced to use that and not my BTInternet email.
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Answer 1

It will all work. Your email address does not change. It is only a different way of accessing your email. You enter the details for your BT email account when you are setting it up.
You may be given the option of how you want to set it up. If you do, if you only use your email on one computer you will probably be best to set it up as a POP3 account.
There is an automated set up procedure, which you can use or you can set it up manually. If you set it up manually here are the settings you will need.
Email settings:
POP3
Server incoming and out going: mail.btinternet.com
Email user name: (Normally you only need the prefix of your email address but some users have found the need to enter their full email address.ie [email protected])
Password: Your BT email password.
Log on using clear text authentication
Out Going Server in requires Authentication (Use same as incoming mail server. Some users have found that they need to enter the password and username instead of ticking box “use same as incoming mail server” )
Outgoing Port : 465 SSL security
Incoming Port : 995 SSL security
IMAP
Same as above except for Incoming Port: 993 SSL security