How do you get Outlook to download your hotmail/live mail emails and calendars?

I just wanted to download my live.co.uk emails in Outlook. Now I had managed to do this years ago using the Hotmail HTTP account type and thought easy, just repeat that account type of old and I would be away. You know guessed it, nope that didn't work. I did however find a solution....

Go to Microsoft and get the Outlook Connector - Outlook Connector

Now once this is installed it will automatically start up Outlook and request the account details that which to add:



So quite simply enter your email account, password and the name you wish to appear on your emails and bingo! Well nearly, whilst this now works on my machine I found that I had to close down Outlook a couple of time prior to the email working. Once over that hurdle it now works a treat!