How to Access Yahoo Mail Account Using Microsoft Outlook

The article intends to describe the procedure of accessing Yahoo! mail account in Microsoft Outlook. The methods described in the article are simple and correct to the date. However, it is still recommended that users follow the instructions carefully to avoid facing any problem during Yahoo mail account setup in Microsoft Outlook.                               

We all know that Outlook is the most popular email client among Windows users for email, contacts, calendar entries, reminders, and journals among other personal information. If you have a Yahoo! mail account and want to use it in Microsoft Outlook to send/receive emails, then the article is dedicated to you. The below mentioned guide will help you setup your Yahoo! account without requiring you to contact an expert Microsoft tech support or Yahoo support services.

Instructions:

Since Yahoo! doesn’t support POP3 server in a free account (it is only for the paid subscribers), you will have to choose any of the two methods mentioned below to access your Yahoo mail account in Outlook.

For a free Yahoo mail account:

Download YPOPs 0.9.7.1, the latest version of YPOPs, the automated tool designed for Yahoo! mail accounts. The tool acts as a POP, IMAP etc. interface between Yahoo! and Outlook.

Open Outlook, click on the Tools tab, and select Account Settings from the dropdown list. When the Account Settings window opens up, click on New under the E-mail tab. Ensure that Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP option is selected under Choose E-mail Services and click on the Next button. Fill in your credentials like your name, email address, and password in the Auto Account Setup window. Retype the password if required, click to check the box next to Manually configure server settings or additional server types, and click on the Next button.  Click to select the Internet E-mail option and click on Next. Enter your email account credentials in the Internet E-mail Settings window. Enter your name, email address, account type (it will be POP3), and incoming and outgoing server information etc. The incoming server will be ‘pop.mail.yahoo.com’ and the outgoing mail server will be ‘smtp.mail.yahoo.com (without quotes and as is). Your username will be your email address and the password will the one you use to login to your Yahoo mail account. When done, click on the More Settings button and then click on Next. Click on the Advanced tab at the top (in next window), enter ‘995’ (without quotes and as is) in box next to Incoming server (POP3) and place a checkmark in the box below saying ‘This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)’. Type ‘465’ (as it is and without quotes) in box next to Outgoing server (SMTP) and select SSL from the dropdown box next to Use the following type of encrypted connection. Put a checkmark in the box next to Leave a copy of messages on the server. This will enable you to have access to your email messages online also. If you don’t check this option, all of your mails will be downloaded to Outlook and you won’t be able to see any of these mails if you are away from your desktop computer.

Now click on the Outgoing Server tab (on the same window), put a checkmark in the box next to My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication, and click to select the box below Use same settings as my incoming mail server. Click on the OK button and you will be back to the Internet E-mail Settings window. If you want to test the settings, click on the Test Account Settings button. If it returns a congratulating message, then click on the Close button to return to the same internet settings window. If it returns a failure message, then go back to the settings, and verify all the information you have entered. When done, click on the Next button on the Internet E-mail Settings window and then click on the Finish button to close the Account Settings window.

Upgrade to Yahoo! Mail Plus Service:

Yahoo! Mail Plus is a paid service from Yahoo! You will need to subscribe to the service in order to get access to full POP3 service. Once subscribed, you will be able to setup and use Yahoo account using POP3 in Outlook. Follow the same abovementioned instructions to setup and configure your Yahoo mail account in Outlook.

Additional Tips:

It has been observed that users often face issues related to mails, username, password etc. after installing YPOPs or similar other tools. The tool(s) may or may not perform effectively and as desired. Therefore, download the tool on your own risk. We strongly recommend that you upgrade to the Yahoo! Mail Plus service and then setup your Yahoo account in Outlook to start sending or receiving emails. 

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How to Reset Password in Linksys Wireless Router

The article intends to provide information on resetting password in Linksys wireless router. The information contained in this article is reliable and correct to the date. It is still advised to follow the instructions carefully in order to reset password without any problem.

Linksys router is ranked among the most popular wireless router devices that provide excellent signal strength for wireless browsing, setting up network connection, or sharing a single connection on multiple computers. It often happens that users forget their username and/or password and have difficulty logging in to their router to customize features like password protecting wireless connection etc. Most of the users in such a situation contact their Linksys tech support for assistance. However, the password resetting is comparatively an easy task and can be done without the assistance of Linksys router support.

Instructions:

You will be required to hard reset your Linksys router to restore it to the default configuration settings. To do so, take a slim and sharp pin and push it inside the Reset button, located at the back of the router. Hold the button for 30 seconds and then release it by taking the pin out. The lights will flicker on the router and then come back steady. Thereafter, power cycle the router by taking the power cable out and plugging it back in. You can also use the power button on the router to power off and on instead of taking out the cable.

Once the router is hard reset and powered on, you will be required to reconfigure it. Connect your computer to one of the 4 Ethernet (LAN) ports of the Linksys router and power on both the devices. Ensure that all the lights are lit on the router and the Windows has loaded fully. Open up your internet browser, type ‘http://192.168.1.1/’ (without quotes and as is. You can also copy and paste in your address bar) in the address bar, and click on the Go button or hit Enter on the keyboard.

This will take you to the Linksys router login page. Check the login information for your router and enter the username and router. Newer Linksys models have default username and password set to ‘admin’ (without quotes and as is), whereas older models have default password set to ‘admin’ while the username is always blank. Check Additional Tips (given at the end of the article) for more information on login details in Linksys routers.

Once you have entered the username and password, click on the Login button or hit Enter on the keyboard to proceed to the router configuration settings. Click on the Management tab to change your admin password. When finished, exit all the windows and start browsing or playing games.

Below are the models of Linksys router that come shipped with default admin passwords. 


• Linksys WRT54G, BEFW11S4: admin
• Linksys Comcast routers: comcast
• Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Ethernet routers: Administrator
• All other Linksys routers: blank (leave the username field blank)

Below mentioned models have default password set to:


• Linksys Comcast routers: 1234
• Linksys BEFW11S4: blank (leave the password field blank)
• All other Linksys routers: admin

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How to Remove McAfee Products

The article has been designed to help users remove McAfee products from their system using simple methods. The methods described in the article are simple and correct to the date. It is still advised that users follow the instructions carefully to remove the desired product and avoid running into common McAfee product problems.

McAfee products are ranked among the best security products for computer systems. However, sometimes users may want to uninstall their McAfee product(s) for the reinstallation purpose or due to unwanted technical issues or meddling with third-party programs or hardware among other reasons. Though it is easy to uninstall the McAfee products, you may still run into problems that might prompt you to contact your McAfee support services. However, the below mentioned guide will help you get rid of the McAfee product(s) on your own.

Instructions:-

Click on the Start menu, go to Control Panel, and then double click on the Add or Remove Programs icon to open it. Wait until the window populates with all the programs. Locate the particular McAfee product or suite like McAfee Internet Security etc. and then click on the Change/Remove button. When prompted, click on the Yes or OK button to proceed. If you see that only some files are being offered to remove, click on Yes, for all to remove all the files. When prompted, reboot the computer to let the removal procedure complete and save changes.

Windows Vista/7 users click on the Start menu and type ‘programs and features’ (without quotes and as is) in the Start Search menu and hit Enter on the keyboard. When the window opens, click Uninstall a program, select the particular McAfee product like McAfee Internet Security etc., and click on the Uninstall button. When prompted, click on the Yes button or whatever option you see there to proceed. Wait until the process completes and prompts you to reboot the computer. You must reboot your computer when prompted to let the changes save.

Finally download and run a free or paid registry cleaner, an automated tool, to clean up the empty and/or damaged registry entries of the uninstalled McAfee program. Make a backup of the registry (the automatic tool will let you create a restore point) before running the registry cleaner. This shall completely remove the desired product along with its traces from your computer.

If the abovementioned method doesn’t completely remove the desired McAfee program(s), then download the MCPR.exe tool from McAfee’s website to download the tool. Click on the Save File button and save the file to a desired location where it is easily accessible from. When done, locate the file, and double click on it to open. Run the file (run as an administrator in Windows Vista/7) and wait until the process completes. When you receive the message Cleanup Successful, reboot your computer. If you want you can view logs of the uninstalled program and save these to a Notepad. When done, contact your McAfee technical support and give them the log details to confirm that McAfee products have been fully removed from your computer.
If everything else fails, then go to the McAfee website, login to your McAfee account by entering the username and password, and unsubscribe to your product by clicking on the Deactivate button.


Additional Tips:

The MCPR.exe (McAfee Consumer Product Removal) tool will uninstall all the versions (from 2005 to 2011) of McAfee consumer products. The tool doesn’t support Windows ME and 98.

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