How to use Windows Mail with Gmail in Windows Vista By Drew Mathers | September 30, 2015 You must enable IMAP in Gmail first. 1 1. Open Windows Mail 2 2. Click: Tools 3 3. Click: Accounts 4 4. Click: Add 5 5. Select: Email Account 6 6. Click: Next 7 7. Enter your name as you wanted it displayed in email. 8 8. Click: Next 9 9. Enter your Gmail address. 10 10. Click: Next 11 11. Click: POP3 12 12. Click: IMAP 13 13. Set incoming server to: imap.gmail.com 14 14. Set outgoing server to: smtp.gmail.com 15 15. Check: Outgoing server requires authentication 16 16. Click: Next 17 17. Enter your Gmail address your E-mail username. 18 18. Enter your Gmail password. 19 19. Click: Next 20 20. Check: Do not download my e-mail and folders at this time 21 21. Click: Finish 22 22. Select the account you just created. 23 23. Click: Properties 24 24. Click: Advanced 25 25. Check: This server requires a secure connection (SSL) (under: Outgoing mail (SMTP)) 26 26. Set Outgoing mail (SMTP) to: 587 27 27. Check: This server requires a secure connection (SSL) (under: Incoming mail (IMAP)) 28 28. Set Incoming mail (IMAP) to: 993 29 29. Click: OK 30 30. Click: Close 31 31. Click: Yes 32 32. Wait for folders to download. 33 33. Click: OK 34 34. Uncheck: All messages (opposite the [Gmail] folder) 35 35. Click: Inbox (under imap.gmail.com) 36 Reference: Getting Started with IMAP and POP3 – Gmail Help Posted in Intermediate