http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/forum/mail?tab=QnA

I have a  new windows 8 lap top which cannot find my settings when I try to open a mail app account.  I have reset the computer without it solving the problem.  I would prefer to use windows live mail and have installed it but it will not let me log in to my account - it says that the password is wrong and that I should use the microsoft account password,  this does not work.  Please tell me what to do about e mail accounts and passwords.  My microsoft account e mail is an alias,  my live mail server e mail address is different.  I have tried all the combinations of addresses and passwords I can think of but without success..  By magic my contacts have appeared in the people app.  cannot find a category for live mail so posting this under microsoft account sign in.  My microsoft sign in works OK but I cannot log in to windows live mail from the windows 8 computer.