problem with gmail and MS Live Mail

 I have been trying to set up gmail to download into MS live Mail. I am using Windows 7

I get an error message each time saying Your  server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for this include server problems, network problems or a long period of inactivity.

Details are:

Your IMAP command could not be sent to the server, due to non-network errors. This could, for example, indicate a lack of memory on your system.

Configuration:

   Account: Gmail (my username)

   Server: imap.gmail.com

   Username: [my username]@gmail.com

   Protocol: IMAP

   Port: 993

   Secure(SSL): 1

   Code: 800ccc0e

Nothing I do seems to cure the problem. I can't send or receive emails unless I click on send / receive.

Can anyone suggest a fix?