Can't send email on windows live mail

[Guest]

Hello,
As the title says---can't send---get the server SMTP bit but there does not seem to be a "tools" like in Vista or XP.
Any ideas how to fix?
Note; was able to send emails for several weeks but all of a sudden, get the error msg

 

[number13]

do you have another mail account with another provider, Yahoo, Gmail, mail.com, does it work? the mail in MSN is thru them and does not depend on SMTP, there is no setup as far as mail is concerned, unless you are using OUTLOOK in Office

 

[bhkahler]

I had the same problem. It turned out to be caused by an IP address conflict with my DSL modem.
Changing the IP address resolved the issue.