Click the red arrow under the “Free” email option

Create: A Unique Windows Live ID, you choose

Type: Unique password, you choose

Type: Re-enter unique password

Type: A different email address, if you have one. This information is not required

Type: Secret question, choose one that won’t change

Type: Answer to the secret question you choose

Type: All the required and appropriate “Profile Information” (i.e. first name, last name, etc.)

Type: The characters you see in the picture in the “Type characters” box

Read: “Windows Live Service Agreement and Privacy Statement”

Click on: the I accept  button

At this point, if there are any errors in your application they will come up at this time and you will be directed as to what it is you need to fix. Also, if the login name you have selected has already been used, try another login name of your creation 

A “Congratulations” page appears. You must click the “Activate My Account” button in order to activate your account

Read: “Microsoft Service Agreement”

Click on: the I accept  button

Select: Any FREE Newsletters & Offers

Click on: Continue. at the bottom of the page

Your e-mail Inbox will appear

When done…

Click on: the “Sign Out” link, located in the top of the web page to log off your Hotmail account.

Click on: the “Sign Up” link

Type: all the required and appropriate “Profile Information” (i.e. first name, last name, etc.)

Type: Unique Yahoo!ID (username), you choose

Type: Unique password, you choose

Type: Re-enter unique password

Type: Secret question, choose one that won’t change

Type: Answer to the secret question you choose

Verify your registration by typing the series of characters that appear on the screen in the box titled “Enter the code shown:”

Read the Terms of Service and click the I Agree button to
submit the form

At this point, if there are any errors in your application they will come up at this time and you will be directed as to what it is you need to fix. Also, if the login name you have selected has already been used, try another login name of your creation

The “Yahoo! Mail” page will appear on the screen with Your New Yahoo! Mail Address

Click on: the “Continue without installing Yahoo! Toolbar” button. 

The Yahoo! Mail Beta screen appears. Click the “No Thanks, remind me later” link

The Yahoo Mail! Home page appears. Click the “Go to My Mail” button

Click on: appropriate folder (i.e. Inbox folder to retrieve current messages)

When done…

Click on: the “Sign Out” link, located in the upper-right corner to log off your Yahoo account.