Sorry I'm not sure if this is going to be much helpto you. I had no end of trouble withthe same problem.
I even paid for a hotmail account whereone issuppose tobe able to recieve hotmail in Outlook Express but to no avail.
The only easy wayI know where youcan have hotmail if you have Outlook, but I have not tried it yet to find out whether that is true.
Having said that,one issuppose to be able to set up Hotmail in Outlook Express as your other accounts.
From the toolbar in Outlook Express, click on Tools, Accounts, Add, then Mail.
Providing you have all your details such as your hotmail address, your password, the wizard should takeyou through the rest.
Good luck!