The following is the message I receive when I try to send email:

The message could not be sent. The setting for your outgoing email [SMTP] server might need to be configured. To find the server settings for 'xxxxxxx', please contact your email service provider.

Subject 'test'

Server Error: 554

Server Response: 554 5.7.1 [R8] Authentication Failed, must login.

Server: 'smtp.hughes.net'

Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x800CCC79

Protocol: SMTP

Port: 25

Secure(SSL): No

After obtaining all the advice and information I could from my internet service provider, I was told to get support from Windows Live Mail.

I sure would like to get to the bottom of this.  Any helpful advice will be very much appreciated!