To set up access to a Gmail account in Windows Live Mail desktop:

• Make sure POP access is turned on for your Gmail account.
• Go to Mail under Shortcuts in Windows Live Mail desktop.
• Click Add an e-mail account at the bottom of the list.
• Enter your name under Your name:.
• Type your Gmail address under E-mail address:.
• Make sure Automatically determine my login ID is checked. (You can verify it is working correctly if the local part, i.e. what comes before the @, in your Gmail address appears under Login ID:.)
• Type your Gmail password under Password:.
• Make sure Manually configure server settings for e-mail account. is not checked.
• Click Next >.
• Click Finish.
• Click Send/Recv in the Windows Live Mail desktop toolbar.

That’s it. By now, a Gmail account should have appeared in the folder pane, and if you had any mail waiting in Gmail, it is now in its Inbox.