Installing Hexamail on Windows – Step-by-Step Guide

Guides Installing Hexamail on Windows – Step-by-Step Guide · 1 min read 5 sections
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How to setup Hexamail Flow on Windows

This is a guide to setting up Hexamail Flow on a Windows machine.

Let's break the guide into some easy steps:

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Preparing

You will need:

  • - a computer with plenty of disk space (>2GB) for storing email
  • - a 64bit or 32bit Windows operating system (Anything over Windows XP is still supported!)
  • - a permanent/reliable connection to the Internet
  • - an email account on a mail server or email provider such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Livemail, Office365 etc
  • - [Optional] an online calendar account such as Office 365, Google Calendar, CALDAV, Memotoo, Fruux etc
  • - [Optional] an online contacts account such as Google Contacts, CARDDAV, Memotoo, Fruux etc

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Prerequisites

You will need:

  • - Administrator access or access allowing installation of software onto your computer

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Installing

Next you need to download the required software and copy it to your chosen computer.

  • 1) Download Hexamail Flow and save the installer exe file and license on the computer
  • 2) Run the hexamailflowsetupN.N.N.NNN.exe file by double clicking on it. if you are on a 64bit system you should download the 64bit version called hexamailflowsetupN.N.N.NNN_64.exe
The Installer copies files and sets up services
The Installer copies files and sets up services
  • 3) If prompted (64bit) you should install both the Administration console and Windows service
  • 4) You can choose the installation folder at this point
  • 5) The installer copies the necessary files and creates the Windows app
  • 6) Once it has finished installing files it will automatically open the configuration wizard and you can begin setting up Hexamail Flow
  • The setup wizard shows the product logo
    The setup wizard shows the product logo
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    How Hexamail Can Help

    Hexamail products are designed for straightforward Windows installation: download the installer, run it as Administrator, and the setup wizard guides you through the initial configuration. All Hexamail products run as Windows services for reliable background operation and are manageable through a graphical administration interface or web admin, with no need for command-line configuration.