My Hotmail is Now Windows Live Mail Beta

May 19, 2006
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My Hotmail account has switched over to a shiny, new Windows Live Mail Beta account. I had received an invitation for the beta about a week ago and got another e-mail for the switch over this week.

It looks like a really clean Hotmail account with Word merged into it, which is probably pretty close to the reality. Web based spell check now happens as you are typing! This new feature differentiates it significantly compared to Gmail and Yahoo! Mail as they require you to hit a spell check button manually before sending which can easily be forgotten and embarrassing for the sender. Yahoo! Mail has been hinting a new version for some time, so it may soon have this feature.

In terms of ads, there is presently only a large banner ad on the top of the page. At this time, when reading an e-mail in Windows Live Mail Beta there are no text ads on the side as with a Gmail account. It will be interesting to see if it stays that way.




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    56 Responses to “My Hotmail is Now Windows Live Mail Beta”

    1. kadrush hyseni on January 8th, 2007 9:58 am

      thanks for switch to bate

    2. Lysecrupi on August 22nd, 2007 10:49 am

      I am having problem conecting to windows live hotmail.com even if I have registered to make the switch,I can’t open the window to receive my e-mail

    3. prossi on September 17th, 2007 2:08 pm

      How do I retrieve my old account information????from hotmail.com???

    4. belinha on September 21st, 2007 7:12 am

      i cnt open my windows live@hotmail.Pls help

    5. ron stewart on September 28th, 2007 5:06 am

      i can not get into my e-mail account

    6. Ed Movius on October 10th, 2007 12:16 am

      Cannot open my windowslive hotmail???????Help!!!!!

    7. CJ on October 24th, 2007 3:21 pm

      I was another vic of the hotmail switchover/lockout and still cannot reach my account the old fashion way by going through the browser. I had to actually download the beta of windows live onto my desktop and set it up just like you would Outlook express as an IMAP account.

    8. Jeff on November 2nd, 2007 2:15 pm

      I am being told that my password is wrong. I can’t reset because the answer I gave to my question doesn’t work! Is anyone else having this problem? Now it says I am locked out. What happened?

    9. kw on November 10th, 2007 2:21 am

      HELLLLLLLLLP - about 3 days ago going into hotmail.com & was faced with a windows live sign up form/ wrote my hotmail.com address & password & was told password wrong/ please tell me how i can get in to my hotmail.com or at least get my mail/ what is so stupid is when i click forgot password they said they will send to hotmail.com address but how the h— can i get in when password is wrong/ can someone please help/ i signed in to windows live & now have a @live.ca acct which i never asked for/ can i get back hotmail.com acct? HELPPPPPPP!!

    10. cz on November 12th, 2007 9:36 pm

      KW
      The exact same thing happened to me on Nov 11. I can’t retrive my mail. what is going on

    11. Wes on November 16th, 2007 10:19 am

      Im having the same problem. I will bookmark this thread and if anyone finds out anymore please post here! Cheers

    12. jeannette ruminski on November 16th, 2007 12:40 pm

      Cannot get my emails…..I get to the emails listed but when I check into a particular email I want to see the message, it only gives me the subject matter and cannot click into the message…..what happened to the old method I used for years, came on so easily and now have all these problems……I just erased all my email messages and hope you can make life simpler, instead of so complicated.

    13. jeannette ruminski on November 16th, 2007 12:42 pm

      Cannot get my emails…..I get to the emails listed but when I check into a particular email I want to see the message, it only gives me the subject matter and cannot click into the message…..what happened to the old method I used for years, came on so easily and now have all these problems……I just erased all my email messages and hope you can make life simpler, instead of so complicated.It says when I clicked this submit comment that I already sent and it is a duplicate….then why did I not get a response in how I can get my messages and not only the SUBJECT and not the content?

    14. karin on November 16th, 2007 2:25 pm

      cannot access email. I’ve tried to change the security setup but no use. Please help.

    15. Larry on November 18th, 2007 10:45 pm

      anyone from Microsoft paying attention? hotmail is no longer working. whatz up with that?

    16. Rosemary Bushart on November 21st, 2007 1:50 am

      I’m having the same problem every body else is having on here, looks like to me. I can’t reterive my e mail, or send, or foreward, or resend it either. I thought microsoft was supposed to be making it easier for us, not harder. Give us our old msn, or hot mail accounts back again please? I’m tired of this stupid mixup that this mess is causing every body on the net me included. Now microsoft what are you people going to do with this mess that you people have caused all of us. I really would like to know? nakita2012@msn.live.Com

    17. Amber on November 21st, 2007 8:56 am

      I too am having the same exact problem, as of two nights ago… It has now come to the point where my email account is COMPLETELY Locked out, due to multiple attempts logging in with the “incorrect password”!
      This especially SUCKS for me because, I am trying to switch companies and any interview requests that prospective new employers are sending I am not getting! Also, I had surgery yesterday and my doctor sends my test results via secure email!
      Seriously, Microsoft, you don’t respond to our messages soon and you are probably going to end up with a Class Action Lawsuit on your hands! This is definately getting to be a MAJOR problem.

    18. ramana on November 24th, 2007 3:04 am

      How do I retrieve my old account information????from hotmail.com???

      How to retrive my old mails

    19. frank mansser on November 24th, 2007 6:16 am

      i can’t find my hotmail page which i had been using for years. please help.
      frank mansser

    20. Charleen_Hall on November 25th, 2007 1:39 pm

      Hi:

      I’m stuck…I need to go back to an email sent to me yesterday and I get a new email live with none of my old messages or info,…..pls put things back to the way they were or at least tell me how to do it.

      Thanks!

    21. Amber Sylvester on November 25th, 2007 3:25 pm

      Hey y’all! Thank you all for your posts and attempts at helping me recovering MY password! After 5 days of “incorrect password” notices, my email is back up-and-running again!!! I must’ve spoken to about 12 of the dumbest people that work at MSN since Tuesday, and I finally found a smart one! And, like I knew it would be, it was a VERY simple solution! Here’s how you do it:
      Copy and paste the following into a new browser:
      https://accountservices.msn.com/EmailPage.srf?emailid=1f72713aeccea462&ed=BygDhnsrmQNX7ah/YQrl5KmVaz/S/uE6mHlnrxrCar6%2B/YtX8EdMEvPeqvlk&lc=1033&urlnum=0
      Then just follow the directions! Let me know if it works for you, as I do have another way to do it.

      Good Luck!
      Amber

    22. Shauna on November 26th, 2007 8:28 pm

      Please Help! As of Sunday, November 25th my hotmail password is ’supposedly’ incorrect. This is NOT true. I have not made any changes to my account and I have never shared my password with anyone, ever! Is there a system error on hotmail’s end? How long does a temporary lockout last for? I have sent suppport an email regarding my issue, but only get the canned response. This is not a entry error.

    23. catherine on December 3rd, 2007 7:50 am

      I am having the same problem. Two days ago it wouldnt accept my password and now i am locked out. I really need to access my Hotmail and have sent three messages with no reply. How long will i be locked out for? Help!

    24. catherine on December 3rd, 2007 7:53 am

      Me again! I have tried the above link but it doesnt seem to work anymore. Is there another way, or a number to call?

    25. Amber Sylvester on December 3rd, 2007 10:08 am

      Hi Catherine!
      Well, I am not at all surprised that they are having “technical difficulties.” Keep in mind this link will only work if you cut & paste into a new browswer, rather than clicking directly on it. Even if you DO find a number to call MSN at, it is truly pointless to call them… you will get nowhere.
      The only thing I can suggest is that you wait, like, 24 hours and try to link again.
      Good luck and keep us updated on your progess!
      - Amber

    26. susan Fenton on December 4th, 2007 2:37 am

      i have not activated this account for a while.i would like to reactivate it.Please phone me on 042 869 3119 re opening this account.thankyou.sue

    27. pat on December 9th, 2007 4:09 pm

      Wow, I can’t believe I am NOT alone!!! I haven’t had my account since last Sunday! I have e-mailed customer service so many times I think they are going to sic the authorities on me for “e-mail stalking’” I’m so frustrated I don’t know where else to turn. I even bought a password recovery tool to see if maybe my password had changed, but it DIDN’T, & I sti can’t log on!!!

    28. SamTH on December 10th, 2007 12:34 am

      I have had similar problem to Rosemary Bushart! I can only reterive ’some’ of my e mails. But I can’t send, or foreward, or resend them AT ALL.
      Have tried to contact MSN and have received an auto-reply helpless e-mail from them. After that, never heard anything from them again :(

      I hope MSN is doing something…. before we finish moving to YAHOO or G-mail…

    29. ANNA WEBB on December 10th, 2007 9:29 am

      HAS ANYONE FIGURED OUT TO ACCESS THEIR HOTMAIL ACCOUNT? I TRIED WHAT AMBER SAID AND IT DID NOT WORK FOR ME. CAN ANYONE FIGURE THIS OUT? I DESPERATELY NEED TO ACCESS MY HOTMAIL ACCOUNT.
      I EVEN GOT A ALTERNATE ACCOUNT UNTIL I CAN FIND A WAY TO RETREIVE MY HOTMAIL ACCOUNT.
      janannpresent@yahoo.com

    30. alex on December 10th, 2007 10:12 pm

      Coldmail is A Turnoff. Is it a-Live?
      It’s out the Window.

    31. Elsie on December 12th, 2007 11:39 am

      I cant get into the hotmail account of old. I want it as I have saved stuff and addresses and messages/. HELP

    32. Mark Fredericks on December 15th, 2007 2:08 pm

      After a system recovery I find that I can’t retrieve my “Hotmail” account or my list of personal contracts. My email address
      there was “Nissajessie@hotmail.com”. How about an
      answer please?

    33. norma on December 18th, 2007 6:56 pm

      how do i retrieve my old account information from hotmail.com??? how do i retrieve my old e-mails??? help!

    34. joan saunders on December 26th, 2007 4:12 pm

      Nightmare since i transferred from Hotmail to Hotmail live but, only on this computer!!!?????
      Merry christmas.

    35. anuj sharma on December 28th, 2007 11:35 am

      how do i retrieve my old mails and information from my hotmail.com account??? how do i retrieve my old e-mails??? Please help!

    36. Art Cormode on January 2nd, 2008 2:40 pm

      I am pissed off as I lost all my old E-mails too. This new version sucks ass. :(

    37. CY Kang on January 11th, 2008 4:38 am

      I have been a loyal user of hotmail but they really let me down. The webpage cannot open completely and properly and I cannot sign in to retrieve 8 important business messages. The problem started 0n 8th January 2008 until today 11th January 2008. God only knows whether I still can have access to my emails. God Bless You Hotmail!

    38. Byron Juarez on January 17th, 2008 11:59 am

      PLEASSE FIX MY EMAILS
      I HAVE A PROBLES TO READ

    39. bob on January 18th, 2008 1:28 pm

      avZCmD hi great site thx http://peace.com

    40. heathbec on January 19th, 2008 5:39 pm

      Can’t access hotmail account since January 08. What have they done???

    41. Nell on January 22nd, 2008 7:20 pm

      I’m glad I’m not the only one having problems with the new windows live. I use aol as my isp and since 8 January have not been able to access the website. I get a server error page saying site is temporarily unavailable and have not been able to access any msn page or the microsoft.com page. I have tried using both IE and Firefox and no joy. Now i am wondering if i will have to change my email address to a completely different site such as yahoo or gmail. All other pages work fine, its just the windows live ones that have become inaccessible. Can anyone offer any advice on how to fix?

    42. Rene on February 8th, 2008 8:41 pm

      I can’t retrieve my old hotmail account. I’ve tried the forgotten pasword button but it works only with the Live account. I haven’t found any link in Windows Live Help that addresses the temporarily-terminated account issue.

    43. Elaine on February 9th, 2008 9:14 am

      I am unable to access my hotmail account. I think i have the same problem as most of the others as I am told to enter my password and being told that ive have tried too many times and it has locked me out. Been on to MSN with no luck - cant find a phone number to ask a human being - just get complicated e-mails which ask me to enter reset details to the e-mail address which i cannot open!!! due to the fact that I have tried too many times. Can you please help????? Many thanks, yours hopefully

    44. Albert on February 11th, 2008 8:56 am

      I have the same issue with it as everyone else. Unfortunately I got an important account hacked into and when I went to change the password to that account I couldn’t because I had “tried to sign in too many times with an incorrect e-mail address or password” When I hadn’t entered the password or the email wrong ever in my memory. I’ve wrote them several times still no response. I tried the link above… It doesn’t work anymore… Help Please!

    45. lisa on February 26th, 2008 8:46 am

      I am having the same problem i cannot sign in to my hotmail account account to get my emails its telling me bull that my password is incorrect. i need help before i lose my job as a result of this screw up

    46. robert curry on February 29th, 2008 5:23 pm

      Joining all the rest of the “what the heck is happening”? No Email from hotmail; cannot even access it with the aid of Firefox. In desparation I am using Yahoo.com and find it very efficient. Who screwed up with the Hotmail? Can him or can.

    47. Karen on March 1st, 2008 2:57 pm

      I have not been able to access my hotmail account since some time in January. I have changed my account to gmail which works fine, but I still would like to be able to use my hotmail account and/or find out why I cannot access it to begin with. I also am having issues accessing myspace and some other sites. Anyone have any ideas why?

    48. Karen on March 1st, 2008 3:01 pm

      As an added thought, I am only having this issue on my home computer. If I go to the library, I can access my hotmail account, or on any other computer, but mine. Any suggestions on a fix?

    49. Cathy Cherry on March 2nd, 2008 1:05 pm

      I now have the Hotmail Windows Live problem has anybody found a way to get into their old hotmail account and retrieve the stored information? MSN is no help and there seems to be no way of acceessing the Windows Live ID This is crazy and it is driving me that way. Help!!

    50. sylvia on March 6th, 2008 11:06 am

      good work man

    51. Brian on March 19th, 2008 8:44 am

      I’ve been using windows live since dec. with no issues. No it locks me out and says I have tried to logon with the wrong info too many times. Even after restting my pass successfully multiple times it won’t let me in. gives me an image verification thing and even after that it keeps looping. tried multiple computers and access providers. email support only let’s me reset my frigin pass for the 100th time (to no avail). Any suggestions? Many thanks… this account is very important!

    52. Tom on April 21st, 2008 12:08 pm

      screw hotmail/ live whatever it is… been a member since 2004 for PAID service, they STILL charge me today even though the service is now “FREE”.. can’t talk to anyone, just get bot replies. lost ALL my olds emails. what a damn shame…

    53. maria benavides on April 24th, 2008 9:50 am

      I FORGOT MY ID AND PASSWORD SINCE I GET MY MAIL THRU OUTLOOK EXPRESS THIS PAGE IS OPEN ALL THE TIME. I NEED MY INFORMATION SO I CAN CLOSE OUTLOOK EXPRESS AND ACCESS MY EMAIL ONLY WHEN I ENTER MY PASSWORD.

    54. Darrell on April 28th, 2008 3:02 pm

      for some reason that i don’t know why, my live acct. wont let me in, saying me password is no good, but when i went to change it they ask for my old password which it won’t accept.
      don’t know if sombody got into my acct. and changed my password, and if so how can i get in and change it so i can use it again

    55. Linda Perkins on May 4th, 2008 8:25 pm

      How can I get my e-mail from hotmail.com? I glad to hear I’m not the only one.

    56. Christine on May 6th, 2008 6:59 am

      My hotmail acct has been deleted how can I retrieve my e-mail and saved information under my old hotmail account?
      PLEASE HELP-I am in the middle of a litagation and I need this—URGENT THANK YOU!
      I am able to access my yahoo acct if you can please contact me and let me know chrissyewells@yahoo.com

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