How do I resolve my MSN Hotmail sign in problems?

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I used to have all kinds of problems signing into hotmail, msn, etc. (this started only after the windows live) Until I followed Leo's advice and downloaded the DRTCP and changed my settings. Haven't had a problem since. It's in the article about pages not loading. Hope it helps.

hi,
I have the solution when in hotmail and not being able to read my mail that STUPID message on the bottom left hand corner~"Working on your request".
IS FINALLY GONE !
If I select "Try the full version" on the bottom of the Classic Hotmail window
the problem goes away.

I had CA firewall, i disable it and it works fine! just use windows firewall.

try this. it works for me.

copy paste this url to your browser and hit enter:

http://login.live.com/login.srf?wa=wsignin1.0&rpsnv=10&ct=1222777816&rver=4.5.2130.0&wp=MBI&wreply=http:%2F%2Fmail.live.com%2Fdefault.aspx&id=64855

Thank you leo, error code 8100036 had been driving me mad for weeks, i simply changed the mtu code from 1400 to 1220 on my router and im back on msn,

again thank you

Hi Leo - Don't know if you've read the recent blog on Hotmail's site regarding the new interface, where many users unable to access their existing emails. They can bring up the new interface, but all the folders including 'InBox' are -empty- . We all want a clean and simple interface, but this one is a bit TOO clean!

Appreciate if you can comment on this problem and possibly offer some solutions on your website. It is a subject of 'great interest' at the moment :) Many thanks. Ron

I was having this same problem. I was able to get to my hotmail account by going to msn.com and signing in. After I got signed in I clicked on the link to hotmail and it brought my email up.

Clearing the cache was the way to go for me when I had the blank page and "done" at the bottom left. I really appreciated finding this!

My answer to the problem of possibly losing my email done with hotmail is fairly easy, provided you have had your hotmail account long enough.

While I prefer the online interface for hotmail, I can "archive" my hotmail on Outlook Express. Outlook can retrieve hotmail if you were using hotmail prior to some date (I don't recall when). So, I synchronize my hotmail folders on Outlook Express and then I can dump them all into Local Folders in Outlook Express. That lets me keep them on my machine and gives me incremental backups in case I were to lose everything on hotmail.

I had this problem a while ago where all my contacts werre told I was in Africa stranded and needed money sent so I could get home, luckily for me my contacts all know I'm disabled and not allowed to travel exorbitant distances, but I lost my email and folders, I got in touch with hotmail through the adresses provided on here by Leo, and as I could remember two messages I had in one folder and the names of my other folders I got all my email contacts and folders back, if you can dio this hotmail will tell you how to reaccess your account. Hope this helps anyone with the same problem as me. John

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