How can I get the old Windows Live Hotmail back?

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I can't video chat with freinds and relatives since this new MSN window live, Why and How do I get it back?

Thanx Leo,

Now youve explained it - i´ll stop complaining about Hotmails new page.

You certainly know your stuff - i´ll use you again if i have any problems.

Once again Thanks

Apparently my disaster started several days ago when I innocently signed up for Live Hotmail, assuming it was just another update of my longstanding and large Hotmail.com account. Where are my Hotmail incoming messages, contact list, Sent, and other folders?? I have looked at length but have found no way to retrieve any. Is there some simple way to get them?

help please....I tried uninstalling msn, but accidentally uninstalled the wrong component, which has left me without my Hotmail account, im so frustrated. I tried signing in with new live mail account, but just cannot retrieve my old email address.....elp please...thanks

I am a bit concern about loosing the old window lve messenger hot mail because of my regular contact and my regular live chat. This si why I'd rather stick with the old one. Please bear with me sa I'm a bit old fashion. Hope you understand.

I am unable to get my email since tuesday. I had been able to login to Hotmail to my home screen, but when I clicked on my inbox, it would load up and I could see the messages momentarily, then an error message that state internet explorer can not open the website, operation aborted... today I had another change, now when I type www.hotmail.com, a white page with the message "the server is to busy" comes up.... so generically, is hotmail down? and if not what do i need to do to correct this?

Hi', Leo,

I am one of those people who you write about
I do not like change, (possibly age related).

I have managed to get a new Gmail.com e-mail address but do not understand how I can transfer my hotmail files over to Gmail.

Hoping you can help.
Thanking You.
Regards.

Harold Bolderson

Dear leo,
I have had difficulty getting into my hotmail account, told me my password was wrong. Even the security questions were wrong. Then it told me it is temporarily unavailable, when a virus was removed. Will I be able to retrieve it again in a couple of days. I was told by another IT person to let you people know that there is a virus going around steeling passwords and accounts. Very upsetting

Your comments were not helpful at all. Are you saying just start over with a new email service? Which one do you suggest? Outlook express was nothing but a problem. Google is the company that turns in people in China. Yahoo ditto.

I am having the SAME issue say 4/9 post from Gail Suber. What the HECK is up ... and once I get "in" .. somehow .. I fear what I will find ... or NOT find.

Understand your point about change .. but ...

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