Accessing my account in Outlook

I used my personal email address to register my Outlook account. Microsoft wants me to verify my email address, however, the email that Microsoft sent me to verify my address wants me to sign into a hotmail account, so since the email I used is not a Hotmail account, I keep getting a message saying I’m using an incorrect email address. I’ll be willing to use a Hotmail account to register, but there is nothing in Outlook that gives me the option to re-register or change my email address. So basically I am now unable to access some of the features in Outlook because I can't verify my email address. This is very frustrating.