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Outlook fails to open message

After I open Outlook I can get maybe the first and second message to open and then nothing. I click on the messages and nothing happens. I have to close down Outlook and go again and repeat this to read all my messages. …

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What are the pros and cons of alias’

So I have 3 email accounts currently and I understand that linked accounts don't exist anymore. So I was thinking about just adding multiple alias' on one of those emails. How does that effect me? Like how do alias' work …

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I am unable to view photos in some emails using outlook.

I receive forwarded emails with photos included; however I am unable to view the attachments. I have attempted several different possible fixes; however nothing seems to work. It isn't true of all emails, but approx. 50% …

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Alias issue in windows 8

I changed my primary alias from *** Email address is removed for privacy *** to *** Email address is removed for privacy *** and the password from spro3223 to ritz7863.. now I am not able to login my windows 8 machine as …

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Lost e-mails

After syncing my windows phone with my computer I was prompted by Microsoft to enter a new e-mail address and password to sign up for a Microsoft account. I was horrified therefore when I went to sign into my hotmail acc …

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outlook redirects me to rendezvous.skype

When I log on to my e-mail I have 30 seconds then it automatically switches to rendezvous, Skype.com. Any fixes for this virus?

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Unable to access Hotmail Account

I have been trying to access my hotmail account over the past two days. I was able to change the password to the account but when I logged into it with that new password it was asking to send another confirmation email t …

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I cannot get my email on my phone

For about a week, I have been unable to get my email on my phone. I keep getting a message that says "Invalid Server Certificate." I have uninstalled the email account, and now I cannot reinstall it. I am getting an erro …

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Verify outlook account

Received notice to verify outlook account when logging into hotmail.com I provided my password and phone number but then did not finish putting in a security code that was texted to me. Now I can not access my hotmail ac …

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received code that i have never asked for?!!

I received today in the morning sms in arabic that says ( code to verify microsoft account : ####### ) !! I was sleeping and i never asked for the code and i don't know what is this code used for ?? one more weird thing …

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Outlook on Windows 8 Start sreen

I have been using Outlook for some months with windows 8. Outlook appears on my start screen but I have just created a new user for my wife and Outlook does not appear on her start screen. How can I get this please?

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graphics in emails not fully displayed

When trying to open a newsletter with graphics in an email, only pieces of photos and little verbiage appear. When I click on the button for having problems viewing email it opens up something completely different. How d …

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Can I merge two Microsoft accounts together?

I'm skeptical whether or not this could happen, but it's worth one final ditch effort. I use e-mail in Gmail, and want to start using Outlook. Now, I already use a Microsoft account, but it's a custom domain that I've bo …

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Activation code e-mail

*** Email address is removed for privacy *** The above e-mail add sent me 2 activation codes for my wife's e-mail account to my e-mail account. She did not request them. When she enters her account, there is a message sa …

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Account at fault – Contacts not syncing – disconnects

I have been experiencing the following issue for several months now and I am completely cheesed off! My contacts do not sync at all, or partially sync at best, to my laptop and iphone / ipad. On top, I am experiencing co …

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Spell check on outlook & hotmail

Spell check does not work or is turned of on my outlook & hotmail accounts. How do I get it on again? I add that I use Firefox latest edition and that cache and temp. internet files are cleaned every day automatically.

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Outlook.com only syncs a few contacts to my mobile device

I've setup Outlook.com to sync with my android tablet through exchange. Calendar syncs fine, mail syncs fine, but my contacts only sync about 1/10th of my contacts that I have. There is no rhyme or reason as to which con …

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mass email over limit

I'm trying to send out a mass email to my email list of over 250 people. I received a message that i passed my limit. however, it doesn't tell me what my limit is. In the help screen it states that I could have a mobile …

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