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alias emptied entire account content

I tried to add an alias email address as a secondary address which i thought I had done successfully. Outlook then refreshed my inbox, deleting every single message and contact. I have no back up, no contacts, no email a …

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Sent messages have code in them

Over the last few days I've noticed that my messages look fine onscreen when I'm typing them, but when I read them in my Sent file, they're full of code. Are my recipients seeing this? And how do I correct it? I'm on a M …

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Cannot send attachments from my Hotmail account

I can still receive and download attachments. However, when I click on the Insert drop down to attach files to my own emails, I get this message: "We're still getting set up. Please try again." How do I correct this? I'm …

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Email by “Microsoft Corporation”

MICROSOFT CORPORATIONEDINBURGH CLOSE WAVERLEY GATE2-4 WATERLOO PLACEEDINBURGHEH1 3EGPRODUCT AWARD NOTIFICATION LETTER.A Copy of Our PRODUCT AWARD NOTIFICATION LETTER is Attached for your Immediate Perusal and to Congratu …

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Add a work email

Hi,I'm trying to set up my work email on here but I can't figure out how to set up an email like *** Email address is removed for privacy *** here. Can I please get some help?

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Shared folders showing online but not on my desktop

Hi guys First time post so go easy on me... So, somebody has shared a folder with me. It's showing online under the shared heading but I can't see it via the desktop app. I've also shared a folder with somebody else and …

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Outlook timie and dates

am having problems with my outlook email showing a wrong date and time- my computer is correct but the email itself is wrong. How do I fix this? and is there anyway to fix a past email

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Skydrive issue with Windows 8.1 Update

I just updated my computer to windows 8.1 and Skydrive is not updating on my desktop (I see the folders but not the green checkmark). The icon on the taskbar is inactive so I can't do anything through there to try to fix …

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importing

is there a way to import the calendar and contacts from outlook to outlook.com?

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MPG files – I have only sound, no picture

Hello, I have downloaded a number of mpeg files and I want to create a movie. Unfortunately, I can only hear the sound and I see no pictures. I run Windows 8.1 and my Movie Maker version is 2.6. However, I can see (and h …

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A few missing emails have me worried

Over the past year or so, I've had at least 3 emails vanish from my Inbox, never to reappear. There may have been others, but I have no way of knowing. Any way to get them back? Anything I can do to prevent it from happe …

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Windows 7 Live Mail – at the end of my tether.

I've worked with nearly all the Windows programs since Windows 95. The one I liked best was Windows XP. I now have been working with Windows 7 and Word 2011 for the past year or so and have survived with Windows Live Mai …

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Lost folders in outlook.com

Hi, I'm an office 365 user in Sweden with a problem relating to the email function. I am generally very satisfied with the program and extensively use the possibility to build my own structure of folders where I file man …

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All my mails from before October 3rd have gone

I desperately need everything from August and September back. These are all submissions for a competition which has been lost. It is VERY important that I retrieve them. How can this be done? Very frustrating that Outloo …

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Requisition for password details

Hi, I got a below mail from *** Email address is removed for privacy ***. Can i provide the details? please suggest Dear Account Owner, VIRUS NOTIFICATION A DGTFX Virus has been detected in your folders. Your email accou …

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Security Details

Hi, I got a below mail from *** Email address is removed for privacy ***. Can i provide the details? please suggest Dear Account Owner, VIRUS NOTIFICATION A DGTFX Virus has been detected in your folders. Your email accou …

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Hotmail and imap

I'm tryint to sync thunderbird with my hotmail, using the "imap-mail.outlook.com" and "smtp-mail.outlook.com" settings. But there is no sync possible, if i delete a mail in Thunderbird, it stays in the hotmail account wh …

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Unable to log into my hotmail/outlook account

I've recently tried to get back into my account and I have verified it multiple times in the past. However via the security questions it is no longer allowing me to get into my account. This leads me to believe that my a …

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Lost Email

When my account was switched over to outlook, I lost all my hotmail emails. Had some really important stuff in there too. Anyone know if I can get em back?

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Where can I set the hidden language setting in skydrive

I use Win 8.1, and it automatically created a folder on Skydrive since I selected to automatically sync my photos. Now the problem is that although all my systems are in English, all the region settings is US, all the de …

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