About three weeks ago I logged on to Hotmail and ended up with an "OUTLOOK" Display. I could see my emails but could not open, send or make the help functions work.  I "could not" open help to request help. I was using IE8. A forum member suggested using Firefox which works.  I access all others Internet Stuff via IE8 and would like to continue doing so. I have seen comments about some type of upgrade/move to Outlook and can not seem to make my account work.  I have a secondary hotmail account that does not. at the present time, have the same problem.  I have a lot of folders in my primary email which I can not access via IE8. I have read of many other users experiencing the same problem and am wondering if it is going to be fixed.

I received a telephone call from my Mother today  & a message from my Sister & Cousin in Canada to inform me that there are emails being sent to them with a pornagraphic photo attachement & caption. My mother has also been contacted by someone posing as me on the MSN chat board as me. My mother has realized that it is not me as it starts odff the conversation with "hi Aunty - hi uncle!

This is the message my sister has sent to me.

"Hey sis! This is just a note to let you know that your email has been compromised (its sending out pornographic pictures/messages to your contact list). I

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news! Hope you have a good day - love ya!"

 

II need to know what steps to take to stop this from continuing.

In the last hour without notice hotmail changed to outlook  in the process it wiped out my favorites list, menu bars, and changed display screen size.  How do I get my information back/  How do i cut and paste or do all the menu bar items?  Help!!!

When I type :-) it shows just that....my emotions no longer display even when I click on one it converts it to symbols.  How can I fix this?
I travel frequently and do NOT want Outlook to update my calendar with its local time zone settings (but I DO want my computer to update the display time).  When I make appointments, I make them according to the local time zone where I'll be traveling.  I do not want to hassle with setting the appointment to the time zone where I'll be traveling.  Is there a way to turn time zone support OFF?  

For about a week everytime I sign into hotmail on my laptop it will take an age to log in and then either take me to my hotmail home page or tells me "Internet explorer cannot display this web page". Sometime is states "We cannot connect to Hotmail right now - try again later". I have optimized by browser several times but to no avail. 

I can access e-mail on every other computer I use apart from my laptop.

 

Matt 

This was working perfectly and now they don't display on the desktop.

The are there if I check the exchange server via the web.

I can add but no display.

Help!

Thanks,
-Peter
For some reason, the screen display  view I get- When I log into my account has changed?
I believe, what is showing up, is what should be for a MOBILE phone screen and not a desktop screen?
I have 2 accounts and they both at the same way. When using Windows Live to connect- I get a display that is
vertical. When clicking on any or the box's ( Inbox-Delete) nothing happens. No where do I have the- OPTION
link to change to MORE OPTIONS < used to configure what the screen should look like ? I can't read or delete any of my
saved or new msgs .

I use MAC os 10.5.8 - SAFARI browser 5.0.6 ( I've deleted and reinstalled the Safari browser)

WWW.OUTLOOK.COM            https://blu002.mail.live.com/mail/#          
Can't do anything, -Mouse icon seems to be clock active? Can't log out ?  NO ICONS  just words

WWW.HOTMAIL.COM        https://blu002.mail.live.com/default.aspx?id=64855    
Can't do anything, -Mouse icon seems to be clock active? Can't log out ?  NO ICONS  just words.

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When I use browser FIREFOX and sign into--
WWW.OUTLOOK. COM      &        WWW.HOTMAIL.COM  
 I can at least read and delete msg's ---------Screen in this browser is also a MOBILE display (vertical not horizontal?)  NO ICONS  just words
If I delete my accounts- can I re-establish them with the same name and password as deleted version ? Not loose saved msg's

thnx in advance  Ron