Private Message virus changes Hotmail account password – cannot recover account

I inadvertantly opened a "private message" email from a known person and typed my hotmail account password into the box which appeared to be a typical MS hotmail page. Once I did this, my hotmail account launched an email to everyone in my contacts and reset my password so I can no longer access my account. I have attempted many times to use MS Hotmail tools to try and recover my account but none have been successful. Each time I try to reset my password from my hacked account, it resets the password on my alternative account. I have now given up on trying to recover my original (hacked) hotmail account and resigned myself to having lost 10 years of important emails and business infomation. It is a good reminder about how fickle the E-world really is.