All of my emails in my inbox folder (only inbox, subfolders were unaffected) have been deleted along with all of my MSN messenger contacts.

I suspect this was caused by a virus as most of my contacts received an email from me asking them to purchase an iphone from www.noisyt.com or something like that.

Is there any way that my inbox and my messenger contacts could be restored?

Yes, it’s possible that you were victimized by the latest Malware attack. Check out this Solution article for more info about it and for ways on how you can make your account and computer more secure:

 http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/safety/archive/2009/04/29/recent-reports-of-account-hijacks.aspx

As a safety measure, make sure the computer is updated. To get the latest security updates, visit our PC Safety line link:

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/default.mspx

You should also check your account’s signature and vacation reply if they were altered.

To check your signature:

1. Sign in to the Windows Live Hotmail website with your Windows Live Hotmail account.
2. In the upper-right corner of the page, click “Options,” and then click “More options.”
3. Under “Customize” your mail, click “Personal e-mail signature.”
4. Delete your signature in the box, and then click “Save.”

To check your vacation reply:

1. Sign in to the Windows Live Hotmail website with your Windows Live Hotmail account.
2. In the upper-right corner of the page, click Options, and then click More options.
3. Under Manage your account, click Send automated vacation replies.
4. Click “Don't send any vacation replies”, and then click Save.

About retrieving your messages and contacts, I can assist you with that. Just keep in mind that message and contacts recovery does not always have a high success rate. Anyway, post your Hotmail account  and at least 3 sample contacts from your lost address book.

my hotmail account is {removed email address}

3 contacts woud have been:

{removed email address}

{removed email address}

{removed email address}

@ danny889

I’m glad to inform you that I’ve recovered some of your messages. You can now check your Inbox. Although, I can’t guarantee that all your missing messages will be available.

Also, I’ve engaged additional resources to help retrieve the lost data. I’ll send the recovered contacts info to your account. You have to manually add them to your Contacts list. I know that this will take some of your time but I hope you understand.