@ sticksman
I’d be glad to assist you in recovering your missing Windows Live Hotmail contacts. However, before I begin the recovery process using our Support Control Panel, I would need you to provide your Windows Live Hotmail e-mail address and at least three of the deleted e-mail addresses from your account’s contacts list. This is done to ensure that we will only be disclosing account information to the account’s owner.
I’ve also moved your post to the Contacts & Address Book forum where issues regarding contacts are being discussed.