[quote user="matthew.alder"] I've had a Maintenance message in my account for the last two days. It asks the question "has it been more than an hour"? YES IT HAS! I really ned to read some old emails urgently so can somebody let me know what... More

To further investigate on your issue Matt, please post back and provide the following info: - Your Hotmail account - Exact wording of the error message you received - If the issue persists when you try to view your old e-mails using another computer with a different... More

Hi Gcisbell, I'm sorry to keep you waiting. I've already tried to recover your recently deleted messages, however, none of them reappeared in your account. I'm sorry to inform you that the messages you need are no longer recoverable. Since you didn't... More

Hey FireballTed . Yes, you're right, there's an ongoing maintenance on the Blu104 server. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. But I've got good news for you… I've re-checked your account and verified that your lost messages are back. Please try... More

If your like me and need to use a 800x600 screen or larger, the new placement of the ad on the right side of hotmail, blocks out the subject line of all emails. This URL is the feedback for hotmail to make your complaints about hotmail. http://cfm.v4.msn.com/IRTWEB... More

Hi Richard, I moved your post from the “This account is currently blocked from sending messages“ thread to the “Reading and Writing Messages” forum. I noticed in your post the error code 157. Please note that this means that the server that hosts... More

Hi mmmadeli , thanks for posting your account in question. FYI, I've moved this post to the Lost or Deleted Emails since you're issue's on your missing messagess. I've tried to recover your messages but the restoration has failed. After investigating... More

@ joakley2819, What is your Hotmail account? @ kingme176 I replied to your other post. You can read it at: https://windowslivehelp.com/community/t/21389.aspx @ gnknt, Have you tried to optimize your browser? If not, you can optimize your browser settings first to ensure... More

@montparnasse74: I've checked your account and verified that it has undergone maintenance for optimum performance. You should now be able to access it since the process is already completed. If you're still encountering the same issue, please optimize your browser... More

@theheatherjane: I'd like to clarify that the maintenance being done is to guarantee optimum performance for a better Windows Live Hotmail experience. About the notification, please visit the post of Benji in this link for the explanation: http://windowslivehelp... More