The same thing happened to me on 12/9/08 and I have been trying to get answers from Microsoft about the problem ever since. Finally one of the technicians referred me to this website. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how this actually helps. I'm not interested in... More

I recently suffered from spam being sent from my hotmail account which has also deleted my contacts list. This happend around the 5th Dec 2008 and did not leave any sent items. Was my account hacked or spoofed, I have since changed my password but also would like to... More

Hi dwgentry, I’ve moved your post here at the “Contacts & Address Book” forum since your concern is about the retrieval of your contacts. Going back, I’ve provided you some tips on how to enhance the security of your account: I. Change your... More

@ sadiya saleh I need to have your e-mail account for me to try and recover your missing contacts. To take action on the supposed hacker, you need to contact the abuse team at abuse@hotmail.com @ ktx2skd If you think you were hacked and do not have access to your account... More

Hello, I have "mon namoureux" as some contact and I don't know when it was added because I didn't do it myself and no email address comes up for it. I have tried to delete/remove it from my contact list but it is not possible. I was wondering if I... More

[quote user="pheelicia"] Can some one pls help me? ): Rly v frustrating as all my contacts have been wipedout too! I was told I was sent a PM but I didn't receive it. And I realise I can sign into my account with 2 different passwords. Why is this the... More

Thanks to hotmail support, which enable me to regain my hacked account back. But email addresses in my contact list are gone? I need these bcz during those few days, when I was not able to access my account, most of my friends/business contacts got emails from my name... More

Happy New Year, indeed! Although I have never used my hotmail account on a public computer, and have been exceedingly careful about my password--I have never had a computer virus and never had anyone break into my email during my 17 years using email--someone succeeded... More

[quote user="hwmaf"] Hello Isabel M, Please could you send me a similar private message - I have also lost all my contacts. A Japanses electronics company has been emailing advertisements to everyone in my address book! Many thanks for your help. [/quote]... More

[quote user="tigermiger"] Hi i logged into my hotmail account yesterday and all my contacts have been deleted. Also when i log into Windows live messenger all my contacts have also gone? Can you please restore them asap. [/quote] Hey, I was able to retrieve... More