Hey Nebbles, thanks for the feedback! I'll personally submit this item to the appropriate team as a feature request. We appreciate your interest and will consider your suggestion as we plan for future site improvements. Please continue to send us suggestions, and... More

Part 5: Follow the script creation directions (Tools>Greasemonkey>New User Script) to create a new script called Windows Live Ad Remover and containing mungushume's script, above. Just use the name Windows Live Ad Remover and the namespace mungushume_@_hotmail_... More

Part 4: Here's how to create a test script that shows you a message box when it's working: Go to Tools>Greasemonkey>New User Script. Type AlertTest in Name, http://userscripts.org/users/9999 in Namespace, and in Includes you'll see the address of whatever... More

Part 3: var css = "@namespace url(http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml); .cAdBannerContainer, #FooterContainer, #RadAd_Today300, .cRadAds, .cToolsCustomerCommunication, .c120x60CustomerCommContainer, .CustComm_120x60, .dSideAds , #dapIfM0, #RadAd_Banner, #RadAd_TodayPage_Banner... More

Part 2: 2. The script is enabled, of course. 3. The script content. Go to Tools>Greasemonkey>Manage User Scripts, highlight Windows Live Ad Remover on the left and choose Edit. You should see mungushume's amazingly concise script, which looks like this: /... More

It looks like I'll have to post the lengthy reply in parts. Part 1: @ langware: That's too funny! I saw some of the outage alerts while in Firefox with Hotmail open in a second tab (also amusing). Making Hotmail inaccessible so users complain about 1) the outage... More

@ langware: Oh, please don't tell me that! Yes, Firefox is still OK. I very rarely use IE, precisely because it's easier to block unwanted images in Firefox, so I downloaded the IE7Pro script to see if I could replicate the issue. Here's what happened: 7... More

Yes, the IE7Pro script isn't working (10:30 a.m. CST). Firefox still works, fortunately, but we'll see. I did some testing; you can see details here, if you're interested: http://windowslivehelp.com/community/p/20978/110320.aspx#110320. If it is indeed the... More

@ Shiela F: I understand you don't control Product Development's actions, and having said that here's my position: Like WayneA, I've used the same Hotmail account off & on for years. I have FREE e-mail elsewhere with NO advertisements, so I don't... More

@ langware: Consider it done, and many thanks. @ alant: Hmm. I'm guessing you mean Adblock was uninstalled but hasn't completely disappeared? Adblock Plus Preferences has a Show in toolbar setting under Options; try unchecking that, then refreshing. That might... More