[quote user="D9W"] I just want to give everyone a head up here about this problem >> http://windowslivehelp.com/community/t/7365.aspx It seems if you do not log on once every 120 days you can wind up loosing your hotmail account. NOW you may be asking... More

I went through the first stage of trying to fix the problem, the windows live tech support told me that my acoount was inactive, and to come here for help. I have not been able to find any threads that talk about an inactive account. My account was not closed for abuse... More

Hi Shadowjin, I've moved your post to the Accounts and Password forum. Free Hotmail accounts are marked as inactive if you don't sign in to it for more than 270 days or within the first 10 days after signing up for an account. After an account becomes inactive... More

Actually, it’s 270 days of no activity (no sign into the account) and not 2 weeks. So, given the time frame you’ve posted ( 8 months), your account will remain active until you come back from the training. But if you want to secure important messages, you... More

For the account inactivity limits (270 days) -- does signing into things like MSN Messenger count or do you actually need to sign into your email box? Also, if you use the Outlook Connector does that count as signing in? More