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Can I change the return address of my MSN Hotmail mail?

Dave, I see that you are an expert on Microsoft's MSN Hotmail service. Can you tell me whether there's any way I can configure my Hotmail account so that when I send mail from that account, it has a different 'reply to' address? That'd be super helpful and keep me with Hotmail!

Question answered on April 4, 2005 at 07:04 AM :: Comments to date: 146

How do I change my MSN Hotmail password?

I've had an MSN Hotmail account for a while and have suddenly become paranoid that I might have had my password intercepted by a key sniffer. How do I change my password in Hotmail?

Question answered on January 4, 2007 at 08:46 AM :: Comments to date: 160

How do you create folders in Hotmail?

I've been working with hotmail for a long time and all my pals have my Hotmail address, so I am not interested in leaving for another web-based email service. I am, however, interested in learning how to organize my huge mailbox a bit better, and was hoping you could explain how to create and use a folder?

Question answered on December 9, 2005 at 10:21 PM :: Comments to date: 10

How do I change my Hotmail password in Windows Live Hotmail?

Category: Windows PC Help

I know how to change my Hotmail password in the old version of Hotmail, but now that there's a new, fancier version, I'm kinda lost. Can you tell me how to change my hotmail password, uh, Windows live password, please?

Question answered on May 16, 2007 at 07:50 AM :: Comments to date: 164

How can I switch Hotmail to "Windows Live" view?

I've been running in Hotmail for a long time, but just recently saw a friend log in and was amazed to see that he has a three-pane view, with a preview of the message on the same page as the list of incoming messages! I want! How do I switch?

Question answered on May 12, 2007 at 08:26 AM :: Comments to date: 17

How do I organize my Hotmail folders?

I've been a hotmail user for over a decade, and want to remain so. Lately my emails have been auto-organizing in weird ways -- sometimes by size of the email, sometimes by attachments vs. no attachments, etc. I just want the email to stay organized by date both in my inbox as well as my files (most recent at the top), but I can't seem to find how to do that.

Question answered on August 11, 2006 at 06:54 AM :: Comments to date: 2

Can I change my Hotmail theme or appearance?

I still use Hotmail because it's what I am familiar with and it's what I've been using for years, but I'm starting to get jealous of my friends on Gmail because of all the cool themes they can apply to their mailbox to make it look cool. Is there any way to skin or otherwise tweak Hotmail to make it look a bit more cool?

Question answered on February 4, 2010 at 08:37 AM :: Comments to date: 1

How can I view message source in Windows Live Hotmail?

The latest upgrade in Windows Hotmail has gone ahead and removed the View Message Source from the right-click context menu in the Inbox! I have always found that to be a valuable and critical tool in filtering out /previewing potentially risky e-mails without ever having to actually open them.

Why on earth would MS disarm their Hotmail account users in this day and age in the battle against scams/spams/phishing and all other sorts of nefarious exploits!?!?

Question answered on August 7, 2010 at 07:41 AM :: Comments to date: 18

How do I change my MSN Hotmail Live.com password?

I read your earlier article about how to change my password on Hotmail (live.com) but when I went to the site, I found that things had changed in the interim so am still baffled about how to find the password update area on Hotmail. Help?

Question answered on May 7, 2010 at 09:14 AM :: Comments to date: 4

How do I get a Hotmail account?

I know that Yahoo and Google's Gmail are probably more trendy, but I'm interested in getting an MSN Hotmail account. How do I do that and what should I consider when I'm signing up?

Question answered on December 29, 2006 at 07:10 AM :: Comments to date: 41

How do I set my secret question in MSN Hotmail?

A friend of mine who is pretty sharp with computer security asked me if I had set a "password recovery question" for my MSN Hotmail live.com account, and I had no idea what he was talking about. Dave, how do I set a secret password recovery question on Hotmail??

Question answered on May 8, 2010 at 08:28 AM :: Comments to date: 1

How do I disable marketing promos from Live.com?

I get all sorts of spam from my Microsoft Live.com membership. I just want to keep my Hotmail account active since I've had it since I was in high school, but I don't want to have to weed through all these promo messages, etc. Can I turn these off? I know there used to be a way...

Question answered on July 28, 2010 at 10:38 AM :: Comments to date: 1

Can I create incoming mail filters in MSN Live Hotmail? (revised)

Category: Windows PC Help

Using Windows Live Hotmail, searching the page for "filter" fails, even though that's what you suggest on your site (see article: How to create custom email filters in MSN Hotmail). Your suggestion is not correct, do you have an update?

Question answered on August 16, 2010 at 08:45 AM :: Comments to date: 2

Can I import my Outlook Express Address Book into MSN Hotmail?

Category: Windows PC Help

I've just signed up for MSN Hotmail and I like it. In fact, the ability to access my email from anywhere on the Internet is way cool, and 250MB of disk space for storing my old messages seems like a ton of space. The only problem is that I have a ton of contacts in my Outlook Express program on my office PC and I'd really like to have access to them in Hotmail. Is that doable?

Question answered on September 17, 2005 at 03:08 AM :: Comments to date: 33

How do I view the full headers of email in MSN Hotmail?

I like to explore how email gets from one place to another and sometimes make sure that it's really from who I think it's from, so I like to dig into the arcane Received-By: and other headers that are atop an email message I get on MSN Live/Hotmail. Problem is, that's not so easy. How do I view the "full headers" of an e-mail message in MSN Hotmail?
Question answered on January 9, 2010 at 08:04 AM :: Comments to date: 3

How do I create custom email filters in MSN Hotmail?

Dave, I've noticed that you write about Gmail a lot, but I'm hoping you can help me out with an MSN Hotmail question too: I've had an account on Hotmail for a long time and would like to be able to have messages from specific mailing lists automatically filed in different folders, rather than jammed into my inbox. Is that doable, and if so, how?

Question answered on February 18, 2005 at 06:22 PM :: Comments to date: 26

How can I set a "signature" in MSN Hotmail?

Category: Windows PC Help
How can I set a "signature" in MSN Hotmail, a snippet of text that appears at the bottom of every email message that I send?
Question answered on January 11, 2010 at 08:17 AM :: Comments to date: 0

How to change your MSN Hotmail password (updated)

How do I change my password for Microsoft Hotmail / Windows Live Hotmail? My Dad told me it's a smart thing to do every few months but I have had the same password for years...
Question answered on January 2, 2010 at 08:19 AM :: Comments to date: 4

What are all the Mobile Hotmail commands?

Category: Windows PC Help

Dave, this might be a bit off the pitch, but here in Australia we have Mobile Hotmail, the ability to send SMS messages to the Hotmail server and read our messages directly on our cellphones. But I always forget all the message codes. Can you help me out? Thanks, mate!

Question answered on March 9, 2005 at 06:38 PM :: Comments to date: 0

Cancelling MSN, will I lose my MSN email address?

Dave, I was wondering, if you cancel your msn account and get DSL, will you still have your msn e-mail account???

Question answered on March 10, 2005 at 05:38 AM :: Comments to date: 76

How do I set an auto-reply or vacation reply in MSN Hotmail?

How do I set an automatic reply message in Hotmail, so that when people e-mail me, they'll receive an auto-reply telling them that I'm out of the office?
Question answered on December 30, 2009 at 08:58 AM :: Comments to date: 8

Has my Hotmail account been hacked?

Hi, my name is Lori and my friend, Pegah, has found out that her hotmail account has sent out emails to all of her contacts without her knowing. The email says: "Hey How are you doing? I ordered a white 3GS Apple iPhone from a good website -- [[link removed]] -- much cheaper but brand new and genuine! You can check it if you would like. Cheers".

What can she do to stop this?

She is scared to use her computer right now and so I am emailing for her. She said that the last time she used her hotmail was Wed, March 10th. She was not asked for her password today when she tried to go into it. Please help - she is really worried. I received the above email from Pegah to my Yahoo account and the date shown was Thurs, March 11th @ 10:28PM.

Question answered on March 13, 2010 at 08:40 AM :: Comments to date: 3

How do I attach a file to a Hotmail email message?

I have a friend's e-mail address and I want to send them a file from my computer. How do I send it to them by e-mail?

Question answered on October 26, 2009 at 12:10 PM :: Comments to date: 3

Can I zap addresses from my Gmail auto-complete list?

One thing I find really irritating about Gmail is that once you have used an email address (as recipient for your message), this address is stored forever, in some place where you cannot access it. I.e., it does not show up in your contacs. But whenever I start typing an email address as recipient, this list with addresses I once used keeps being showed. I want rid of these old addresses! Do you know how to do that?

Question answered on February 11, 2006 at 09:10 PM :: Comments to date: 29

Why can't I invite my friends to join Gmail?

Dave, this is driving me crazy! I've been on Gmail for almost a month now, but I still don't have an invitation box: how can I invite my friends to get their own Gmail accounts?

Question answered on August 22, 2005 at 03:52 PM :: Comments to date: 34




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