Shoutbox

hotmail account - Printable Version

-Shoutbox (https://shoutbox.menthix.net)
+-- Forum: MsgHelp Archive (/forumdisplay.php?fid=58)
+--- Forum: Skype & Technology (/forumdisplay.php?fid=9)
+---- Forum: Skype & Live Messenger (/forumdisplay.php?fid=10)
+----- Thread: hotmail account (/showthread.php?tid=67970)
hotmail account by hello on 11-02-2006 at 02:46 PM

hello, i want someone to give advice on this.

mid next yr im going overseas and I wont be able to have internet access for about a month, anyways i know about MSN hotmail accounts being inactive for 10 days and it resets everything on your account ie msn spaces, so is there a way to extend my inactive when i wont be able to log into MSN hotmail? thanks for any help

RE: hotmail account by foaly on 11-02-2006 at 02:50 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought you had to be inactive for 90 days?

edit: I just checked it and I was wrong... it is 120 days

RE: hotmail account by RaceProUK on 11-02-2006 at 06:14 PM

After 30 days, the account is deactivated, and all messages deleted.
After 90 120 days, the account itself is deleted.

And to re-activate the account, just sign in [Image: msn_wink.gif]

RE: hotmail account by qgroessl on 11-03-2006 at 12:12 AM

If you don't want to lose all your messages and that ask somebody you trust to sign you in once or twice while you're gone just to be sure...

Only somebody you trust.

RE: hotmail account by Voldemort on 11-03-2006 at 01:16 AM

quote:
Originally posted by UTI
Only somebody you trust.
Un-intrusive family members usually do a good job.
RE: hotmail account by qgroessl on 11-03-2006 at 01:21 AM

And forgot this in my last post... but you can change your password as soon as you get back too...

RE: hotmail account by Nagamasa on 11-03-2006 at 02:28 AM

You can always upgrade to Windows Live Mail. It ok in terms of bugginess, and i dont think it has an expiry date for its accounts yet

EDIT: Yourre welcome!

RE: hotmail account by hello on 11-03-2006 at 01:57 PM

^^ thanks for telling me that i've upgraded it to live thanks :P

RE: hotmail account by Sunshine on 11-03-2006 at 04:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by NagamasaAzai
You can always upgrade to Windows Live Mail. It ok in terms of bugginess, and i dont think it has an expiry date for its accounts yet
quote:
Originally posted by foaly

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought you had to be inactive for 90 days?

edit: I just checked it and I was wrong... it is 120 days
That's for Windows Live Mail. For both Free Hotmail and Free Live Mail accounts one thing is the same: you can reactivate (not get your previous emails back) the inactive account within 90 days. After that the account will be deleted.