Hotmail problem?

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Hotmail problem?

Big Gorilla · Guru

You certainly have to be careful these days. So many e-mails arrive in my box with links to click on for everything from pretty girls in Russia, Viagra and other types of bulls@&t. You may have inadvertantly clicked on a link that has installed some malware on your computer. If you are running Windows 7, suggest you download Microsoft Security Essentials. My opinion is it is better than all the commercial anti virus programs you have to pay for. Further suggest you do a full scan, if nothing nasty turns up, follow the Hotmail prompts.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

did a scan yesterday with MSE perhaps I should do another today, just going to do that now

Big Gorilla · Guru

Do a full scan. Takes a couple of hours.

-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Friday 6th of June 2014 01:08:48 PM

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Big Gorilla wrote:
Do a full scan. Takes a couple of hours.

-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Friday 6th of June 2014 01:08:48 PM

doing that now

Big Gorilla · Guru

Hotmail is now a Microsoft product. After the scan, bring up the Hotmail log in page. Enter your Hotmail e-mail address. Instead of entering your Password, click on "Can't access your account ?" When the next page comes up, tick the box "I think someone else is using my Microsoft account " See what comes back and follow the instructions. They will probably get you to change your password...after which you should be able to log on...

GaryKelly · Guru

Got an email from my GP the other day who has a Hotmail address, and it was for a weight loss program. Me? Lose weight? So I contacted my doc and asked if his email had been hijacked. Yep, that was the problem alright.

Collo · Senior Member

Wombat,

I've had same thing and its a pain in rear end. You need another email address.They send you a verifying code to this address..... once you enter that into your original hotmail accoun,t you can then change your security settings as they want you to do. Or that is what is supposed to happen, trouble is once I enter in the code, nothing happens....it just goes back to original window. Just goes around in circle. I can get out of it, but it comes back every 30 days asking me the same thing.

I havent made any attempts to fix this properly...hopefully you can figure it out and let me know!

Collo.

neilnruth · Guru

I've had the same thing. I've ignored the second email address problem and can still access my hotmail account.

oldbobsbus · Guru

I got sick of Hotmail about 10yrs ago and changed to Gmail, took a little while to get all of my contacts to change their contact details but everytime someone that counted me on the Hotmail addy I asked them to change their contact details for me..took about 6mths before I completely stopped using Hotmail..

Russue · Senior Member

Been using Gmail for years ,never had a problem, was a Hotmail user about 10 years ago, Gmail is the most popular for anybody online these days.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

_wombat_ wrote:
did a scan yesterday with MSE perhaps I should do another today, just going to do that now

Just to digress a little for a minute mate.

The twins are HOT as.

Maybe if you put some ice in your poota it won't be hot any more mate.

BACK ON TOPIC.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

I know you were sitting back waiting for me to say something, so now you can get about other things.

-- Edited by Dougwe on Friday 6th of June 2014 06:43:27 PM

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

did the ignore option and they sent advice to change password so did that and I am now back into hotmail, how long for that is the question, only time will tell

Kisha · Senior Member

I use hotmail regularly, and recently they wouldn't allow me access until I received the code. Its easy to rectify Wombat, just type in an alternate email address, within a few seconds you will find the code there. Go back to your email account, place in the code, and it will all be working normally again.....Kisha.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Kisha wrote:
I use hotmail regularly, and recently they wouldn't allow me access until I received the code. Its easy to rectify Wombat, just type in an alternate email address, within a few seconds you will find the code there. Go back to your email account, place in the code, and it will all be working normally again.....Kisha.

thanks Kisha, I did the change password option, now back in hotmail, for now, time will tell.

Baz421 · Guru

Wombat

you can run the free Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool to check for any software that "invades" your computer. a new version comes out monthly,

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/malicious-software-removal-tool-details.aspx

has worked for me in the past.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Baz421 wrote:
Wombat
you can run the free Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool to check for any software that "invades" your computer. a new version comes out monthly,
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/malicious-software-removal-tool-details.aspx
has worked for me in the past.

I have used that before, will give it a go just to be sure. thanks Baz421

NandK · Senior Member

I had the same trouble with Hotmail wombat, had to get a code from micro soft something about changing
to outlook.com I now have two email addresses but still use Hotmail. and nothing changed.???

sandsmere · Guru

No scam.

I had it 2 days ago and did the other email trick . Fixed in 10 mins.

Some sort of internal security they're doing I think.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

sandsmere wrote:
No scam.
I had it 2 days ago and did the other email trick . Fixed in 10 mins.
Some sort of internal security they're doing I think.

I originally thought it was a scam because there was no warning from hotmail that a change would be coming up and that is what they usually do, give some notice, there was no other option but to click somewhere on the page, I was being forced to click but decided not to, changed my password instead.

It did have me worried because most scam site's want you to click on a link and this is exactly what Hotmail have done, ask me to click on a page not knowing where it was going, that is why I changed my password, time will tell, in the meantime I am going to check on my gmail account, i'm still thinking about changing to that one.

Santa · Guru

A lot of security issues @ Hotmail recently.

My daughter had her email account hacked, all of her contacts received requests for money, they did not originate from her PC.

I use MS Outlook as a mail a/c, have done for years, never a problem.

fpw · Veteran Member

hi

we had the same probs with our hot mail we did every thing thet ask but after two days of messing around still could not get back in so we opt out and went to bigpond we were with hotmail for many years .never mind moved on now all the best fred

oldbobsbus · Guru

fpw wrote:
hi
we had the same probs with our hot mail we did every thing thet ask but after two days of messing around still could not get back in so we opt out and went to bigpond we were with hotmail for many years .never mind moved on now all the best fred

The problem with going to an ISP for your email account is that if ever you decide to move on from that ISP you instantly lose that email address or have to pay through the nose to keep it.. cry cry

That is why I opted to go for a Google (Gmail) account no matter who my ISP is I still have my email address. biggrin

Roving-Dutchy · Guru

Microsoft Security Essentials no longer seems up to the task, I ended up with numerous unwanted programs and viruses and Trojans on my m/c and MSE just didn't find them, now use Avast free and it identified and removed most of my problems, I now use it in conjunction with Ccleaner and Malwarebytes to keep on top of things but it seems to be getting harder to protect yourself these days.
I have also used Gmail for many years with no problems and find that it has excellent spam filters.
Cheers
David

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

oldbobsbus wrote:
fpw wrote:
hi
we had the same probs with our hot mail we did every thing thet ask but after two days of messing around still could not get back in so we opt out and went to bigpond we were with hotmail for many years .never mind moved on now all the best fred
The problem with going to an ISP for your email account is that if ever you decide to move on from that ISP you instantly lose that email address or have to pay through the nose to keep it..
That is why I opted to go for a Google (Gmail) account no matter who my ISP is I still have my email address.

that is the reason I went to Hotmail, also my ISP kept going slow and having drop out problems, now a new company has taken over and very few drop outs or slow downs.

Bob, with gmail how can a transfer all of my contacts from hotmail to gmail? can it be done?

I have been looking at this one http://pcpitstop.com/store/pcmatic_homesecurity.asp

-- Edited by _wombat_ on Saturday 7th of June 2014 11:19:30 AM

oldbobsbus · Guru

if you google "import hotmail contacts to gmail account"
I think you will find your answer..
I just printed them out from my old email account and them typed in the ones I wanted to keep... biggrin biggrin biggrin

Big Gorilla · Guru

_wombat_ wrote:
I have been looking at this one http://pcpitstop.com/store/pcmatic_homesecurity.asp

-- Edited by _wombat_ on Saturday 7th of June 2014 11:19:30 AM

I'd be staying with Microsoft security Essentials.

oldbobsbus · Guru

Big Gorilla wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
I have been looking at this one http://pcpitstop.com/store/pcmatic_homesecurity.asp

-- Edited by _wombat_ on Saturday 7th of June 2014 11:19:30 AM
I'd be staying with Microsoft security Essentials.

I'm with BG and suggest you stick with MSE afterall if Microsoft cant keep a Microsoft OS safe then who can....

Kisha · Senior Member

Hi everyone, I am amazed somewhat that something so easy to rectify has become such an issue. All you do is give Hotmail an alternate address, within a few seconds a code will be sent there. Go back to your other email, place the code in there, and you will be on your way again without problems. Its so easy as Buddy Holly would sing lol. Btw Hotmail also offers Live Chat where you type to someone in real time. If your not sure where to type in an alternate email address, just click one of those little black down arrows ( triangle shape things) and a window will open, thats where you type another email address in.....Kisha.