# Hotmail won't work

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotmail-wont-work/292340>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 28, 2005, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotmail-wont-work/292340 "2005-02-28T20:52:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotmail-wont-work/292340/1 "2005-02-28T20:52:58Z")

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Anyone help me, heres a picture.

[![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/Ryan_Liam/Emailwontwork.gif) ](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/Ryan_Liam/Emailwontwork.gif)

Its really pissing me off, someone help me!

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**Author:** ![Emony\_Dax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Emony\_Dax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emony_Dax)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotmail-wont-work/292340/2 "2005-02-28T22:09:19Z")

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I haven’t had that particular error message, but I have been having problems with Hotmail sporadically over the last couple of weeks, too. I think there was another thread here in GQ about it last week. I’m getting mostly blank white screens when I try to send a message; apparently some people are losing entire inbox contents. Don’t know what’s going on, but if anyone still has any gmail invites, I’ll take you up on it right now, thank you 🙂

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**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotmail-wont-work/292340/3 "2005-02-28T22:16:20Z")

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I’ve got some Gmail invites. E-mail me.

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**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotmail-wont-work/292340/4 "2005-03-01T04:00:12Z")

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Try updating windows on the Microsoft site.

Favorites =\> Links =\> Windows should get you started.

I couldn’t get into hotmail for a week, but after updating windows, it works fine.

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**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotmail-wont-work/292340/5 "2005-03-02T07:35:44Z")

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Apparently, the fix is to [delete your temporary Internet files.](http://forums.theideaweb.com/t5271/s.html)