# Is something wrong with Hotmail? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 9, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-something-wrong-with-hotmail/278847 "2004-12-09T00:58:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-something-wrong-with-hotmail/278847/1 "2004-12-09T00:58:30Z")
I can’t see any messages. The percentage bar says I have no messages, even though I know that I do. I really hope it’s not just me, and that it’s not permanent. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-something-wrong-with-hotmail/278847/2 "2004-12-09T01:17:05Z")
Aside from the fact that it’s hotmail? 😉 Works fine for me. You’re sure that you’re not mistaking the very-close-to-empty percentage bar for being missing? They just upgraded accounts to 250 meg. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-something-wrong-with-hotmail/278847/3 "2004-12-09T01:20:50Z")
Of course that wouldn’t explain missing messages per se - unless something went screwy during the upgrade. But all my mail is there. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-something-wrong-with-hotmail/278847/4 "2004-12-09T01:26:46Z")
Well, I just signed out and signed back in. I can see my messages now. Whew. Yes, I’m aware of the upgrade. But I’m talking about **no** messages: not in the inbox, not in junk mail, the trash can, drafts or saved messages. No messages anywhere. The status bar clearly stated -0%. ---
**Author:** ![Melandry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Melandry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melandry)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-something-wrong-with-hotmail/278847/5 "2004-12-09T04:01:06Z")
This happened to me a couple of times yesterday too. I think something wonky was happening with the server, because it alternated with the ‘server too busy’ message. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-something-wrong-with-hotmail/278847/6 "2004-12-09T05:17:27Z")
Ever since they changed it around, things have been unpredictable. I never know from one day to the next how it’s going to be. At least all my messages are still there, though. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-something-wrong-with-hotmail/278847/7 "2004-12-09T05:36:19Z")
Are you using IE or something else? IE refuses to work on hotmail for some reason on my computer. It times out and does other crazy stuff. Firefox runs as smooth as can be. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-something-wrong-with-hotmail/278847/8 "2004-12-09T05:54:48Z")
Yes, I am using IE. Hasn’t given me trouble since my last post, though.