Manage your Hotmail folders to keep your messages grouped in way that makes the most sense to you. Instead of feeling overwhelmed with a huge inbox of messages, set up a list of folders with related ...

One of the problems with using a Web-based email service like Hotmail is the lack of new email notifications if you don't have your inbox open in your Web browser. To receive alerts for new email, use ...

Q: I forgot my password to my Hotmail Live account, and I don’t have the same phone number as I did when I set it up. What should I do to regain my Hotmail account? In the first screen of the recover ...

the irony with your problem is that signing out after you change those options is supposed to make it take effect. I just tried changing the options and it saved fine for me, I'm using IE6 on WinXP.