Really really fed up with Outlook (Hotmail)!!!!

socrates

Ever since the forced changeover to Outlook from Hotmail - I have become increasingly frustrated

It seems whenever there is an attachment I have problems with replying, forwarding or sometimes even opening mail

Several times a day I will get the same message:

We can't connect to Outlook at the moment. Please try again later.

I have tried all the solutions suggested by MS - like clearing cache etc etc

Nothing seems to work

I managed to work around the forced Skype for Messenger

Is there any way to work round this problem?

Jnelhams

Yes, switch to Gmail !! You can set the forwarding settings in Gmail so that it can pick up your old Outlook emails until you've got everyone using your new gmail address.

socrates

Jnelhams wrote: »

Yes, switch to Gmail !! You can set the forwarding settings in Gmail so that it can pick up your old Outlook emails until you've got everyone using your new gmail address.

I have Gmail for another account - do not want to confuse matters even more

Jnelhams

Well you can re-direct that too. Or Yahoo Mail?

socrates

I know of these options I am trying to find out if anyone has a fix for Outlook

I_luv_cats

Service reliability is so intermittent so you never know where you are with it!

I got it going again by clearing my cache but it might have been a coincidence. Trying to send an email just kept stalling!

Seem to be getting moving dots at the top like on an old black n white tv when it goes belly-up

socrates

I_luv_cats wrote: »

Service reliability is so intermittent so you never know where you are with it!

I got it going again by clearing my cache but it might have been a coincidence. Trying to send an email just kept stalling!

Seem to be getting moving dots at the top like on an old black n white tv when it goes belly-up

Exactly!!!!

consumers_revenge

cant you use the old windows livemail client?

libra10

I was also wondering about the OP using Live Mail.

Both GMail and my Hotmail accounts are set up in this programme, and never any problems either sending or receiving emails from either account.

socrates

libra10 wrote: »

I was also wondering about the OP using Live Mail.

Both GMail and my Hotmail accounts are set up in this programme, and never any problems either sending or receiving emails from either account.

Because it keeps trying to force you to use Skype - and you cannot reject - if you try to it will not open Messenger

So thats why I used this to stick with original version

https://messengergeek.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/use-messenger-reviver-2-to-bring-back-messenger-and-beat-skype/

debitcardmayhem

Use thunderbird would be my suggestion