I fired up firefox, and visited hotmail, to find...

Microsoft® .NET Passport no longer supports the Web browser version you are using. Please upgrade to a current Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator version 4.08 or later.

"Oh!", I thought. "They've decided to support a failing product by making even Hotmail an internet explorer site."

Naturally, I then fired up my Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and visited hotmail.com, but I recieved the same message. I fair guess would be that there's a problem with hotmail at the moment, but I've not read anything about it. I know there have been a spate of messenger problems lately. Is my home network of 2 PC's the only one in the world with this problem at the moment?

I tried hotmail 10 mins ago to read mail and it all worked fine, maybe you should give it awhile and try again later. i did have lots of problems when microsoft were re doing there site, but i thought they had finished now.

good luck

I've found the problem.

It turns out (I forgot I was doing it!) that I was browsing in stealth. Apparently, Microsoft won't let you use their site unless you tell them what your browser and operating system is. lol. Typical.

The only problem thing I've seen with HotMail is, when I sign in, I get a page for about two seconds that says this page is not avialable, etc., and then it goes ahead and loads. This has been going on for maybe two weeks.

Another thing, I have checked to sign in automatically when I check my mail on this computer. Always worked fine except for the last couple of days. Now I have to type my password in, almost every time I check it.

Olefarte, I get the same thing when I use Firefox, but not with IE. Since Hotmail is part of MS, I guess it isn't happy when one logs on through Firefox.

Olefarte, I get the same thing when I use Firefox, but not with IE. Since Hotmail is part of MS, I guess it isn't happy when one logs on through Firefox.You know I hadn't thought about that, I do use Firefox only, except for Windows updates. But it just started doing that recently, not after the latest Firefox update. Maybe MS made some changes. I think I'll stick with Firefox though, I'll just put up with the annoyances.

Let me know if you would like a Google Gmail account, I have about 50-odd to spare....

I'm fine, but thanks RBS. :) I already have Gmail. my hotmail is purely for those that still haven't been told that my address has changed. :)

I too have about 50 invites to give away. lol. Seems to be a trend lately.

It makes me wonder whether there's really any point to Gmail being an invite only beta anymore. lol

I already have Gmail. my hotmail is purely for those that still haven't been told that my address has changed.
Same here. I only use my Gmail address for personal use. I use HotMail for anything public. NO spam on Gmail, about 15 or 20 a day on HotMail.

I've got 50 invites to give away also, if I could give them away. They might as well go ahead and open it up. I don't understand why they haven't. The novelty has worn off, might as well let everybody in, if they aren't already.