Microsoft Started Upgrading Windows Live Hotmail Accounts to Wave 3

[Vishal Gupta]

Microsoft has silently started upgrading existing Windows Live Hotmail accounts to new Wave 3. Some people have reported that when they logged into their Live Mail accounts, they were presented with a message asking them to upgrade to new Hotmail version.

Remember that only a few accounts have been upgraded to Wave 3. It might be possible that you don’t get the new look in your account. Wait for some time and all accounts will be upgraded very soon.

There are also a few new themes available similar to Windows Live Messenger to change the Live Hotmail interface look.

More Info with Screenshots

[comp@ddict]

I've got microsoft live mail, i'll check and confirm rite now..

[cooldudie3]

Mine 2 accounts don't have it. Sad.

[apoorva84]

no changes in mine yet..but 70% faster...looks like speed is microsoft's new mantra..good for us, anyway...

[debsuvra]

Mine is updates with the new looks and it is indeed faster than the previous one.

[comp@ddict]

I'm still waiting for mine..

[cooldudie3]

Gmail is always the best. Which is why there are 187 messages in my Windows Live Mail account.
Maybe it's for that particular language. Change your account to Spanish and see what happens...

It's true guys.
http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/c...us/default.htm

[ax3]

wow ...... cool ...... just waiting 4 the change .......

[comp@ddict]

Not yet, aww itna der!!

[Cool Joe]

I've got a Hotmail account but I stopped using it anyway. Gmail is more than enough for me. I hate those ads with Hotmail.

[comp@ddict]

I also like in.com's id, small, fast, sweet

[ThinkFree]

^^But very bad when you need to retrieve your lost password. I am neither able to login using my password, nor able to get new one.

I am still seeing the old interface.

[apoorva84]

mine is updated...looks and feels good...and its faster..

[swordfish]

hey vishal, in the screen shot, title says its mozilla firefox!!

[j_h]

I dont give a ****. I use gmail.

[ravi_9793]

Mine is updated... its fast and cool.

[chesss]

AMAZING!!!11!!1..........that people still use hotmail

[NucleusKore]

Was done a week back (I'm a Hotmail Plus user), and it's a lot worse than it was earlier.



If there was a way to go back to the simple hotmail (GMail has that option), I'd definitely opt for it. I somehow get a feeling that it has been made to work properly only in Internet Explorer, although when I login to my account I get this message.



Funny, I am using Firefox !!

[ThinkFree]

^^Didn't get any such warning message when I logged in first time, but on second attempt it was shown.

[mail2and]

The new interface is a PITA. I'm stuck with a hotmail a/c because I use it since a long time. I just hope I could use the gmail interface with the hotmail a/c.

[iMav]

@NucleusKore, I've got that error sometimes, just typing the URL again works fine.

[amritpal2489]

mine got upgraded.............

[Faun]

Originally Posted by NucleusKore

Was done a week back (I'm a Hotmail Plus user), and it's a lot worse than it was earlier.



If there was a way to go back to the simple hotmail (GMail has that option), I'd definitely opt for it. I somehow get a feeling that it has been made to work properly only in Internet Explorer, although when I login to my account I get this message.



Funny, I am using Firefox !!

try accessing mobile me lolz

It seems that firefox is recognized as minefield or iceweasel. Or may be they phail at recognizing in Linux.

[cooldudie3]

Mine is changed.

[NucleusKore]

Update: Compose messages does not work for me in Firefox 3.03 or Opera 9.60. In Opera I also cannot open messages

I am reduced to using my hotmail on ie6 through WINE.

[ThinkFree]

^^No such problem for me on Firefox 3.0.3 on Fedora9

[Abhishek Dwivedi]

i got upgraded n wrks gr8

[cooldudie3]

I got the bad browser warning the second time using safari. But somehow the first time it worked. I forgot to take a screenshot. But I will.
@NucleusKore, You really pay to be a Hotmail Plus user??

The sign in changed too.

[NucleusKore]

Originally Posted by cooldudie3

@NucleusKore, You really pay to be a Hotmail Plus user??

Yes, It's been a long time now. At the time there was no GMail. Yahoo was there but I could not synchronize my email (only pop). Hotmail with OE suited my need the best at the time. Offcourse that was a long time back, when I was a Windows addict

[phreak0ut]

Mine got upgraded too, but can't do ANYTHING except logout I'm on Minefield('coz none of the 32-bit browsers work on my Vista x64) and it doesn't even work on IE7!!! How crappy is that!