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[JEJeffrey]

For some years I was happy to use Outlook Express for all my emails (hotmail with address 'name'at msn.com). I arranged incoming emails in named folders which I could structure with sub-folders eg a 'personal' folder with subfolders for each friend I corresponded with.

I shifted to Outlook as my email client only because I had to - MS told me that I could no longer use OE for hotmail. (This was well over a year ago, though it seems that the withdrawal of OE6 from Hotmail support has not yet taken place). The change hasn't been for the better. In particular, I don't seem to be able to create sub-folders any more. Is it possible? If so, how? (And if not, why not?).

Another oddity seems to be that the messages are (apparently) not on my PC - or are they? They were with OE6, and I was able to back them up.

It's probably obvious that I am a comparative ignoramus in this area, so I'd be grateful for 'noddy' style explanations.

[wlee]

JEJeffery,

If you still have the problem, and if still using Outlook, you need to use Outlook Connector to connect to Hotmail
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlo ... 81033.aspx

If you are using Outlook Express, I can still download Hotmail for free, but I do not know how much longer.

You can use Windows Live Mail (2 versions after OE)
http://download.live.com/wlmail

It is free and pulls in Hotmail emails to a separate set of folders like OE.

Good luck,

[JEJeffrey]

Thanks, wlee. Windows Live Mail sounds like the best path for me to take.