from the internet go on to windows live website then click on the link to msn. Then from msn click hotmail and sign in.
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I have the same! On your home page, at the lower right hand corner, there's a little green man! Click on it! Look for 'e-mail in box' - click on that'. Now you're into your email! Next to each e-mail there's a tiny box! Click on that. You'll see a check mark. Then click on the title of the mail! The mail opens, and you read it. When you're through, you can delete it (See delete above), or leave it there. Then you exit!