You never need to go to the Hotmail web site again. If you do it this way, then all your addresses are stored locally in OE's address book. Believe me, it is 1000 times more convenient to access your email via POP.
You can also do the same thing for your Yahoo or Gmail accounts.
Problem still not fixed. I have spent time going through emails in deleted & sent & have managed to retrieve over 50 addresses.
I believe the contacts are backed up on Skydrive if you sign in they are there. I believe this has happened to lots of others.
http://email.about.com/od/windowslivehotmailtips/qt/et_pop_access.htm
You never need to go to the Hotmail web site again. If you do it this way, then all your addresses are stored locally in OE's address book. Believe me, it is 1000 times more convenient to access your email via POP.
You can also do the same thing for your Yahoo or Gmail accounts.