'New Look' Hotmail

NickM · 30 Oct 2008 at 20:10

One of my accounts has been switched over to this new look "better & simpler" version of hotmail, http://by111w.bay111.mail.live.com/mail/WhatsNew.aspx, but my other 2 have stayed on the old 'Full' version.

I dont like this new version, I think its far to minimalistic. If I wanted the cut down version I'd select it! Is there any way to switch back to the old 'Full' version?

Kerplunk · 30 Oct 2008 at 20:15

http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/learnmore/default.aspx?page=chooseview&locale=en-US

iMacMart · 30 Oct 2008 at 21:11

Only saw this in the morning but first impressions are good, I like it

Stevev · 30 Oct 2008 at 21:28

Just had a look at mine, I like the new scheme.

Deleted member 77746 · 30 Oct 2008 at 22:08

how did you get it?

EDIT: ignore it, thought it was for something else new after live mail.

AntiHeroUK · 30 Oct 2008 at 22:09

You just switch to it I think? At least that's what I did.

Van Hellseek · 30 Oct 2008 at 22:11

I like it. Nice clean look and seems a touch faster.

Deleted member 77746 · 30 Oct 2008 at 22:13

I don't get it, this has been out ages you just had to opt in?

Van Hellseek · 30 Oct 2008 at 22:15

optitech-uk said:
I don't get it, this has been out ages you just had to opt in?

I never saw any mention of it anywhere until about two days ago. Also I don't believe I was given any choice - I just got a message saying it had changed.

AntiHeroUK · 30 Oct 2008 at 22:15

Fetch said:
I like it. Nice clean look and seems a touch faster.

Yeah a little faster, but it was reasonably fast already imo.

HangTime · 30 Oct 2008 at 22:21

optitech-uk said:
I don't get it, this has been out ages you just had to opt in?

No, this is an even newer version, which looks rubbish (by default at least). Huge swathes of white space.

Deleted member 77746 · 30 Oct 2008 at 22:26

HangTime said:
No, this is an even newer version, which looks rubbish (by default at least). Huge swathes of white space.

ahhhh!! then how would one opt in?

Pigeon_Killer · 30 Oct 2008 at 22:35

One of my accounts has changed to the newer version (actually quite like it) but the other hasn't and I don't seem to be able to change it.

mysticsniper · 30 Oct 2008 at 22:38

I don't like it at all, is there anyway of going back to the last version do you know???

AntiHeroUK · 30 Oct 2008 at 22:43

There should be a little area you can click on to go to the basic version..

Deleted member 77746 · 4 Nov 2008 at 19:36

no more news on this then?

[DOD]Asprilla · 4 Nov 2008 at 21:05

I like the new hotmail but it doesn't work very well with IE6 when you aren't using full screen. The scroll menu on the left doesn't work well and the text overwrites itself. Also, the main viewing pane doesn't resize when you change the window size is changed so it remains uselessly small even if you go to full screen. It's a terrible mess.

I like what they are trying but it's bugged.

gizmoy2k · 4 Nov 2008 at 23:57

Are you Gmail in disguise???? are you gmail ... are you gmail.....

jmc777 · 5 Nov 2008 at 05:41

optitech-uk said:
ahhhh!! then how would one opt in?

You can't opt in, it'll just magically happen to your account at some point in the future. They've been gradually rolling it out since September.

electric ant · 5 Nov 2008 at 07:02

I just got this new look hotmail and already its annoying me. It's slower in Firefox than before and theres a bug which shows me the Today page first even though I have disabled it in the options. I just want to read my mail!