New Hotmail Sign-in UI

July 23, 2006 by udayms

Today I typed www.hotmail.com and was waiting for the usual blue-blue screen (which doesnt in any possible way represent an entrance or an entry point to a mail program). I have been using hotmail since the time they had that Blue-Yellow UI, which I BTW conidered bad choice of colors. And over the period their design team went more and more bonkers. So, I wasnt really expecting a surprise. But lo! Here, today I get the new sign-in page on my screen.

Reminds one of XP login?

Hey! This is the best design decision regarding hotmail that they have taken in years! Gosh! I wonder which genius figured that a mail sign in screen is better if you have just the signin on the page rather than a plethora of information!

Remember the old login?

What I like about the new design? For one, it loads up damn fast. And also, It perfectly matches with the domain and purpose of the site. When I type hotmail.com, I am expecting a screen that looks like a mail login. Earlier when I go to hotmail.com, I used to get a page which made me wonder almost always whether I am in the middle of a portal or some other application. Maybe its just me, but somehow the old login never made me feel as if I am entering a site. Also, the old one was too image rich so was very slow in loading under dialup conditions. The new one practically an empty page with just the login field. Thats a wise move. In fact the new hotmail login is BETTER than the gmail login and the yahoo login. Atleast thats my take! Good work. Hotmail team….!!!

What more I would like here?

When I type hotmail.com and get to the login, allow me to login with just my username. I dont want to add “@hotmail.com” everytime. If “@msn.com” users are trying to login, let them use msn.com! In hotmail.com, dont ask me to add the f**king domain name everytime!
If I have multiple hotmail accounts, give me an option to save all of them in the login (just like remember username and password option). So, that when I come to hotmail.com, I have the list of all my hotmail ids there to click on and enter the site. If I have not asked to save the password, just show me the list my mail ids to click on and then ask me my password.
Once inside, when I click “logout” bring me back to the login. DO NOT take me to the damn msn.com portal. If I need to go to msn.com, I know how to type the url in my browser!

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Posted in Generic, Technology | 62 Comments

62 Responses

on August 12, 2006 at 7:03 am beau banjamin

can i have the old one back
on August 15, 2006 at 7:42 am faizan khan

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on March 16, 2007 at 8:06 pm samuel

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on March 16, 2007 at 8:07 pm samuel

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on March 18, 2007 at 5:29 am kabin

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on March 28, 2007 at 12:47 pm jessie

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on March 28, 2007 at 12:49 pm jessie

hi i am 14 and i am lookin 4 a man
so any 1 out there 4 me
my msn
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on March 29, 2007 at 12:13 pm jessie

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on April 17, 2007 at 10:12 pm RAFFY

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on April 19, 2007 at 7:15 am cumar

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on April 30, 2007 at 12:13 pm jessie

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on May 7, 2007 at 8:15 pm bunni

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on May 16, 2007 at 8:00 am احمد نصرحسن

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on June 2, 2007 at 10:27 am fayaz

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on June 4, 2007 at 8:10 pm Bill Compton

Hi Jim. Photos i received. Thanks
on June 6, 2007 at 9:37 pm cavin

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on June 13, 2007 at 3:33 pm Tim

The three items on your wish list are exactly what I want too, I doubt we are the only ones.

Do Microsoft developers live in the real world? Do they actually track back and see how difficult they are making the simplest things? At least on the previous version you could delete/overtype the username bit & keep the @hotmail.com part untouched to save typing. This new version is now even worse than ever.
on August 15, 2007 at 12:53 am David

I couldn’t agree more with your 3 requests for changes.

It is amazing a multi-billion dollar company can’t figure out the simplest things. It doesn’t seem like rocket science.
on September 20, 2007 at 9:38 pm javed

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on September 21, 2007 at 6:24 pm skylair Derry

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on September 28, 2007 at 9:35 am Khadim

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on September 28, 2007 at 1:14 pm Jorge Viana Rodrigues

I want justo to be able to access the hot mail; thank’s.
Jorge
on September 28, 2007 at 1:14 pm Jorge Viana Rodrigues

leave the hotmail as it was; thank’s
Jorge
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on October 5, 2007 at 4:38 pm aaron

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on November 6, 2007 at 4:10 pm G

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on December 13, 2007 at 2:51 pm regina

I go to centre hastings secondary school (ON)
and i really wanta website that u can chat on and enter your hotmail e- dress on
cuz they block alot of websites
on December 23, 2007 at 12:11 am barbararuth rodgers

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on February 5, 2008 at 9:04 am sajeel

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on February 20, 2008 at 6:48 am الذيب

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on March 19, 2008 at 12:03 am topspec

i am a clinical hypnotherapist worked doing stage hypnosis
before that. love the new look on hotmail its very cool looking. i find it very hard to find a soulmate on this computer enjoy you lot be safe be good take care xx
on April 22, 2008 at 4:00 am bec

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on April 27, 2008 at 4:48 pm chakir

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on April 29, 2008 at 4:57 pm dame

hello
on April 29, 2008 at 6:59 pm Junior

Can someone please post a link for the old sign-in page?
on May 7, 2008 at 12:34 pm Sophie

Hi! MY NAME IS SOPHIE.
on May 25, 2008 at 2:34 am Mr.Flatus

This is one of the links to the old sign in page

https://login.live.com/login.srf?id=2&vv=550&lc=1033&bk=9203643
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on August 28, 2008 at 12:12 am cosmos anderson

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on September 30, 2008 at 2:57 pm jonass

im a a boy aged 20 years i need a girl
on November 20, 2008 at 4:08 pm JAS

NEW MAIL
on December 3, 2008 at 6:00 am aliyu

i want a new hotmail in my account please and give me a new colours ……………………happy christmas………………..
on December 3, 2008 at 6:11 am fatimah

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on January 8, 2009 at 8:24 pm phing

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on February 16, 2009 at 8:19 pm james

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on February 22, 2009 at 5:42 pm abdull

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on May 12, 2009 at 7:25 pm a random person

i need the old hotmail page because my computer wont let me sign in!
ive tried with the old one too but it wont work!
can i have a really, really old link?
thanks!

ps: looking at all these comments means some people are really sick. why post porn on a question???not even related! if ur that desperate, do match.com, they have ads!
pps: if ur one of the sickos dont reply
ppss: plz i need an answer!
on May 22, 2009 at 7:22 am Донат

Только +5
on June 30, 2009 at 7:28 pm joseluisrodriguez

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on July 14, 2009 at 11:33 am skaredekaciatko and undies

Hello there. It goes without saying. Where were you THE LIBRARY YESTERDAY AND REALIZED you DIDNâT HAVE THE OLD WAY? But not anymore? Why?
on July 17, 2009 at 3:15 pm wunderpippo@girlsandnylons

Hello there. It goes without saying. Where were you THE LIBRARY YESTERDAY AND REALIZED you DIDNâT HAVE THE OLD WAY? But not anymore? Why?
on July 21, 2009 at 6:40 am mona

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