DUDE
i thought i was the only one!
not only was hotmail not letting me sign in, but i definitely got hacked
somehow, the away setting turned itself on and started sending automatic messages (which were virus' and /or spam) and worst of all, deleted my ENTIRE contact list
from msn and hotmail
so im starting from scratch, i made a new email and im starting to add everyone again, which sucks
but ive been hearing that a couple of people in my area have been affected as well, so im thinking hotmail may be experiencing some large scale problems
in any case, its annoying as hell