1. i needed a new account address for" family mails" when i changed ISP as the  one authorised by that account was discontinued.

2. As you used to be able to sign in with several different hotmail as required i made a new address for "family use" in Hotmail

3 .Without warning the old hotmail address i have used for years was immediately discontinued .  as i used that hotmail for  for logging on accounts for ipad, kindle etc. that was quite brutal and annoying. why did Hotmail do this.I now have to go to the trouble of altering all my current accounts. 

4. used to rate Hotmail quite highly-- not so impressed now i can tell you

5. is there any way of getting my old Hotmail address back again