Went thru all that myself,...
Sorry, but I'm almost positive that your now stuck with Hotmail,...unless you drop MSN...MSN only uses Hotmail, which you can transfer your Outlook stuff to,...
Hotmail uses Messenger for popups of new mail, & all sorts of other really neat stuff,....unless you have a real need for Outlook, you should switch to Hotmail ( I know it's hard to change what your use to ) You'll really get to love what MSN has to offer between Hotmail & Messenger, if you give it a shot...you can add up to 9 different users with all their own settings & their own email...be sure to get the latest download of MSN 7, & the latest Messenger,...they have an all new twist to them...
Tell ya what,...I'm glad my family switched...
see-ya