Your old Hotmail account or Help 1-866-719-1004 was automatically transitioned to Outlook.com by Microsoft. You can still use your Hotmail email address, but it functions through Outlook’s interface. If you haven’t logged in for more than 365 days, Microsoft may have deleted the account due to inactivity, and your emails/data may be lost. If you can still access it, log in via Outlook.com. If you can’t, try the password recovery option. If recovery fails and it's been a long time, the account may no longer exist, and the email address could be released for reuse.
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