This is why we prefer GMail :)

I had forgotten the password of my Hotmail account. So I tried resetting it by choosing to get a mail delivered to my alternate email account (which was my GMail account, and while trying this, the page told me that a mail will be sent to my GMail account). But I did not receive any emails from them for two days. So I tried resetting it by answering the secret question (the answers to which, I always forget :P ). Luckily, I succeeded. I found one mail from the Windows Live team in the inbox. It read:

Hello, gaurav.menghani@hotmail.com:

We received your request to reset your Windows Live password. To confirm your request and reset your password, follow the instructions below. Confirming your request helps prevent unauthorized access to your account.

Says it all, doesn't it :)