While trying to reset my password for my hotmail account I was greeted with this message at the end of Microsoft's unhelpful multi-step wizard:

"Password reset instructions sent

Password reset instructions were sent to: <myemailaddr>@hotmail.com.
If you don't see the e-mail message in your inbox, look for it in your junk mail folder or check your e-mail again later."

So now all I need to do to get the instructions is to enter my username and the password I have forgotten.