Trying to add hotmail, now mail won't work.

Hello,
I downloaded the http plug-in so that I could access my hotmail in my mail app.
Now I have several problems...
-I followed the instructions (knowing I did it right because my boyfriend did it the same way 5 minutes before and it worked just fine) and my hotmail messages will not show up in mail...No matter how long I wait.
-When I open mail from my applications folder, or from my dock, the black triangle shows up under the icon (how it usually indicates an open program) but a window does not open. I have to go to file>new viewer window in order to get a window to show up (This did not happen before...I used to simply click on Mail on the dock and a window opened).
-When I try to navigate around mail, I get the spinning ball, and then mail freezes and I have to force quit. For example, I try to access mail>preferences (to see if I can figure out if the problem is with some setting), but it continually freezes.
So here are my qustions:
1)What do I do to get mail running properly again?
2)Can I delete the plug-ins that I downloaded? They downloaded to my desktop, I deleted the icons from my desktop...Would they also be lurking in some folder that I am not aware of?
3)Can I delete the set up for my hotmail account in Mail (So that I can start from scratch)?
4)Can someone tell me how to successfully access my hotmail account using mail?
I know that new hotmail accounts apparently do not work in mail. However my account was created in 2000. So I don't think this can be the problem.
Please help...This is driving my craaaaaaaaaazy!

Hi,
Thank-you. Your answer was helpful.
I did what you said and managed to restore the Mail application and get it up and running again without freezing. What a relief!
I tried again to download and install the plug-in.
When I download the 1.49 version. I run into the same problem again. Mail starts freezing. And if I click on file, the "add account" option is not highlighted/darkened...For some reason I can't access it. I tried trashing my preferences at this point to see if that would solve the freezing, and allow me to proceed and add an account. But that didn't seem to help.
I followed your steps again, deleted everything, trashed the preference file again, and started from scratch. This time I downloaded and installed the 1.48 version. Downloads and installs great. But I click on "add account" and http does not show up in the list for me to choose.
I have tried manually installing, and using the installer. I have also tried running it in Rosetta, which was suggested on the discussion forums for similar problems.
I am frustrated because it doesn't seem like it is a problem with adding my hotmail account. If it was just a matter of it not allowing me to do so (because of the hotmail restrictions) that's one thing. But before I even try to add the account I am running into problems. Almost like it is just the plug-in in and of itself causing the difficulty.
I don't know if you, or anyone else has any other suggestions. I appreciate you getting me back to where I was originally anyway.
Thanks!

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