Marc LaFleur

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, December 20, 2006 3:04 PM

Are you sure?  Under "Credentials", I see no option to change my primary email address, only my alternate.  Maybe my account is crippled in some fashion since it used to be a Hotmail account.

Brad

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, February 28, 2007 9:53 AM

I concur there does not seem to be a way to change or sign-up under your own email address.  The only option I see is hotmail and once signed up there doesn't seem to be a way to change it.  You can add an alternate email but that doesn't do much.

Me

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, February 28, 2007 5:07 PM

Click "change" on the top of the page, next to your Live ID.

James Laugesen

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Monday, March 12, 2007 11:33 PM

Unfortunately, this only works if your current email is NOT an MSN or Hotmail address.

Very disappointing. Once Microsoft have you on their service you can never leave... unless you ditch all your current Windows Live services. Too bad if you paid for those services or you depend on them. (Xbox Live, MSN Messenger, MSDN, etc etc.)

Lesson learned, never use a Microsoft email service as your Windows Live ID.

Lesson learned too late for some. Sorry.

Advice: Write an angry email to Microsoft. Ask them why they punish their own customers for being loyal.

Michael Emery

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Thursday, April 19, 2007 3:28 AM

plz do accept my new primary id

         i hope you will do it thank

priteshgaud@rediffmail.com

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, June 08, 2007 11:45 PM

change it

tinurath

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, June 15, 2007 3:51 AM

Ok, got it: you need to use microsofts explorer to be able to change your primary id, doesn't work with Safari on a real computer.

By nature, Microsoft acts as if there's no other software in the whole wide world.

Probably has to do with security....

Oh no wait, microsoft and security? That can't be right! ;-)

Cheers!

Polycorn

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Monday, July 23, 2007 11:10 AM

antetodo mis cordiales saludos py mis felicitaciones por tener esa idea tan importante para comunicarnos ,

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                 atentamente cristina rojas arribasplata

cristina elizabeth rojas arribasplata

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, August 08, 2007 12:49 PM

Those who can't see the 'Change' button, make sure you are using IE, as the button won't show up in other browsers (tried it with Opera 9.x).

Alex

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, August 15, 2007 10:00 AM

I am registered as annettekane@optonline.com.

Please change it to annettekane@optonline.net.

Thank you.

Annette Kane

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Sunday, August 19, 2007 10:43 AM

arrrghhhhhh!!!! i'm so furious. i've setup a new hotmail account to get rid of people i didn't want to know and stop receiving too much junk, only to find out my xbox live account is associated with my old email address and that theres no way of changing it. its stupid how microsoft should associate everything you do to your lame "windows live" account and not give you options to change it

sid

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Saturday, August 25, 2007 3:08 PM

I would like to change my msn password and windowslive messenger has been no help at all they keep telling me to reset my password so i try and it says its invalid. So please could windows live become more helpful with advice! p.s im furious too

kimberley

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Saturday, September 08, 2007 3:37 AM

worked fine for me, succesfully changed my Live

ID

Christo

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, September 12, 2007 11:41 PM

how do i change my id. I tried it for many hours but still couldn't get it.

Suman

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, September 14, 2007 8:09 AM

rather than use credit cards it would be more useful for me when buying programs if i could mail a bank cheque for payment

george cunningham

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Saturday, September 15, 2007 6:37 PM

it seems impossible but just look closer ....

well i still cant change it my self..

Windows Live ID Admin

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Saturday, September 15, 2007 6:39 PM

To rename your Windows Live ID:

  1. On the Windows Live sign-in page, select Password from the Sign in with: menu.

  2. On the Convert or rename your Windows Live account page, click Rename, and then follow the on-screen instructions to rename your Windows Live ID.

Windows Live ID Admin

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Sunday, September 16, 2007 6:11 PM

Dears,

I still suffering from your window LIVE. It is the worst one and I didn’t like it by anyway. I am wondering how to change my old window without asking my permission first. I am one of your old clients. Hotmail is my favor one. Your LIVE WINDOW is so bad. I can’t save any message coming to me. I would like to return me back to my old one. I was happy in using it since long time ago. Your duty obliges you to make consultation or plebiscite before change your window to know the taste of your clients. Clients always are right and you must respect their desires. You must respect and accept our tastes not to oblige us to accept yours. My age is about 80 years old and I am not ready to acclimatize with your Window-Live.

Once again please return me back to my old window because frankly I HATE YOUR WINDOW LIVE.

Don’t oblige me to stop dealing with you and go to YAHOO & GMAIL.

Regards.

ALI

alimiligi

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, October 05, 2007 11:08 AM

I SEE ALL THE COMMENTS... BUT....

CAN YOU CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ATTACHED TO YOUR XBOX GAMERTAG IF IT"S ALREADY ASSIGNED TO MY CURRENT HOTMAIL ADDRESS.

Tommy

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, October 05, 2007 1:29 PM

Yep it worked for me. Simple & straight forward, don't see why people are finding it so hard to do. I'ma a 47 year old computer dinosaur & I could do it no worries at all

Tony M

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Tuesday, October 16, 2007 12:31 PM

I've tried using IE, but the supposed button to change you Windows Live ID still isn't chowing up...

Mocrosoft needs to come up with a way to change you Hotmail address without losing all your contancts and e-mails and such. Or a way to create a new e-mail address and import all you old stuff, etc.

I've trid finding the Convert/Rename you ID page, but I cannot find it ANYWHERE! And the sign-in page will not give me the option to sign in with my password.

Where am I going wrong? I just want to change my e-mail address! Stupid Microsoft... I don't want to lose all my stuff, not spend the time e-mailing to my mew address 500 e-mails!

k-l-mck

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Tuesday, October 16, 2007 12:34 PM

Change your Windows Live ID

On the Account Summary page, click Change next to your Windows Live ID.

Enter your password.

Select Use a new Windows Live e-mail address.

–Or–

Select Use your own e-mail address.

Enter the Windows Live ID or e-mail address you'd like to use, and then click Check Availability. If the name you choose is available, you see a message that confirms availability.

If you've previously never agreed to the Windows Live Service Agreement or the Privacy Statement, you'll be prompted to do so. Read both agreements and select I accept. Otherwise, Click Save.

Notes

Depending on your account type, you might see either the Use a new Windows Live e-mail address or Use your own e-mail address option listed. Some accounts may be ineligible for either option.

Creating a new Windows Live e-mail address gives you access to all Windows Live services, including Windows Live Hotmail.

Changing your Windows Live ID may cause you to appear offline to your Windows Live Messenger contacts and your contacts to appear offline in your contacts list for up to 48 hours.

Although you can use your existing e-mail address as your Windows Live ID, you won’t have access to Mail services. To access Mail services you'll need to select Use a new Windows Live e-mail address when creating your Windows Live ID.

In the Change your Windows Live ID section you might see the Forward my e-mail to my new e-mail address option. Select this option to forward e-mail from your old MSN Hotmail or Windows Live Hotmail account to your new Mail account for a limited time.

------------------------------------------------------

...but it sill won't WORK!!!

k-l-mck

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Tuesday, October 16, 2007 12:40 PM

i think that it has to be the most retarded thing that you can't change your hotmail address. i've had mine for 3 years and want to change it but i don't want to lose everything in my account.

sincerely,

frustrated

frustrated

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Saturday, October 20, 2007 10:15 PM

i would like to change my windows live id.but theres no link to be able to do this.i've tried everything in there and still can not find anything.HELP.

kimberley87

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, October 24, 2007 4:16 PM

I,m havin a hard time getting my E-mail address, first it was Hotmail.com then you changed to windows livehotmail, which isn,t working for me. you changed too quickly too soon. I am not happy with your service.

woodberyg

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Monday, November 05, 2007 12:57 AM

hey guys need help, i totally forgot my email address and password. is there anyting i can do?

urman

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, November 09, 2007 9:59 AM

hi ther i safyur coment for hotmail andi theng i know how to help  you if you realy wanted my help so add this  adres giza.25@hotmail.com     and i willshow you how et  work weth hotmail  to change

giza

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, November 23, 2007 2:22 AM

pllsss help me...i seem to have forgotten my password...dont remember my secret question either

Samiha Siddiqi

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Tuesday, November 27, 2007 12:51 PM

I've had a hotmail email address for ten years. Now that I have gone through highschool, college, and started my career, I want to change my ID to a live.com address. I don't think my old gamer address is appropriate anymore.

I have 350 contacts in messenger that I don't want to lose. If anyone has figured out how to merge two accounts or change a HOTMAIL password, please post.

original hotmail user

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Saturday, December 08, 2007 12:19 AM

Please please remove always_young_at_heart@hotmail.com. I really need it to close, but I just can't do it..I know, don't sign in and it will close eventually, but I can't do that..easier just to get rid of it..please!!

Amelia

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Saturday, January 12, 2008 6:32 PM

ive managed to change my id, it said to wait an hour before signing in again, i waited and 3 hours later all my contacts are still ofline, and i no they are on, can anyone help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

paula

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:42 PM

I want to change my MSN e mail address.

Janet

janet morton

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:16 PM

as u wish but i didnt saw the word of "Change next to your Windows Live ID" this world also.but i still remember old time i can change the email adress very simple. I'm trying with using mozila firefox and IE explore but still do not work.this r really such. Please post an comments if any 1 else know how to fix this problem thanks.

endlessrainxxx@hotmail.com

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Monday, January 28, 2008 5:49 PM

good thing you can change this thing

thanks   dave

dave

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Monday, January 28, 2008 5:54 PM

thank you so much!

from dave

dave

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Sunday, February 10, 2008 10:33 AM

i give up!!! i am just gonna copy and paste all my contacts frm my old address to a new one. will take me years but i dont have much choice if i want 2 change my email! It really is STUPID

Chrisy

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Thursday, February 21, 2008 1:33 PM

Go to this url and select "use an e-mail address I already have"  to create a non-Windows live or non-hotmail Windows live ID.

accountservices.passport.net/ppnetworkhome.srf

Ed

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Sunday, March 02, 2008 2:44 PM

My e-mail address is ok to use; i am trying to change the ID name that comes up in the "From" colummn for communities.  When I go to the live sign-in page I can find no way to be able to do this.  I see all the change areas for e-mail and password--but that's not what i need to happen.  Is there no way just to change the name that appears in the area as mentioned above??  Please help.  thank you

Nicole

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, March 14, 2008 7:56 AM

hey, my friend created the email id and i am stuck with it,  i have had it email id for 5 years now, but i would really like to change it as my friend just made one up and i continued to use it.  at that time iknew nothing about  computers.

i am not happy with the email i got.

i read all above but cannot change it.

pleease help

aamd

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Saturday, March 15, 2008 3:15 AM

i need to change my id in this same account.

mehrouf

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Monday, March 17, 2008 12:56 PM

When i tried to change mine to a @verizon.net emial it said "reserved domain".......

help please....

Colin

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Sunday, March 30, 2008 5:23 PM

you can sign up for a "live ID" with a non M$ email address by using the MSN Passport signup page.

accountservices.passport.net/ppnetworkhome.srf

:)

Michael Lowden

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, April 09, 2008 11:24 AM

I changed my LiveID 5 days ago and I still haven't been able to log in. The password form MS support pages are sent to an unknown address and Microsoft never responds on the support requests. So far, I have 4 requests in 5 days....

Tommy

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Sunday, April 13, 2008 8:23 AM

my hotmail id is too long to remember.i want to replace it by shorter id

sam

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Monday, April 21, 2008 9:51 PM

i have an email pbryan@hotmail.com and one that is cny39580@centurytel.net. centurytel say thatcny39580doesn't exsist. but all my mail is going there. no mail is going to pbryan i spent 5 hours on the net with centurytel.and thay gave me s new passwopd  it wont work either they say its windows problem. i don't care i just want to get my password and the cny39580 gone. help

polly bryan@centurtel.net

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Thursday, June 19, 2008 12:41 PM

OMG it is so annoyin y cant i change my windows live id name i am sooooooo annoyed

Hannah

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Tuesday, July 01, 2008 1:17 PM

Attn:  Beneficiary,

                  CONTRACT /INHERITANCE PAYMENT CONFIRMATION ORDER

I am compelled to write you in respect of your fund remittance, which transfer has remained unsuccessful. I am very sure that you must have lost hope of ever getting your fund transfer released especially after all the frustrations, endless disappointment and broken promises in the hands of some officials.

This request must be noted in view of the factthat the current Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof Charles Soludo is yet to be briefed on some outstanding issues and information by his predecessor and other top officials of the Bank who are not political appointees and who have worked in the bank for more than 2decades. Briefly, I am quite sure that you must be wondering the reason behind the non-release of your long awaited fund after our Government officially granted approval for its remittance. I may also believe that you would have received countless, unconfirmed and spurious payment Advices and remittance instructions from some officials indicating that they have granted approval for the transfer of your fund.

You may have also been directed to visit different cities and countries with the instruction that your fund would be released at such payment post or that your fund could be delivered to you at your residence. All these are cooked up Stories from impostors who wish to extort money from you while they do not have any knowledge of the true position of your fund transfer. Meanwhile, I would like you to note the following.

(1) Our government has granted irrevocable payment approval for your fund remittance.

(2) Official release of this fund according to the record from the office of the Accountant General of the Federation and Ministry of Finance have been duly effected and documented.

(3) Your fund is presently being held at the HSBC bank International Ltd. (details available with me).

However for the avoidance of doubt,the reason for the non-release of the fund by the Correspondence Bank is due to the fact that the Bank has not received any direct instruction about the beneficiary of the outstanding amount as the fund is still being held in the name of the original contractor, ELBLAN IND.S.A. LUXEMBOURG, (details available with me), in view of the non-provision of a proof of ownership of the fund.

The original contractors in collaboration with a top official of the Trade & Exchange department of the central bank has been rolling the fund with the Foreign Bank and the interest is shared amongst theofficials.

If you are very certain that you will not disclose this information to anyone, get back to me and I will give you further directives on what you should do immediately.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Steve Ekeh   EMAIL. ekeh.stev@yahoo.co.uk

NB: You are to stop further dealings with any of your Nigeria Representatives with immediate effect, to avoid further extortion of your hard earn currency.

This is my mobile number 234 -80242-73663

Steve Ekeh

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Monday, July 07, 2008 11:59 PM

this sucks. I cant rename my windows live ID and i am officially annoyed. Microsoft is dumb

Bonnie

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# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Sunday, November 02, 2008 9:29 PM

Im going to use back mine EndlessRainXXX@hotmail acc...because I'm going to giv up =)

EndlessRainXXX@hotmail.com

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, November 05, 2008 5:34 AM

Please , I don't like the newId account .

    i want my old id back

                giuliana

Giuliana

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Sunday, November 16, 2008 12:58 AM

Windows live is the worst crap I ever seen in my life.  I can't stand it.  Why don't you guys at Microsoft give us the option of sticking out with our old products instead?  The new ones are a disgrace.  I tried bu-f-ku times to reset my password to no avail.  Please Microsoft get rid of Windows live and give us our lives back with the old programs.  Learn from Apple!

flash85468546@hotmail.com

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:05 PM

u all r so lameo make up your mindos

youz so lamo

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, November 26, 2008 12:20 PM

I don't want the Windows Live ID account and it keeps popping up on my computer and then it won't let me do anything.  How do I get rid of it from popping up?  I don't want it at all.

Jennifer

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Sunday, November 30, 2008 3:06 AM

my current e mail id is alittle too long and i don't like it alos some unwanted people know about my id with whom i don't wanna keep comtact. So please help me out.

anika

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Sunday, December 14, 2008 8:23 PM

this is nothing helpfull i came on this because off my cusin  because she saw my password and my boyfriend want chang my e-mail address cause i made it up when i was likeing another boy name justin and he and i broke up and winton and i goin now so he want we change it cause it ain't about him

aaliyah

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, January 02, 2009 11:23 AM

i changed my address with the link you provided, and it worked.

but now when i log in, my contacts all appear offline (i know for sure that some of them are online).

please help. thanks.

alice

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# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Tuesday, January 06, 2009 7:08 PM

i want to change my hotmail id.

hayde

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Tuesday, January 13, 2009 2:00 PM

Just wanted to say pretty much same things which were said already.

I had my e-mail live ID for 10 years. Says on my account page: "Registered since:  April 20, 1999"

For these ten years i've gained alot of contacts, but i never use the email with which i registered back then. So been trying to change it for hours now. No luck so far.

On the Account settings page it shows the following:

My Name

***@hotmail.com

Registered since:  April 20, 1999

Country/region: ***

Birth date:  ***

Registered information

No CHANGE button anywhere. Later comes the Password reset information. For the password change the CHANGE button can be seen clearly.

I also tried this:

"To rename your Windows Live ID:

- On the Windows Live ID sign-in page, select Password from the Sign in with: menu.

- On the Convert or rename your Windows Live ID page, click Rename, and then follow the on-screen instructions to rename your Windows Live ID."

But cant find where to do this either =/

NM

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:48 PM

i am having the same problem. i cant rename my window live id

i have tried a lot of times but to no avail.

i have tried getting help from window live help but the tips given was not clear and not well elaborated.

i cant find any 'change' button to do this!!! i m very frustated.

can any good samaritan please tell me how to do it because i really need to rename my childish email address..thank you very much..

wei jiao

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, February 13, 2009 6:45 PM

I wish I had know when I started using their services to NOT use a hotmail address. Way to discourage people from using your services!

How can they expect people to NEVER change their address?!

DAG

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Monday, February 16, 2009 7:11 AM

i want to change my windows live id please

zeeshan

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Thursday, February 26, 2009 4:13 AM

I changed my Live ID primary e-mail adress and everything works just fine... Except this one:

Live Messenger contacts don't work :(

Mladen

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, March 13, 2009 5:21 AM

i like to read story books

nipunika

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Tuesday, April 07, 2009 8:18 PM

I keep getting this message when I sign in MSN to change my windows live ID...

I click the link....I then click the link that says CLICK HERE TO CHANGE YOUR WINDOWS LIVE ID...

I click it and it takes me to a page that says...YOUR WINDOWS LIVE ID CAN'T BE CHANGED...how can that be? is it just a random glitch? I would really like to know.

Jeanette

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, April 10, 2009 7:23 PM

Well those instructions to change your email id do not work - plain and simple. I do not see the change button in internet explorer. None of these instructions make sense.

sanjay

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Monday, April 13, 2009 2:38 PM

The problem is that they don't seem to accept external email addresses, at least not from common email providers like verizon.  When I tried to change it to my verizon email address, it indicated that they do not allow using verizon.net addresses.

Microsoft is a strange beast, always aiming carefully and shooting itself in the foot.  They act like they want people to use Microsoft Live, then create all sorts of barriers.  This is a longtime Microsoft issue - Microsoft software is often incompatible with Microsoft's own systems, for example.

Bill Samuel

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:01 PM

FYI, you all suck at the Internet. Srsly.

Harold T Sack

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, April 15, 2009 7:32 PM

how to change my id ,nobody here give real steps to d........................-----------------------------------

bor

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Thursday, April 23, 2009 12:38 PM

I am so dissappointed.  I'm certain MSN could've found one brain with enough intelligence to figure out how to improve email services and features with ease.  Why isn't there a way to reset your email address?  Hope it doesn't have anything to do with RECESSION. This is rediculous.

Trina

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, May 06, 2009 3:04 PM

ween i send an email i get a pop-up that it does not reconize my isp address ho do i change it

james bradberry or jim bradberry

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Thursday, May 07, 2009 9:34 PM

What i want to know is Y msn is now so annoying. i ccan't chane msn email or even create a new account comes up with you have reached the limit for creating windows live ids trye sagain in 24 hours. i do with the same resaults this is moste annoying for me as i cant keep in touch with my contacts. beat that for good customer service. and you will have a winner. i o may have to move to a different messenger service. as i am sick of msn.

Microsoft/msn/win live Please change your services so you dont looose coustemers like this.

mecool

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Saturday, June 06, 2009 1:33 AM

reset password not coming to my alternate email id

SSS

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, June 10, 2009 5:15 AM

i want change it to yun@gmail.com

yun

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Sunday, July 05, 2009 11:44 AM

i can't change my email adress name help this msn is soooooo annaoying

maya

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Tuesday, July 07, 2009 11:28 PM

my old email has been invalid for years mscocoa7@aol.com my new one is cocoa5050@hotmail.com but when i try to edit the old email its not going through says confirmation code needed

adrieene harrisoni

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, July 15, 2009 9:53 AM

I will change my id and my password

anum

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Tuesday, July 21, 2009 3:06 AM

I am registered as h_r_rajabi@live.com.

please change it to hr_rajabi@live.com.

thanks a lot.

hamid reza rajabi

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Sunday, July 26, 2009 4:38 AM

i really  can't change my hotmail ID I;ve read all above and I guess I am just going to give and sign up for a  new one and copy all my contacts agaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin ggrrrrrrrrhhhh offffffffffffffffffft  i'm really gitting mad    :(:(

yuuuur

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, August 12, 2009 8:08 AM

I want to change my hotmail ID. It doesn't work at all when I followed the instruction from help central.

let me know how to resolve this problem

Oops

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Thursday, August 13, 2009 11:05 PM

I have had my computer a whole year I haven't been able to use it. Window alive, Hot Mail, Yahoo nothing works, printer, communication seems when you call for help non and void. I need Help.  

Lora Alexander

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Saturday, September 19, 2009 11:21 PM

i dont no how to  change my window life id

babygirl_1993@hotmail.com

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Thursday, October 01, 2009 12:35 AM

Sorry for the broken english

Dennis

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Saturday, October 10, 2009 12:58 AM

i want to ask? can you put your phone number on here?

olumide

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Tuesday, October 20, 2009 10:47 AM

Thaaanks a lot :) I've been wondering if this could be done for months :P

Bruno

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:26 PM

pls reset mo password and mail me on nexgs@hotmail.com

tahir jamil

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Saturday, October 24, 2009 12:24 PM

goosh! i sign in as samuel1968@hotmail.co.uk but please can you change this email address to snalikungwi@hotmail.co.uk. I WILL BE VERY MUCH HAPPY IF YOU DO THAT TO ME.

snalikungwi@hotmail.co.uk

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, November 27, 2009 12:07 PM

windowslivehelp.com/.../40461.aspx

You cannot change the primary email if the email is a Microsoft email.

William

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Thursday, December 10, 2009 8:34 AM

hi

Like others, i also feel frustrated when my inquiry in renaming my hotmail is not answered.

can please rename my hotmail address healing1and2@hotmail.com to ylwing@hotmail.com? thanks!

situ ting

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Thursday, January 21, 2010 1:01 PM

How to change Windows Live ID

ghazal

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, March 05, 2010 11:16 PM

i keep forgeting my password and i need to change it

maria diaz

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Sunday, March 07, 2010 12:25 PM

I can't accomplish anything either. I've been trying for 5 hours, to Google and search windows website to change the @live primary e-mail, but I can't change it, and I don't want a new one because it is linked with my xbox live account. Microsoft has some pointless features that make no sense whatsoever. I give up.

SAE

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, March 19, 2010 12:35 AM

my e-mail (ubaid1012003@yahoo.c0m live com messegner i want to use ubaid1012003@hotmail.com  thanks  UBAID

UBAID

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, March 19, 2010 12:40 AM

now i can use id/e-mail in live messegener ubaid1012003@hotmail.com    thanks  ubaid

UBAID

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, March 24, 2010 8:28 AM

how can i change my windows live email address without losing everything or having to set up another account?

fiona peck

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Tuesday, April 20, 2010 8:15 PM

alright so i did a little trouble shooting with this issue of the "change" button not showing up for some people so here are my findings

1st.

i created a brand new email address at hotmail.com

for example "theone@live.ca" when i went to view account the change button was not available for me and yes i was using a IE whiel doin all of this

2nd

-I created an email address using yahoo.com ex."theone@yahoo.com" i then went to login.live.com and turned this yahoo address into a live id meaning i could now sign into "hotmail.com" using a yahoo email address once this was done i then wnet to view account option and the change button was available to me

jope this helps some of you / and shuts up teh others sayin i dont know why people are having this such a hard time

the one

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Monday, April 26, 2010 1:33 AM

Thanx, worked perfectly !.

Wimber

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Tuesday, May 11, 2010 9:32 AM

You've tried to sign in too many times with an incorrect e-mail address or password, or someone else is trying to sign in to the account oliver_77711@hotmail.com

oliver khoury

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, May 14, 2010 10:38 AM

Sorry, the email address "oliver_77711@hotmail.com." is not a valid email address format

oliver khoury

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Saturday, May 15, 2010 10:27 AM

You've tried to sign in too many times with an incorrect e-mail address or password, or someone else is trying to sign in to the account oliver_77711@hotmail.com

oliver khoury

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Saturday, May 22, 2010 2:47 PM

the change doesn' t appear next to my id, why?

George-gate7

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Monday, June 21, 2010 3:55 PM

Hi... I've changed my Live ID, but for now it's about week, or more, i cant see anyone online... only 2 persons appear online, others even cant get my messages ... how to fix this thing??

BeS

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Tuesday, June 29, 2010 7:05 AM

For the record,

- changing email only works with a microsoft email (hotmail...) else you have "try later" message

- if you convert your ID to a "live" id (xxx@live.fr), the change id/mail option will disappear (it's a one way move)

It's a very bad business practice, to say the least.

Emmanuel

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Saturday, July 31, 2010 12:29 PM

Wow. I look at all these comments and it seems like almost everyone thinks that Microsoft is actually receiving them as an email. THEY AREN'T. Also, Microsoft isn't some Nazi-Corp trying to make your lives hell, just email your contact list to your new address.  

Grove

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Monday, August 02, 2010 10:54 AM

Just ring them up and do it over the phone im sure they will be able to change your email/xbox/msn email details over the phon, providing you get your security questions right

Dayle

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Sunday, August 22, 2010 1:48 PM

so, may i know what's the conclusion/answer on how to change the current hotmail address (login id) to another hotmail address (login id)?? really appreciate if anybody could assist me on this. much thanks! :)

vynie

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# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Monday, September 06, 2010 5:43 PM

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# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Tuesday, October 26, 2010 9:44 AM

Your Windows Live ID can't be changed at this time.

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# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Monday, November 01, 2010 11:46 AM

I see the "change" button next to my windows live id; however, when I click it--I get "cannot change your windows live id at this time."  HOW DO I CHANGE MY ID?

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# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, January 19, 2011 12:15 AM

i want to change my windows live id because i want to apply for my first job and i want a more casual name but whenever i go to "account" then click the "change" link next to windows live id it just says "Your Windows Live ID can't be changed at this time."

is there anything i can do to make it work?

mm

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# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Thursday, June 23, 2011 2:30 PM

PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO CHANGE MY EMAIL ON WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER!!!

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# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Monday, August 22, 2011 9:24 PM

My windows live  id is currently Emilee_Ward@comcast.net, but i have changed emails and no long know the password to that email. i have contacted xbox live. where can i look if i dont know my recovery question either?

Emilee

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Wednesday, October 19, 2011 4:57 AM

Change may email name

kanshand

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, October 21, 2011 8:00 PM

go to

https://login.live.com

it does not matter which browser

Louis Klauder

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Thursday, November 10, 2011 6:53 PM

All windows live and windows based internet programs use the windows live login. You cant change it, your stuck with it. unfortunatly microsoft dont care weather you can access that email or not, they have your money...

Even now 4 years after this thread was created you still cant change email login details...

Troy

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, November 11, 2011 5:12 PM

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# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, December 09, 2011 6:44 AM

It is possible to change your Live ID. I just changed mine. Go to live.com, log in. In the welcome page (or any other after login) you will see your email address in the right top corner with a small triangle pointing down besides. If you click that triangle, you should see the menu account. Right in there, you will find the link to change you main LiveID account mail.

Be aware that you can only change to an e-mail address unknown by liveID. If you inserted the new e-mail address in your profile as an secondary contact info or inserted the new e-mail to the notifications, LiveID will not allow you to change to this new e-mail address

mee

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Sunday, December 25, 2011 6:55 PM

change my email from

jledford002@columbusrr.com to

jledford002@columbus.rr.com

zach

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Sunday, January 08, 2012 5:32 PM

change login to the above.

kmanzanares@live.com

# re: Change Your Windows Live ID Primary Email @Friday, January 13, 2012 11:05 AM

Simple instructions for anyone looking for how to do it now:

- log in at live.com

- click or hover on your name up the top with the drop down triangle

- click "Account"

- up the top on the "Windows Live ID" line, click change on the right

- change it.

- verify the new email.

DONE

Mark