Change Microsoft Live or Passport Account Main Email/Login?

[Guest neilg]

Hi All,

I am drowning under a sea of information and since there are lots of Microsoft experts here thought you may be able to help. The simple task I wish to perform is changing the registered email address with my passport account (now live account).

Ideally I would like to change the address as follows:

old address: [email protected], to [email protected] the domain isn't changing, just the first part of the email. I have had the account for several years and would just like to use my regular email address rather than the one I originally signed up for. Ideally I could keep the old one, and just associate a new email address with the account which I could use to login and give out in the future. I do not really want to sign up a new account ands then have to re-advise all my contacts to use a new email address/Live Messenger login for me.

(not the associate alternate email address function for a live account does NOT achieve this as far as I am aware).

I can't be the first person that wants to change these top level details. If I can;t do this, it is possible to create a new account and automatically migrate all the old details to it?

Thanks to anyone out there who knows, and I am sure there must be info on this but I am going round in circles searching to any pointer would be appreciated.

Cheers

N

Edited March 20, 2007 by neilg

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

I don't think you can!

P

[Guest sgt_yates]

Hey man,

I had the same issues as you. I googled for help and found your dilemna. I managed to change mine. Try going here. You will need your current LIVE username/e-mail, and then you cna change it.

https://accountservices.msn.com/default.srf...450&lc=1033

Hope that helps. Later, Sgt_Yates