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Jonas Abrahamsson
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      01-21-2009
Hi!

If I change my e-mail address on https://account.live.com
I can see on the web that contacts change "picture" and messages but all
contacts are offline.
Same with Windows Live Messenger 2009. All contacts are there, but all are
offline?
How should I change e-mail address but keep all contacts with status and
able to communicate with them.


Regards
/Jonas


 
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Jonathan Kay [MVP]
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      01-21-2009
Greetings Jonas,

Actually this was working as you expected to it in the past. However at the moment it is
broken and not recommended.

To get your contacts back, just switch your e-mail address back, sign off and back on using
the old address. Your contacts will all be alive and well after that.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"Jonas Abrahamsson" <> wrote in message
news:#59roO$...
> Hi!
>
> If I change my e-mail address on https://account.live.com
> I can see on the web that contacts change "picture" and messages but all contacts are
> offline.
> Same with Windows Live Messenger 2009. All contacts are there, but all are offline?
> How should I change e-mail address but keep all contacts with status and able to
> communicate with them.
>
>
> Regards
> /Jonas
>
>


 
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Jonas Abrahamsson
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      01-22-2009
Thanks!

please notify me!

Regards
/Jonas


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:e6lW#...
> Greetings Jonas,
>
> Actually this was working as you expected to it in the past. However at
> the moment it is broken and not recommended.
>
> To get your contacts back, just switch your e-mail address back, sign off
> and back on using the old address. Your contacts will all be alive and
> well after that.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature
> or citation
> --
>
> "Jonas Abrahamsson" <> wrote in message
> news:#59roO$...
>> Hi!
>>
>> If I change my e-mail address on https://account.live.com
>> I can see on the web that contacts change "picture" and messages but all
>> contacts are offline.
>> Same with Windows Live Messenger 2009. All contacts are there, but all
>> are offline?
>> How should I change e-mail address but keep all contacts with status and
>> able to communicate with them.
>>
>>
>> Regards
>> /Jonas
>>
>>

>

 
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Dan
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      01-23-2009
I think I am out of luck on this one. Since my company has decided to start
the implementaton of live communication server my old login is on a domain
the won't let me log into messenger. Does anyone have any idea if Microsoft
will actually fix this problem?


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings Jonas,
>
> Actually this was working as you expected to it in the past. However at the moment it is
> broken and not recommended.
>
> To get your contacts back, just switch your e-mail address back, sign off and back on using
> the old address. Your contacts will all be alive and well after that.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
> --
>
> "Jonas Abrahamsson" <> wrote in message
> news:#59roO$...
> > Hi!
> >
> > If I change my e-mail address on https://account.live.com
> > I can see on the web that contacts change "picture" and messages but all contacts are
> > offline.
> > Same with Windows Live Messenger 2009. All contacts are there, but all are offline?
> > How should I change e-mail address but keep all contacts with status and able to
> > communicate with them.
> >
> >
> > Regards
> > /Jonas
> >
> >

>
>

 
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Vladimir
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      01-25-2009
I have the same problem, and had partial success...

I've changed mine to a new @live.it address from the website and now I
cannot change it back, contacts are offline and half the sites are refusing
to log me in saying the service is unavailable or I do not have permissions.

When I tell my contacts to add my new live.it address, then I can see them.
but it's unfeasible for me to notify everyone.
How do I fix this problem?

"Dan" wrote:

> I think I am out of luck on this one. Since my company has decided to start
> the implementaton of live communication server my old login is on a domain
> the won't let me log into messenger. Does anyone have any idea if Microsoft
> will actually fix this problem?
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Greetings Jonas,
> >
> > Actually this was working as you expected to it in the past. However at the moment it is
> > broken and not recommended.
> >
> > To get your contacts back, just switch your e-mail address back, sign off and back on using
> > the old address. Your contacts will all be alive and well after that.
> >
> > --
> > Jonathan Kay
> > Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> > MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> > MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> > Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> > (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
> > --
> >
> > "Jonas Abrahamsson" <> wrote in message
> > news:#59roO$...
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > If I change my e-mail address on https://account.live.com
> > > I can see on the web that contacts change "picture" and messages but all contacts are
> > > offline.
> > > Same with Windows Live Messenger 2009. All contacts are there, but all are offline?
> > > How should I change e-mail address but keep all contacts with status and able to
> > > communicate with them.
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > /Jonas
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

 
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Robin
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      02-26-2009
I've never heard of such a function to change the Windows Live ID address,
or am I missing out summat? Try to get back to me soon please xD

 
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