Changing Live ID email address

Quite a while ago I changed my Passport (now Live ID) email address from my
ISP email address to a Hotmail account. Although I continue to use
Messenger, and want to continue to use it, I don't really use my Hotmail
account.

The problem I have is that many of my contacts continue to send email
messages via Messenger. By default those go to my Hotmail account. I tried
to change my Live ID email address, but it seems that option does not exist
for people who are currently using a Hotmail account.

So my questions are:
1. Why can't I change my Live ID email address to something different?
2. If I can't change my Live ID, is there another way to select that all
email messages sent via messenger go to an alternate email address?

Thanks!

Greetings Jason,

@Hotmail accounts are considered "special" and although they've done work to allow you to
switch to one, they've never created a way to switch from it back to your own address.

Indeed the latest Live ID wizard doesn't even allow you to use your own address anymore.

If you log into Hotmail, choose Options at the top-right, then More Options, and then choose
Forward mail to another e-mail account, you can have it sent to another address.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
--


"Jason" <> wrote in message
news:5AE8E423-05ED-4015-BA7A-...
> Quite a while ago I changed my Passport (now Live ID) email address from my
> ISP email address to a Hotmail account. Although I continue to use
> Messenger, and want to continue to use it, I don't really use my Hotmail
> account.
>
> The problem I have is that many of my contacts continue to send email
> messages via Messenger. By default those go to my Hotmail account. I tried
> to change my Live ID email address, but it seems that option does not exist
> for people who are currently using a Hotmail account.
>
> So my questions are:
> 1. Why can't I change my Live ID email address to something different?
> 2. If I can't change my Live ID, is there another way to select that all
> email messages sent via messenger go to an alternate email address?
>
> Thanks!

I suppose that's an answer, but I'm not sure it answers the "why" part ...
I'm not sure "special" explains why they're different.

At any rate, the mail forwarding is a good suggestion, but now I encounter
this ... "You can forward your mail to one other e-mail address that ends in
hotmail.com, msn.com, live.com, or custom domains."

Why am I limited in what email account I can forward to?? This seems like
I'm just being penned in and inconvenienced for no good reason.

Jason

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings Jason,
>
> @Hotmail accounts are considered "special" and although they've done work to allow you to
> switch to one, they've never created a way to switch from it back to your own address.
>
> Indeed the latest Live ID wizard doesn't even allow you to use your own address anymore.
>
> If you log into Hotmail, choose Options at the top-right, then More Options, and then choose
> Forward mail to another e-mail account, you can have it sent to another address.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
> --
>
>
> "Jason" <> wrote in message
> news:5AE8E423-05ED-4015-BA7A-...
> > Quite a while ago I changed my Passport (now Live ID) email address from my
> > ISP email address to a Hotmail account. Although I continue to use
> > Messenger, and want to continue to use it, I don't really use my Hotmail
> > account.
> >
> > The problem I have is that many of my contacts continue to send email
> > messages via Messenger. By default those go to my Hotmail account. I tried
> > to change my Live ID email address, but it seems that option does not exist
> > for people who are currently using a Hotmail account.
> >
> > So my questions are:
> > 1. Why can't I change my Live ID email address to something different?
> > 2. If I can't change my Live ID, is there another way to select that all
> > email messages sent via messenger go to an alternate email address?
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>

Hi Jason,

Oh right, I forgot about that restriction. My apologies.

It's limited I guess because those domains Microsoft/Hotmail controls on their own end.
I've never heard an explanation why this is.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
--


"Jason" <> wrote in message
news:6119758A-ACB6-48B0-BF60-...
> I suppose that's an answer, but I'm not sure it answers the "why" part ...
> I'm not sure "special" explains why they're different.
>
> At any rate, the mail forwarding is a good suggestion, but now I encounter
> this ... "You can forward your mail to one other e-mail address that ends in
> hotmail.com, msn.com, live.com, or custom domains."
>
> Why am I limited in what email account I can forward to?? This seems like
> I'm just being penned in and inconvenienced for no good reason.
>
> Jason
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings Jason,
>>
>> @Hotmail accounts are considered "special" and although they've done work to allow you to
>> switch to one, they've never created a way to switch from it back to your own address.
>>
>> Indeed the latest Live ID wizard doesn't even allow you to use your own address anymore.
>>
>> If you log into Hotmail, choose Options at the top-right, then More Options, and then
>> choose
>> Forward mail to another e-mail account, you can have it sent to another address.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
>> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
>> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
>> --
>>
>>
>> "Jason" <> wrote in message
>> news:5AE8E423-05ED-4015-BA7A-...
>> > Quite a while ago I changed my Passport (now Live ID) email address from my
>> > ISP email address to a Hotmail account. Although I continue to use
>> > Messenger, and want to continue to use it, I don't really use my Hotmail
>> > account.
>> >
>> > The problem I have is that many of my contacts continue to send email
>> > messages via Messenger. By default those go to my Hotmail account. I tried
>> > to change my Live ID email address, but it seems that option does not exist
>> > for people who are currently using a Hotmail account.
>> >
>> > So my questions are:
>> > 1. Why can't I change my Live ID email address to something different?
>> > 2. If I can't change my Live ID, is there another way to select that all
>> > email messages sent via messenger go to an alternate email address?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>>
>>

Hi this is a message specifically to Johnathan Kay (sorry I didn't kno
how else to contact with this subject in mind ... !!).

You stated that if you changed your live ID that you needed to stay of
the system for atleast 8 hours for the system to update. Because thi
was not mentioned in the ID change ( as i remember .. !!) I did indee
connect and have a list of contacts that are all offline ( even though
know some of them are not..!!)

I have done the export import routine and still have a list of offlin
contacts

My questions is, does the upgrade routine to the existing list o
contacts automatically restart after a specific time of being off lin
or do i have to re start the whole upgrade process again ... !

I hope you can help, and this makes sense but if you need any furthe
info then please do not hesitate to contact me via this thread

Cheers

Alex Kay

:sarc

--
Finalizer50

Hi there,

Actually this time it didn't matter that you signed in, as the feature (as of last month) is
completely broken. At this point until it's fixed, I recommend you switch your Live ID back,
then sign back in using the old ID and you'll find all your old contacts back online safe and
sound.

--
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
--


"Finalizer50" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Hi this is a message specifically to Johnathan Kay (sorry I didn't know
> how else to contact with this subject in mind ... !!)..
>
> You stated that if you changed your live ID that you needed to stay off
> the system for atleast 8 hours for the system to update. Because this
> was not mentioned in the ID change ( as i remember .. !!) I did indeed
> connect and have a list of contacts that are all offline ( even though i
> know some of them are not..!!).
>
> I have done the export import routine and still have a list of offline
> contacts.
>
> My questions is, does the upgrade routine to the existing list of
> contacts automatically restart after a specific time of being off line
> or do i have to re start the whole upgrade process again ... !!
>
> I hope you can help, and this makes sense but if you need any further
> info then please do not hesitate to contact me via this thread.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alex Kay.
>
> :sarc:
>
>
> --
> Finalizer50

Can I say, this is a ridiculous process, but I have managed to change my email address successfully and without my contacts having to do anything:

I followed the process on http://account.live.com before going to bed one night after logging out of Messenger, then logged in the next morning using my new email address. All contacts were still offline and grayed out (a lighter grey than you'd expect).

Through trial and error I realized that if you delete a contact and re-add them they will still be offline (awaiting authorisation) but the contact never receives a request for approval of the new account. HOWEVER, if you delete a contact, start the process of adding them by clicking ADD A CONTACT, then enter their email address in the "Enter the person's information" screen, click NEXT and then CLOSE the 'Send an invitation to...' screen (do NOT hit SEND), that contact is back on your list and will be visible as online (if they are online). In other words, DON'T SEND AN INVITATION when re-adding a contact.

I found that by exporting the list of contacts to a .ctt file (Show Menu -> Contacts -> Save instant messaging contacts) you have a proper list of email addresses to work. I deleted every contact on my list and then started re-entering from this list. It took forever but my contacts all see my new email address and I'm back on track.

Hope this helps.



Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:

Hi there,Actually this time it didn't matter that you signed in, as the
31-Jan-09

Hi there

Actually this time it didn't matter that you signed in, as the feature (as of last month) is
completely broken. At this point until it's fixed, I recommend you switch your Live ID back,
then sign back in using the old ID and you'll find all your old contacts back online safe and
sound

--
Jonathan Ka
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenge
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenge
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.co
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.co
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citatio
-

"Finalizer50" <> wrote in message
news:...

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Saturday, June 14, 2008 4:20 PM
Jaso wrote:

Changing Live ID email address
Quite a while ago I changed my Passport (now Live ID) email address from my
ISP email address to a Hotmail account. Although I continue to use
Messenger, and want to continue to use it, I don't really use my Hotmail
account.

The problem I have is that many of my contacts continue to send email
messages via Messenger. By default those go to my Hotmail account. I tried
to change my Live ID email address, but it seems that option does not exist
for people who are currently using a Hotmail account

So my questions are
1. Why can't I change my Live ID email address to something different
2. If I can't change my Live ID, is there another way to select that all
email messages sent via messenger go to an alternate email address

Thanks!

On Sunday, June 15, 2008 12:08 AM
Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:

Re: Changing Live ID email address
Greetings Jason

@Hotmail accounts are considered "special" and although they've done work to allow you to
switch to one, they've never created a way to switch from it back to your own address

Indeed the latest Live ID wizard doesn't even allow you to use your own address anymore

If you log into Hotmail, choose Options at the top-right, then More Options, and then choose
Forward mail to another e-mail account, you can have it sent to another address

--
Jonathan Ka
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenge
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenge
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.co
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.co
(c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citatio
-

"Jason" <> wrote in message
news:5AE8E423-05ED-4015-BA7A-...

On Sunday, June 15, 2008 9:29 AM
Jaso wrote:

I suppose that's an answer, but I'm not sure it answers the "why" part ...
I suppose that's an answer, but I'm not sure it answers the "why" part ...
I'm not sure "special" explains why they're different.

At any rate, the mail forwarding is a good suggestion, but now I encounter
this ... "You can forward your mail to one other e-mail address that ends in
hotmail.com, msn.com, live.com, or custom domains."

Why am I limited in what email account I can forward to?? This seems like
I'm just being penned in and inconvenienced for no good reason.

Jason

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

On Sunday, June 15, 2008 11:37 PM
Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:

Hi Jason,Oh right, I forgot about that restriction. My apologies.
Hi Jason,

Oh right, I forgot about that restriction. My apologies.

It's limited I guess because those domains Microsoft/Hotmail controls on their own end.
I've never heard an explanation why this is.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
--


"Jason" <> wrote in message
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On Saturday, January 31, 2009 7:22 PM
Finalizer50 wrote:

Hi this is a message specifically to Johnathan Kay (sorry I didn't knowhow
Hi this is a message specifically to Johnathan Kay (sorry I didn't know
how else to contact with this subject in mind ... !!)..

You stated that if you changed your live ID that you needed to stay off
the system for atleast 8 hours for the system to update. Because this
was not mentioned in the ID change ( as i remember .. !!) I did indeed
connect and have a list of contacts that are all offline ( even though i
know some of them are not..!!).

I have done the export import routine and still have a list of offline
contacts.

My questions is, does the upgrade routine to the existing list of
contacts automatically restart after a specific time of being off line
or do i have to re start the whole upgrade process again ... !!

I hope you can help, and this makes sense but if you need any further
info then please do not hesitate to contact me via this thread.

Cheers,

Alex Kay.



--
Finalizer50

On Saturday, January 31, 2009 10:34 PM
Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:

Hi there,Actually this time it didn't matter that you signed in, as the
Hi there,

Actually this time it didn't matter that you signed in, as the feature (as of last month) is
completely broken. At this point until it's fixed, I recommend you switch your Live ID back,
then sign back in using the old ID and you'll find all your old contacts back online safe and
sound.

--
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
--


"Finalizer50" <> wrote in message
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Greetings Andy,

Thanks for taking the risk and the feedback. I have to admit I'm disappointed that over a
year later, this still hasn't been really fixed.

I have to admit I'm not quite sure what happens when you follow the process you've described,
but I certainly don't consider it a bad thing if it works.

Amusingly in the latest version of Messenger 2009, they have removed the save instant
messaging contacts feature, which would make this far more tedious (although you can still
export your contacts via the Windows Live People website, but in slightly less usable
formats).

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2010 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
4 days to go!
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"Andy Canestrari" wrote in message news:...
> Can I say, this is a ridiculous process, but I have managed to change my email address
> successfully and without my contacts having to do anything:
>
> I followed the process on http://account.live.com before going to bed one night after
> logging out of Messenger, then logged in the next morning using my new email address. All
> contacts were still offline and grayed out (a lighter grey than you'd expect).
>
> Through trial and error I realized that if you delete a contact and re-add them they will
> still be offline (awaiting authorisation) but the contact never receives a request for
> approval of the new account. HOWEVER, if you delete a contact, start the process of adding
> them by clicking ADD A CONTACT, then enter their email address in the "Enter the person's
> information" screen, click NEXT and then CLOSE the 'Send an invitation to...' screen (do
> NOT hit SEND), that contact is back on your list and will be visible as online (if they are
> online). In other words, DON'T SEND AN INVITATION when re-adding a contact.
>
> I found that by exporting the list of contacts to a .ctt file (Show Menu -> Contacts ->
> Save instant messaging contacts) you have a proper list of email addresses to work. I
> deleted every contact on my list and then started re-entering from this list. It took
> forever but my contacts all see my new email address and I'm back on track.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
>
> Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
>
> Hi there,Actually this time it didn't matter that you signed in, as the
> 31-Jan-09
>
> Hi there,
>
> Actually this time it didn't matter that you signed in, as the feature (as of last month)
> is
> completely broken. At this point until it's fixed, I recommend you switch your Live ID
> back,
> then sign back in using the old ID and you'll find all your old contacts back online safe
> and
> sound.
>
> --
> 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
> --
>
>
> "Finalizer50" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>
> Previous Posts In This Thread:
>
> On Saturday, June 14, 2008 4:20 PM
> Jaso wrote:
>
> Changing Live ID email address
> Quite a while ago I changed my Passport (now Live ID) email address from my
> ISP email address to a Hotmail account. Although I continue to use
> Messenger, and want to continue to use it, I don't really use my Hotmail
> account.
>
> The problem I have is that many of my contacts continue to send email
> messages via Messenger. By default those go to my Hotmail account. I tried
> to change my Live ID email address, but it seems that option does not exist
> for people who are currently using a Hotmail account.
>
> So my questions are:
> 1. Why can't I change my Live ID email address to something different?
> 2. If I can't change my Live ID, is there another way to select that all
> email messages sent via messenger go to an alternate email address?
>
> Thanks!
>
> On Sunday, June 15, 2008 12:08 AM
> Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
>
> Re: Changing Live ID email address
> Greetings Jason,
>
> @Hotmail accounts are considered "special" and although they've done work to allow you to
> switch to one, they've never created a way to switch from it back to your own address.
>
> Indeed the latest Live ID wizard doesn't even allow you to use your own address anymore.
>
> If you log into Hotmail, choose Options at the top-right, then More Options, and then
> choose
> Forward mail to another e-mail account, you can have it sent to another address.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
> --
>
>
> "Jason" <> wrote in message
> news:5AE8E423-05ED-4015-BA7A-...
>
> On Sunday, June 15, 2008 9:29 AM
> Jaso wrote:
>
> I suppose that's an answer, but I'm not sure it answers the "why" part ...
> I suppose that's an answer, but I'm not sure it answers the "why" part ...
> I'm not sure "special" explains why they're different.
>
> At any rate, the mail forwarding is a good suggestion, but now I encounter
> this ... "You can forward your mail to one other e-mail address that ends in
> hotmail.com, msn.com, live.com, or custom domains."
>
> Why am I limited in what email account I can forward to?? This seems like
> I'm just being penned in and inconvenienced for no good reason.
>
> Jason
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
> On Sunday, June 15, 2008 11:37 PM
> Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
>
> Hi Jason,Oh right, I forgot about that restriction. My apologies.
> Hi Jason,
>
> Oh right, I forgot about that restriction. My apologies.
>
> It's limited I guess because those domains Microsoft/Hotmail controls on their own end.
> I've never heard an explanation why this is.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
> --
>
>
> "Jason" <> wrote in message
> news:6119758A-ACB6-48B0-BF60-...
>
> On Saturday, January 31, 2009 7:22 PM
> Finalizer50 wrote:
>
> Hi this is a message specifically to Johnathan Kay (sorry I didn't knowhow
> Hi this is a message specifically to Johnathan Kay (sorry I didn't know
> how else to contact with this subject in mind ... !!)..
>
> You stated that if you changed your live ID that you needed to stay off
> the system for atleast 8 hours for the system to update. Because this
> was not mentioned in the ID change ( as i remember .. !!) I did indeed
> connect and have a list of contacts that are all offline ( even though i
> know some of them are not..!!).
>
> I have done the export import routine and still have a list of offline
> contacts.
>
> My questions is, does the upgrade routine to the existing list of
> contacts automatically restart after a specific time of being off line
> or do i have to re start the whole upgrade process again ... !!
>
> I hope you can help, and this makes sense but if you need any further
> info then please do not hesitate to contact me via this thread.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alex Kay.
>
>
>
> --
> Finalizer50
>
> On Saturday, January 31, 2009 10:34 PM
> Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
>
> Hi there,Actually this time it didn't matter that you signed in, as the
> Hi there,
>
> Actually this time it didn't matter that you signed in, as the feature (as of last month)
> is
> completely broken. At this point until it's fixed, I recommend you switch your Live ID
> back,
> then sign back in using the old ID and you'll find all your old contacts back online safe
> and
> sound.
>
> --
> 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
> --
>
>
> "Finalizer50" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>
>
> Submitted via EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
> LINQ With Strings
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...h-strings.aspx

I had the same issue and found this thread. Thanks Andy for you suggestion - I started doing that but got sick of it!

Stumbled across a quicker/easier way. Simply open a conversation window for a user, then delete them from your contact list.

The contact status in the message window will change to 'Add to contact list'. Click this and a few seconds later their status should correctly update.

Much quicker!

Michael



Andy Canestrari wrote:

Ok, managed to do it...
18-May-10

Can I say, this is a ridiculous process, but I have managed to change my email address successfully and without my contacts having to do anything:

I followed the process on http://account.live.com before going to bed one night after logging out of Messenger, then logged in the next morning using my new email address. All contacts were still offline and grayed out (a lighter grey than you'd expect).

Through trial and error I realized that if you delete a contact and re-add them they will still be offline (awaiting authorisation) but the contact never receives a request for approval of the new account. HOWEVER, if you delete a contact, start the process of adding them by clicking ADD A CONTACT, then enter their email address in the "Enter the person's information" screen, click NEXT and then CLOSE the 'Send an invitation to...' screen (do NOT hit SEND), that contact is back on your list and will be visible as online (if they are online). In other words, DON'T SEND AN INVITATION when re-adding a contact.

I found that by exporting the list of contacts to a .ctt file (Show Menu -> Contacts -> Save instant messaging contacts) you have a proper list of email addresses to work. I deleted every contact on my list and then started re-entering from this list. It took forever but my contacts all see my new email address and I'm back on track.

Hope this helps.

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Saturday, June 14, 2008 4:20 PM
Jaso wrote:

Changing Live ID email address
Quite a while ago I changed my Passport (now Live ID) email address from my
ISP email address to a Hotmail account. Although I continue to use
Messenger, and want to continue to use it, I don't really use my Hotmail
account.

The problem I have is that many of my contacts continue to send email
messages via Messenger. By default those go to my Hotmail account. I tried
to change my Live ID email address, but it seems that option does not exist
for people who are currently using a Hotmail account.

So my questions are:
1. Why can't I change my Live ID email address to something different?
2. If I can't change my Live ID, is there another way to select that all
email messages sent via messenger go to an alternate email address?

Thanks!

On Sunday, June 15, 2008 12:08 AM
Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:

Re: Changing Live ID email address
Greetings Jason,

@Hotmail accounts are considered "special" and although they've done work to allow you to
switch to one, they've never created a way to switch from it back to your own address.

Indeed the latest Live ID wizard doesn't even allow you to use your own address anymore.

If you log into Hotmail, choose Options at the top-right, then More Options, and then choose
Forward mail to another e-mail account, you can have it sent to another address.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
--


"Jason" <> wrote in message
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On Sunday, June 15, 2008 9:29 AM
Jaso wrote:

I suppose that's an answer, but I'm not sure it answers the "why" part ...
I suppose that's an answer, but I'm not sure it answers the "why" part ...
I'm not sure "special" explains why they're different.

At any rate, the mail forwarding is a good suggestion, but now I encounter
this ... "You can forward your mail to one other e-mail address that ends in
hotmail.com, msn.com, live.com, or custom domains."

Why am I limited in what email account I can forward to?? This seems like
I'm just being penned in and inconvenienced for no good reason.

Jason

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

On Sunday, June 15, 2008 11:37 PM
Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:

Hi Jason,Oh right, I forgot about that restriction. My apologies.
Hi Jason,

Oh right, I forgot about that restriction. My apologies.

It's limited I guess because those domains Microsoft/Hotmail controls on their own end.
I've never heard an explanation why this is.

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Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
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"Jason" <> wrote in message
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On Saturday, January 31, 2009 7:22 PM
Finalizer50 wrote:

Hi this is a message specifically to Johnathan Kay (sorry I didn't knowhow
Hi this is a message specifically to Johnathan Kay (sorry I didn't know
how else to contact with this subject in mind ... !!)..

You stated that if you changed your live ID that you needed to stay off
the system for atleast 8 hours for the system to update. Because this
was not mentioned in the ID change ( as i remember .. !!) I did indeed
connect and have a list of contacts that are all offline ( even though i
know some of them are not..!!).

I have done the export import routine and still have a list of offline
contacts.

My questions is, does the upgrade routine to the existing list of
contacts automatically restart after a specific time of being off line
or do i have to re start the whole upgrade process again ... !!

I hope you can help, and this makes sense but if you need any further
info then please do not hesitate to contact me via this thread.

Cheers,

Alex Kay.



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Finalizer50

On Saturday, January 31, 2009 10:34 PM
Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:

Hi there,Actually this time it didn't matter that you signed in, as the
Hi there,

Actually this time it didn't matter that you signed in, as the feature (as of last month) is
completely broken. At this point until it's fixed, I recommend you switch your Live ID back,
then sign back in using the old ID and you'll find all your old contacts back online safe and
sound.

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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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"Finalizer50" <> wrote in message
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On Tuesday, May 18, 2010 9:41 PM
Andy Canestrari wrote:

Ok, managed to do it...
Can I say, this is a ridiculous process, but I have managed to change my email address successfully and without my contacts having to do anything:

I followed the process on http://account.live.com before going to bed one night after logging out of Messenger, then logged in the next morning using my new email address. All contacts were still offline and grayed out (a lighter grey than you'd expect).

Through trial and error I realized that if you delete a contact and re-add them they will still be offline (awaiting authorisation) but the contact never receives a request for approval of the new account. HOWEVER, if you delete a contact, start the process of adding them by clicking ADD A CONTACT, then enter their email address in the "Enter the person's information" screen, click NEXT and then CLOSE the 'Send an invitation to...' screen (do NOT hit SEND), that contact is back on your list and will be visible as online (if they are online). In other words, DON'T SEND AN INVITATION when re-adding a contact.

I found that by exporting the list of contacts to a .ctt file (Show Menu -> Contacts -> Save instant messaging contacts) you have a proper list of email addresses to work. I deleted every contact on my list and then started re-entering from this list. It took forever but my contacts all see my new email address and I'm back on track.

Hope this helps.


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