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dash
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      05-27-2007
when i send an email it also shows my full name as well as hotmail address.
how do i change or remove my name?
 
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Jonathan Kay [MVP]
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      05-28-2007
Greetings Dash,

Hotmail just grabs your first and last name from your Windows Live ID profile, which you can
edit here:
https://account.live.com/EditProf.aspx

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> when i send an email it also shows my full name as well as hotmail address.
> how do i change or remove my name?



 
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dash
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      05-28-2007


appears to only change if the fields are filled with an alternative name but
solves privacy problem
 
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