Get Your Live.com ID Today!

[madmatt]

Here are instructions on how you can register a live.com ID at Microsoft, it's a few simple steps and after that you will maybe snap up an ID that's not already registered to someone else. I got mine and have verified that these steps do in fact work. Enjoy!

How to get a Live.com ID

• Go to https://accountservices.passport.net/reg.srf register an passport account with a NON-HOTMAIL/MSN email address
• Sign in to http://login.live.com with your passport that you just registered.
• Paste https://account.live.com/EditProf.aspx into address bar.
• Edit your registered information, input your birthday (18+) and change your Country/Region to 'United States'.
• Paste https://account.live.com/LoginChangeName.aspx to address bar, then your can change your passport to @live.com.

Note:

• If you do not change to US (skip step four), you'll get @windowslive.com domain address
• If you change to 'China', you'll get @live.cn domain address
• If you change to 'Korea', you'll get @live.co.kr domain address and so on...
• It seems like Windows Live Mail only works with @live.com addresses at the moment
• Please note that after migrating to @live.com domain, your previous NON-HOTMAIL/MSN email address will no longer be associated with passport
• Currently, it only works for NON-HOTMAIL/MSN email addresses (in Step 1)

Source: Neowin

 

[omg its nlm]

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[VenomXt]

done. used my gmail addy lol suprised they let me hehe

 

[Khayman]

nice one, all signed up 🙂

 

[Techno Child]

hmm.. if you have a passport account already, it should be the same right?

 

[madmatt]

Passport = Live ID

You can change your current Live ID to @live.com or @windowslive.com

That's what this does for you.

 

[Techno Child]

ah... gotcha,

hehe no thanks 😛 I like @hotmail.com

 

[lancer]

Matt i'm currently using y @hotmail.com passport to log into my live email. which i love i think its a great leap forward, so screw you gmail. 🙂

 

[kcnychief]

Doesn't work anymore, they have removed https://account.live.com/LoginChangeName.aspx

 

[madmatt]

Microsoft has disabled this feature. From what I've read it wasn't supposed to be public yet?

 

[kcnychief]

*in Yoda voice*

My Son, Correct You Are

😀

 

[ming]

I thought Live ID is the replacement or new name for Passport.

 

[madmatt]

It is.

 

[Khayman]

got myself "Khayman" live address, shhuuuweeet 🙂

 

[kcnychief]

Back again?

http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/10/hurry-trick-to-get-a-windows-livecom-email-address/

 

[bobsalot]

Yay Got Mine!!!

 

[NetRyder]

There was a JavaScript trick posted on the Neowin forum yesterday (originally from Mess.be). I signed up directly for a @live.com account. Got just the one I wanted. 🙂

 

[Admiral Michael]

I signed up for 3 live.ca ones 🙂

 

[Mastershakes]

It seems like Windows Live Mail only works with @live.com addresses at the moment

Was trying to figure out what all the buzz is.

My hotmail has been Windows Live Mail since god knows when.
My hotmail was working on Windows Live Mail as of the first post of this thread.

Confused, but it's Friday so who cares?

Good weekend all.

 

[kcnychief]

Good weekend to you too stranger, nice to see you again 😉