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I would like to re-name my Hotmail account, can I? One of the drawbacks of a huge email provider such as Hotmail is that by the time you get there, it seems like all the good names are taken. After choosing a name, often a poor substitute for what we'd really like, wouldn't it be nice to be able to just rename the account when we get a better idea? Sadly, it's not to be... I know of no way to rename a Hotmail account. Or a Yahoo account. Or an account with any of the free email services. In fact, it's fairly common that even paid services cannot be renamed. "I know of no way to rename a Hotmail account."
The only real alternative I know of is to create a new account, with the new name you want (assuming that's available, of course), and begin using that instead of the old. Update: - I've added a new article that explores this topic in more depth: How do I change my Hotmail name or address? Related:
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That's this article: http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_change_my_msn_hotmail_password.html Posted by: Leo at September 20, 2005 01:04 PMDear Mr. Leo, My name's Devry. I have an account at Hotmail.msn with name of e-mail address is devla_looks4@hotmail.com. then after I thinking about that I want to change my name of hotmail's e-mail address. How can I change my hotmail's e-mail address name? I hope you can help me. Thank you for your attention. Yours sincerely, i want to rename my e-mail account for some reasons existing Posted by: cabdiqaadir at October 10, 2005 07:40 AMPlease have a look at the article you just commented on. It answers your question. Posted by: Leo at October 10, 2005 09:32 AMI just want to change it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posted by: Lawrence at October 10, 2005 10:19 AMYou can't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please read the article. Posted by: Leo at October 10, 2005 10:25 AMI want to change my MSN hotmail e-mail how do i do that? Posted by: Amanda at October 12, 2005 01:53 PMHi man, I have a hotmail account. But the only problem is that i dont know my account name. Please help me. Posted by: Hamza Azhar at October 14, 2005 11:06 PMHi I am Holly I would like to change my e-mail address from: Hollyminter1994@hotmail.co.uk to: Holly_Hot_lips94@hotmail.co.uk I'm closing comments on this article because the comments are simply repeats of the very question that the article clearly answers. I know of no way to rename a Hotmail account. If you want a new Hotmail name, you must open a new Hotmail account. Posted by: Leo at October 16, 2005 11:28 AM |
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