Comments for How do I delete my Hotmail account?

Comment from Leo on 2005-08-18

2005-08-18T17:39:57Z

I'm closing comments on this article because the majority are simply the same question, as answered in the article, over and over.

To delete your Hotmail account, read the article at the top of the page.

http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_delete_my_hotmail_account.html

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Comment from Leo on 2005-07-30

2005-07-30T23:34:22Z

Freestyle: it depends on how long it's been closed. They keep it around for a little while, and I'm not sure if they bounce messages immediately or not. Certainly eventually they will, but how long that takes I don't know. ALSO be aware that if someone then creates an account using your old account name, they'll start getting that email.

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Comment from Freestyle on 2005-07-26

2005-07-27T05:58:15Z

hi, i was wondering if i close my hotmail account and someone emails me at that account will it bounce back to them saying something like there is no such account or account does not exist or does it not let them know anything the reason i am asking is because i just closed my sisters account that she did not want anymore and was trying to see if i sent her an email if it would bounce back to me telling me account does not exist and i had got nothing its been like 4 days now was wondering because my sister got so many people that might still email her there. thank you for your help

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Comment from Leo on 2005-07-26

2005-07-27T05:00:36Z

If you've deleted your account, then you can't login to your IM client with that account, so you can't get messages on that account.

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Comment from taylor on 2005-07-26

2005-07-27T04:54:32Z

please tell me.... will my instant messages still come to me since i delted my account? i hope not. thanks!

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Comment from sue on 2005-07-15

2005-07-16T02:58:51Z

http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/accountclose here is the direct link, took me a while to find as clicking on the close account took me to msn home page as well.

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Comment from David Duvel on 2005-05-17

2005-05-17T21:19:13Z

I just tried to delete a hotmail account and it is bloody annoying that you can't just switch it off or set up an automated message, so that everybody who does email gets a notification about the fact that you actually won't get their emails... Is it set up this way to make it harder to leave hotmail?

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Comment from Leo on 2005-05-11

2005-05-11T23:55:30Z

You want this article: http://ask-leo.com/ive_lost_my_hotmail_password_can_you_help_get_it_back.html

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Comment from hamid on 2005-05-09

2005-05-09T11:06:26Z

Some one has hacked into my account, i want my password can u sent it to [Email Address Removed]

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Comment from Leo on 2005-03-24

2005-03-24T17:04:02Z

My take is that in most schools the computers are turned on before the students arrive.

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Comment from Bluethunder on 2005-02-13

2005-02-13T23:51:50Z

ok, listen up...if u want to delete ur msn account
go to
http://help.msn.com/!data/en_us/data/MSN_Hotmail_PIMv9.its51/$content$/PIM_PROC_CloseAcct.htm

and click the top link, enter ur hotmail, and password
TA-DAA
it may take awhile to work

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Comment from Asif Wadud on 2005-02-08

2005-02-08T13:32:46Z

Although it is better to stop signing into ur hotmail account, u can in fact close ur account manually. Go to www.passport.net and sign in there using ur hotmail address. Then by editting ur profile u can choose to close ur .net passport which in this case would be ur hotmail account(www.passpot.net->sign in->member sevices). Then after u contact hotmail in order to close it down u will be given the following message,

"By closing this account, you are marking your account inactive. Stored e-mail will be permanently deleted and inbound mail will be refused. Your .NET Passport will still function, and your e-mail name will be reserved.

To re-activate your account, simply go to http://www.hotmail.com and enter your Sign-In name and password. You will then be able to send and receive e-mail using MSN Hotmail once again.

If your account stays 'inactive' for over a period of 0 days, it will be permanently deleted. This delay is necessary to discourage users from engaging in fraudulent activity. Additionally, due to the limited number of names available, we may allow other users to sign up for and use your current e-mail name after your account has been permanently deleted."

Confirm "close my account" and that should close down ur hotmail account.

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