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Summary: Changing your MSN Messenger password isn't all that obvious. Short step-by-step instructions to change your MSN Messenger and Hotmail password.
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How do I change my MSN Messenger or Hotmail password? |
Messenger and Hotmail use the .NET Passport service for authentication, so this means you'll need to change your password there. Rather than trying to remember the steps or the pages to go to, I do this:
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Fire up MSN Messenger
File, Sign Out, if signed in
File, Sign In... (not the entry that may already have your account name listed).
At the bottom of the resulting dialog box, click on Help
And on the resulting web page, click on Change My Password.
You'll then be prompted to log in to .NET Passport (using your old password) and then given the opportunity to change your password.
Remember that this applies to all services which use .NET Passport to login in, including Hotmail, MSN Messenger and more.
Related:
How do I change my MSN Hotmail password if I forgot it? Need to change your Hotmail password, but you forgot it? There are a couple of ways to change your Hotmail password - if you set things up properly when you created the account.
How do I change my MSN HotMail Secret Question? It's easy to change your secret question, but you must be logged in to do so.
How do I contact MSN Hotmail Customer Service? If you encounter problems with MSN Hotmail, it's natural to want to contact customer service. Not easy, perhaps not helpful, but it is possible.
Article C2138 - July 24, 2004
Someone has hacked my msn password how can i get it back ? plz. help
Posted by: yasir at September 2, 2004 5:26 AMSomeone has hacked my msn password how can i get it back , i have also forgotten my secret answer? plz. help
Posted by: yasir at September 2, 2004 5:27 AMYasir: this article may help some: http://ask-leo.com/000265.html
Posted by: Leo at September 2, 2004 7:41 PMYasir: normally that requires signing up for a new account with a new name.
Posted by: Leo at September 2, 2004 7:50 PMhi just wondering how do u download msn messenger 4 free can you give me a website coz i wanna talk 2 my friends
Posted by: gaz at September 7, 2004 11:23 AMgaz: download MSN messenger here: http://messenger.msn.com/
Posted by: Leo at September 7, 2004 7:41 PMEveryone Please:
1) if you want to change your password, read the article at the top of the page.
2) I cannot change your password for you.
3) To change your email or IM account *name*, open up a new account.
Leo
Posted by: Leo at September 26, 2004 5:54 PMsome one hacked my account and changed my password and my secret password how do i change it now??? :s
Posted by: jessica at October 3, 2004 6:16 PMYou need this article: http://ask-leo.com/someone_has_stolen_my_email_account_what_can_i_do_to_get_it_back.html
Posted by: Leo at October 3, 2004 7:21 PMI'm closing comments on this article. Most of the comments have simply been requests for me to change your password (which I cannot do), or questions that, ultimately, are answered by the article itself.
Posted by: Leo at October 7, 2004 1:31 PM