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Changing your MSN Messenger password isn't all that obvious. Short step-by-step instructions to change your MSN Messenger and Hotmail password.
How do I change my MSN Messenger or Hotmail password?
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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.
Article C2138 - July 24, 2004
Leo A. Notenboom has been playing with computers since he
was required to take a programming class in 1976. An 18 year career as a programmer at Microsoft soon followed.
After "retiring" in 2001, Leo started Ask Leo! in 2003 as a place for answers
to common computer and technical questions. More about Leo.
gaz: 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