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Need access to my e-mail account.

Hello, I can no longer gain access to my e-mail account even though I had the password. Microsoft decided "someone else was using my e-mail account" i.e me on my mobile phone, and various other devices. I then logged int …

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Hotmail address

I heard that hotmail.com addresses will go away in October. Is this true?

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cant access my hotmail account

I cannot open my email account I went through the account recovery/password reset procedure that appears when clicking on the link that says i cannot access my account. i filled out the form to prove its my account. i wa …

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microsoft account blocked

I thought my live account was compromised or stolen, but after talking to the support line, I realized that it has been blocked. It isn't a password issue, he said that it may be that i've entered the password in too man …

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hacked outlook.com account

My outlook.com account was hacked. It is not the address I used to post this question. A new contact phone number was added and new recovery contact emails were added so that whenever I go to reset the password it emails …

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hacked outlook.com account

My outlook.com account was hacked. It is not the address I used to post this question. A new contact phone number was added and new recovery contact emails were added so that whenever I go to reset the password it emails …

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Emails Bouncing Back

I have sent a few emails today and two bounced back. These are people I email frequently. Attached is a screen shot of the message that I received when it bounced back - it did not contain helpful information as to why i …

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Can’t access my Outlook account. Help.

I keep getting this error messaging whenever I try to access my Outlook account. It says that I am "currently signed in with an Office 365 email account", and when I click on it, it takes me back to the log on page. My h …

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copying emails from hotmail to HD

I do have ca. 3000 important emails in one folder in my hotmail, which I want to copy to my hard drive. I cannot find any ways to do it. I have OE and also MS Office Outlook. I do have computers running XP and Windows 7. …

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I too cannot verify my account… EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING!!!

I continue to receive the same reply that I have not supplied enough information! I have supplied as much as I can remember. I've had this email addresss for years and don't want to lose all contact addresses and saved e …

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Cannot close account – help needed

Hello, I am trying to close this Microsoft account as it has been compromised and has been sending out spam email. I have tried to close it via the usual channels, but have had little success. Would an administrator or m …

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Unable to log in to Xbox live with the same password.

Original Title: Help My son wanted to reset his password on outlook.com so we did it on the computer, now when he tries to log in to his xbox live with the same password we used on the computer it will not allow him to l …

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Outlook.com Synch with Outlook 2011 for Mac – The Truth Please

Then consensus after days of trawling the web is that Outlook 2011 cannot synch with Outlook.com/Hotmail via Exchange or IMAP and will only connect via POP. But in the Outlook.com help pages, specifically here: http://wi …

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Changing e-mail providers from Bell.ca to Videotron.ca

Have been using Bell.ca as my e-mail provider for over 20 years. Bell uses Outlook.com. My issue is that I would like to switch my e-mail provider to Videotron.ca. From what I understand, I will need to create a new e-ma …

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persistent spammers

I keep marking them as junk, but they keep coming to my inbox. I tried to filter but it won't let me send stuff to the junk folder by rule and I can't block senders with a wildcard in the address. How about I forward eve …

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Is there a way to change the ical refresh schedule?

Hello, I am unable to locate a setting to change the refresh times on a subscribed ical calendar in Outlook.com's calendar. Is there a setting I am missing? I understand that push and the such is not doable, but being ab …

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Hotmail

I had to get a new password for my hotmail yesterday. a notification popped up on my phone which said "unable to sign into Hotmail" I had not been trying to do that, I was having a phone conversation. When I finished, I …

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