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Cannot Verify Domain

Hello -- I have a NameCheap webhost, and I cannot verify my domain name for the life of me. I am setting the MX record (the only one, in fact) of my domain to: HOST NAME MAILSERVER HOST NAME MAIL TYPE MX PREF TTL @ b7c71 …

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removing email restrictions in family safety

I am running Windows 8 and need to remove the email restrictions from my daughters' accounts. I am not seeing a place for email restrictions - just for website & time restrictions. Where do I need to go to take care of t …

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Downloading Pictures sent to Outlook

I cannot open pictures sent from a Samsung NS1100 camera on Outlook on my computer but I can open them on my phone. All I get is large gray areas on the computer and no tab to "download" or "show content."

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“Sorry, there seems to be a problem with Oulook right now”

I can't sign into my hotmail account. I have tried three browers (IE, FF, and Opera) and two different computers. Nothing works. I just get a message that says "Sorry, there seems to be a problem with Outlook right now." …

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Duplicate emails sent to receiver by using different account.

Dear administrators and moderators, recently i have send a email to a receiver with success using application, however another identical email was sent to the same receiver and this time round is from another email accou …

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Inbox shows 56 unread emails, but there are actually none.

Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/L12yrdl.png As you can see, my inbox shows (and has shown for months) 56 unread messages, when in fact there are none. I've used different browsers, different computers, cleared cookies and …

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Windows Movie Maker isn’t working?

I just got a hand me down windows 7 PC that used to be my dads, but when i tried to load movie maker I got a pop-up that said Windows Essentials has stopped working and I need it to work by September for school stuff. I' …

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My hotmail account blocked

Hi there, I could not access to my hotmail... all my requests have been delined. Thing started yesterday , I suspected that my account *** Email address is removed for privacy *** has been hacked, so I attempted changing …

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Hotmail ‘Locked out’ and re-activation process complaint!!!

I have been locked out for 1 week and been unable to "re-activate" my account using password re-sets, code activation using my alternate email address. 1) The automatic code reactivation has not been sent to the correct …

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Not receiving emails/delayed emails

I have been having some problems with my email account. My sent emails are received as normal. I have not been receiving many of my emails. The emails do not go to my junk folder or any other folder in my account. Some e …

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Using Sky Drive

Can I use Sky Drive for Outlook like I do for Word?

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Alias not available is mine

From my profile, I try to add an alias (my name @outlook.com). I am told "This email address is already taken" That is true. It is mine. Resetting the password, I follow the email link, and reset successfully, but I stil …

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close email

Accounts hacked! Please close all associated emails. I have followed all prompts and still cannot close these accounts! Does anyone know how or who to contact for answers? Preferences § 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - = Backspace …

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Attachments won’t allow just one document. What is problem?

I am frustrated on trying to send a two page document via attachment, but outlook indicates that one page document is too big to send.???? What is problem and what can I do to correct this so that I can do a simple task …

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Spam emails making it past filters into Inbox

I have spam from *** Email address is removed for privacy *** getting through my exclusive filter. The mail has the 'Show Content' and 'Mark as Safe' links like when you see something in the Junk mail folder but is erron …

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Why????

What are you douing, stop it, and get me back who it was before

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My Excel document is locked – is there a way to unlock it?

I loaded my Excel spreadsheet (from SkyDrive) to my home computer to take a look at it. It locked it on SkyDrive. I am now at my work computer (separate location) and want to edit the Excel spreadsheet, but when I try to …

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can not close account

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Nokia Lumia 920 Outlook.com Account No Longer Syncing

Hi, My Microsoft Account (outlook.com) stopped syncing on my Nokia Lumia 920 this past Monday. It works fine through my web browser (http://www.outlook.com). Does this have something to do with the "bay-m.hotmail.com" as …

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