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Cannot close account.

I keep getting the same message. "Keep getting the same message "Our server is having a problem. We're working to fix it as soon as we can, so try again in a few minutes." Have already tried several times. Help?

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messages received from iphone to outlook.com are garbled

Recently, I have been getting an error when received emails from a person sending from an iphone. The message subject line is changed to no subject. The, the message begins "References: <*** Email address is removed for …

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unable to access one note in sky drive

I sent a link from my One Note to a friend and they are unable to access the One Note in their Sky Drive. It says- "this item might not exist or is no longer available".... When I look in my Skydrive account it is there …

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Can’t add alias to SkyDrive

I made a new SkyDrive account for my work email, not knowing that I could simply add it as an alias. Just a few minutes later, while exploring the settings in my primary account, I noticed I could add an alias. I closed …

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Strange behavior of folder download rights

Dear MS, when I have a shared folder and send its address to someone else, there is an inconsistency in necessity of login: a) When the other person right-clicks the folder and then "Download", the folder downloads as it …

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Messages saved to contacts are all mixed

I was viewing my deleted file for a communication I deleted by accident. Suddenly all my saved files to specific contact folders were mixed up and deleted information appeared in folders where it didn't belong. I checked …

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Request for hotmail account investigation, please

I would respectfully like to request an investigation of my Hotmail account due to missing emails. This occurred after the Outlook update. I have had this account for many, many years, and it is accessed on a fairly regu …

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Outlook Express for emails

I'm confused with SMTP and POP3 and used them incorrectly when setting up Outlook for emails. How do i correct this blunder? Thanks.

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sharing calendar not working

The Shared Option and Calendar Permissions are currently grayed out on my calendar...how can I get this option to work for me so that I can start sharing my calendar with others???

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How do I recover a deleted Hotmail account??!!

Xbox Live had me delete and rename a few aliases trying to get eveything to sync to my Hotmail account but somehow it was deleted! If I try to longin it says ACCOUNT DOESN'T EXIST, if I try to recover the password the sa …

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I can’t change my primary account to my outlook.com profile

And any emails sent to it are rejected by *** Email address is removed for privacy *** I can log in with it jsut fine. In settings, I try to "make primary" but nothing happens. In the drop down at the top left, it isn't …

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not able to turn ON facebook chat option in outlook.com

Hi, the facebook chat option in outlook.com is fixed to off even I have clicked ON for a dozen times. My computer, and my phone are also affected by this problem for none of my contacts from facebook is online. I have al …

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Pending DNS configuration

Hello, How long should I expect the "Pending DNS configuration" to take? The domain is business-development.ro and it seems to take longer than expected, compared to my other domain, mindras.ro, which was activated much …

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How to recover my hotmail account (it was hacked)

Hi, One of my hotmail accounts was hacked by an e-mail that I received supposedly from one of my relatives (I actually kept that e-mail in case this would help to prove the facts), I committed the big mistake of typing t …

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outlook365???

I have tried several times to unsuccessfully log in to my work email account and keep getting a pop up that says; This account can't be used to access Outlook.com You're currently signed in with an Office 365 email accou …

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Microsoft Exchange Online and Outlook.com

Hi everyone, I just thought to make something clear for all those like me that don't have a clear picture on the Exchange Online service in the Office365 suite. As Microsoft does not provide IMAP support in Outlook.com e …

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How to set up my Hotmail Email Account on my Android mobile.?

I am setting up my mobile hotmail email account I need to know what security type to set It to. the account type is POP3, Port 110. Security options are: None SSL SSL(Accept all certificates) TLS TLS (Accept all certific …

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Skydrive Stats Report

Has anyone had any luck with finding out usage statistics for SkyDrive accounts under a registered live@edu domain? All I want to know is how many people are currently using SkyDrive under my registered domain, so I can …

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I can’t delete my account? Help!

I have a new account and I would like to shut my old email address down as somebody else manage to hack into it. Everytime I go onto my account settings, click close account and type in my password it come up with this m …

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