hi i would like to change my existing msn messenger account to another email
address(for example gmail) can i do so or do i have to register email address
with .NET? i dont wanna lose my contacts

Re: Can i change email address? by Jonathan

Jonathan
Fri Apr 22 15:29:30 CDT 2005

Greetings,

Yes you can do this, but it's a bit complicated.

To do this, firstly sign into Messenger using your current Passport, click the Contacts menu
(or File menu if you're using an older version of Messenger) and then select Save Contact
List. The default filename should be fine, and just save it on your Desktop. Go to the
Desktop and verify that the file was created.

If you do have contacts, you'll want to delete them off your main contact list (after you've
saved them), so that they can remove the "old" address off their lists completely. Just
right-click each contact, and choose Delete.

Then, go to:
http://memberservices.passport.com/memberservice.srf and select 'Edit my .NET Passport
profile' and then under your current e-mail address click 'I want to change this', and enter
the new address.

Then, sign-in to your new Passport in Messenger. You'll be presented with all your old
contacts -but- they will all be offline. Right-click each and select Delete. Then, click
the Contacts menu (or File menu if using an older version), then select Import Contacts from
a Saved File, then locate the file you just saved on your desktop and select it. Your
contacts will be readded, and they'll all be prompted to add your new contact to their list.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.


"scorchiwoing" <scorchiwoing@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C3F44B69-5565-427A-94FA-8F167D3DE279@microsoft.com...
> hi i would like to change my existing msn messenger account to another email
> address(for example gmail) can i do so or do i have to register email address
> with .NET? i dont wanna lose my contacts



Re: Can i change email address? by D

D
Fri Apr 22 19:42:22 CDT 2005

link not working, or am I the only one?

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
news:uNiVRo3RFHA.2788@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Greetings,
>
> Yes you can do this, but it's a bit complicated.
>
> To do this, firstly sign into Messenger using your current Passport, click the
> Contacts menu
> (or File menu if you're using an older version of Messenger) and then select
> Save Contact
> List. The default filename should be fine, and just save it on your Desktop.
> Go to the
> Desktop and verify that the file was created.
>
> If you do have contacts, you'll want to delete them off your main contact list
> (after you've
> saved them), so that they can remove the "old" address off their lists
> completely. Just
> right-click each contact, and choose Delete.
>
> Then, go to:
> http://memberservices.passport.com/memberservice.srf and select 'Edit my .NET
> Passport
> profile' and then under your current e-mail address click 'I want to change
> this', and enter
> the new address.
>
> Then, sign-in to your new Passport in Messenger. You'll be presented with all
> your old contacts -but- they will all be offline. Right-click each and select
> Delete. Then, click the Contacts menu (or File menu if using an older
> version), then select Import Contacts from a Saved File, then locate the file
> you just saved on your desktop and select it. Your contacts will be readded,
> and they'll all be prompted to add your new contact to their list.
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>
>
> "scorchiwoing" <scorchiwoing@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C3F44B69-5565-427A-94FA-8F167D3DE279@microsoft.com...
>> hi i would like to change my existing msn messenger account to another email
>> address(for example gmail) can i do so or do i have to register email address
>> with .NET? i dont wanna lose my contacts
>
>



Re: Can i change email address? by Jonathan

Jonathan
Fri Apr 22 20:20:17 CDT 2005

Great, the only time I don't check it and they change it.

https://register.passport.net/editprof.srf will take you directly to it.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

"D@annyBoy" <origin@ld@nnyboy@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:u9X1E15RFHA.3156@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> link not working, or am I the only one?
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
> news:uNiVRo3RFHA.2788@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Yes you can do this, but it's a bit complicated.
>>
>> To do this, firstly sign into Messenger using your current Passport, click the Contacts
>> menu
>> (or File menu if you're using an older version of Messenger) and then select Save Contact
>> List. The default filename should be fine, and just save it on your Desktop. Go to the
>> Desktop and verify that the file was created.
>>
>> If you do have contacts, you'll want to delete them off your main contact list (after
>> you've
>> saved them), so that they can remove the "old" address off their lists completely. Just
>> right-click each contact, and choose Delete.
>>
>> Then, go to:
>> http://memberservices.passport.com/memberservice.srf and select 'Edit my .NET Passport
>> profile' and then under your current e-mail address click 'I want to change this', and
>> enter
>> the new address.
>>
>> Then, sign-in to your new Passport in Messenger. You'll be presented with all your old
>> contacts -but- they will all be offline. Right-click each and select Delete. Then, click
>> the Contacts menu (or File menu if using an older version), then select Import Contacts
>> from a Saved File, then locate the file you just saved on your desktop and select it.
>> Your contacts will be readded, and they'll all be prompted to add your new contact to
>> their list.
>> ____________________________________________
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>>
>> "scorchiwoing" <scorchiwoing@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C3F44B69-5565-427A-94FA-8F167D3DE279@microsoft.com...
>>> hi i would like to change my existing msn messenger account to another email
>>> address(for example gmail) can i do so or do i have to register email address
>>> with .NET? i dont wanna lose my contacts
>>
>>
>
>



Re: Can i change email address? by D

D
Fri Apr 22 23:00:53 CDT 2005

and no one complain :-)

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
news:ONF1%23K6RFHA.3144@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Great, the only time I don't check it and they change it.
>
> https://register.passport.net/editprof.srf will take you directly to it.
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>
> "D@annyBoy" <origin@ld@nnyboy@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:u9X1E15RFHA.3156@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> link not working, or am I the only one?
>>
>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
>> news:uNiVRo3RFHA.2788@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> Yes you can do this, but it's a bit complicated.
>>>
>>> To do this, firstly sign into Messenger using your current Passport, click
>>> the Contacts menu
>>> (or File menu if you're using an older version of Messenger) and then select
>>> Save Contact
>>> List. The default filename should be fine, and just save it on your Desktop.
>>> Go to the
>>> Desktop and verify that the file was created.
>>>
>>> If you do have contacts, you'll want to delete them off your main contact
>>> list (after you've
>>> saved them), so that they can remove the "old" address off their lists
>>> completely. Just
>>> right-click each contact, and choose Delete.
>>>
>>> Then, go to:
>>> http://memberservices.passport.com/memberservice.srf and select 'Edit my
>>> .NET Passport
>>> profile' and then under your current e-mail address click 'I want to change
>>> this', and enter
>>> the new address.
>>>
>>> Then, sign-in to your new Passport in Messenger. You'll be presented with
>>> all your old contacts -but- they will all be offline. Right-click each and
>>> select Delete. Then, click the Contacts menu (or File menu if using an
>>> older version), then select Import Contacts from a Saved File, then locate
>>> the file you just saved on your desktop and select it. Your contacts will be
>>> readded, and they'll all be prompted to add your new contact to their list.
>>> ____________________________________________
>>> Jonathan Kay
>>> Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>>> Associate Expert
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
>>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>>
>>>
>>> "scorchiwoing" <scorchiwoing@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:C3F44B69-5565-427A-94FA-8F167D3DE279@microsoft.com...
>>>> hi i would like to change my existing msn messenger account to another
>>>> email
>>>> address(for example gmail) can i do so or do i have to register email
>>>> address
>>>> with .NET? i dont wanna lose my contacts
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>