password For Microsoft Account not working

Hi all,

I just switched over from Windows XP to Windows 8 and for some reason
the password that I used for Microsoft Account is not working. And it
got to the point where I could not try any further.

Albert

On Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:02:13 -0800, wrote:

Hi all,

I just switched over from Windows XP to Windows 8 and for some reason
the password that I used for Microsoft Account is not working. And it
got to the point where I could not try any further.

Albert
You'll need to do a password reset in your Microsoft account on the
Web, using another computer. It'll work through your alternative email
account that you set up for this purpose, and/or security questions
etc.

wrote:

Very bad to announce your true e-mail address to the spam bots that
harvest them from Usenet.

I just switched over from Windows XP to Windows 8 and for some reason
the password

The password entered WHERE? In a web browser? If so, what PAGE?

that I used for Microsoft Account is not working. And it
got to the point where I could not try any further.

As I recall, if you perform too many failed logins, they figure you're
trying to break into the account. They lock the account for 24 hours,
so now you'll have to wait.

Presumably you were using their web interface to log into your account
versus some client (e.g., e-mail). Sometimes logins fail to Live,
Hotmail, or Outlook.com because Microsoft shoves in an interstitial
security page with a CAPTCHA that a human has to enter its text. They
want to make sure a human is using that account, not a bot. If suddenly
logins from your [e-mail] client starts failing, use their webmail
interface to see if you get the CAPTCHA security page. Once you
successfully enter the text to verify you're a human, logins start
working again from your clients.

If the login fails using their webmail interface then it isn't what you
remember, it's been changed, like a hacker got in because you used a
weak password, or your account was idle too long and your account has
been deleted (you never mentioned when was the last time login was
successful). Use the "Forgot password" scheme afforded by their site.

If you know what is your password and it isn't working anymore, and if
the "Forgot password" scheme works to get you in, remember that all
those security questions for the "Forgot Password" were available to a
hacker (so they can use the same "Forgot Password" scheme to get back
in), you'll want to change all your personal data so the hacker won't
have that to get back in. As I recall, you cannot change your
birthdate.

On 27/02/2013 22:02, wrote:
Hi all,

I just switched over from Windows XP to Windows 8 and for some reason
the password that I used for Microsoft Account is not working. And it
got to the point where I could not try any further.

Albert

See if this article is of any help:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/hotmail/reset-password-forgot

G/L


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On 28/02/2013 03:25, Good Guy wrote:
On 27/02/2013 22:02, wrote:
Hi all,

I just switched over from Windows XP to Windows 8 and for some reason
the password that I used for Microsoft Account is not working. And it
got to the point where I could not try any further.

Albert

See if this article is of any help:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/hotmail/reset-password-forgot

G/L



If the above link doesn't help then try this link:

*http://tinyurl.com/bl7pnoc*

You can post the question at the above link and Microsoft's staff will
help you out.

G/L


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On 28/02/2013 03:35, Good Guy wrote:




This is the direct link for the forums:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/forum/hotmail

G/L


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VanguardLH wrote on [Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:14:51 -0600]:
wrote:

Very bad to announce your true e-mail address to the spam bots that
harvest them from Usenet.

Consider it a test of the hotmail spam filters

Justin wrote:

VanguardLH wrote on [Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:14:51 -0600]:
wrote:

Very bad to announce your true e-mail address to the spam bots that
harvest them from Usenet.

Consider it a test of the hotmail spam filters

Works very well if you set your Hotmail account to exclusive mode. Then
you have opt-in only mode where only your whitelisted senders can get
their e-mails into your Inbox. Of course, it is still inconsiderate to
energize the spam in the first place at your e-mail provider. They
still have to waste resources handling that crap that you directed at
them.

Justin wrote:
Consider it a test of the hotmail spam filters

"VanguardLH" wrote in message ...

Works very well if you set your Hotmail account to exclusive mode.
Then you have opt-in only mode where only your whitelisted senders
can get their e-mails into your Inbox. Of course, it is still inconsiderate
to energize the spam in the first place at your e-mail provider. They
still have to waste resources handling that crap that you directed at
them.


Exclusive filter (in Hotmail/Outlook.com) allows email from:
- all contacts in the online address book (the People UI)
- all safe senders (added via the web UI or WLM when signed on to Live services in WLM)
- all Outlook.com service announcements
- all alerts previously configured

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On Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:10:45 +1100, dweebken
wrote:

On Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:02:13 -0800, wrote:

Hi all,

I just switched over from Windows XP to Windows 8 and for some reason
the password that I used for Microsoft Account is not working. And it
got to the point where I could not try any further.

Albert
You'll need to do a password reset in your Microsoft account on the
Web, using another computer. It'll work through your alternative email
account that you set up for this purpose, and/or security questions
etc.

I want to thank everybody for their, input I finally got it done but
for some reason I had to do it three times before it stuck. I think a
lot of it is because I'm unfamiliar with Windows 8 but that's slowly
changing. I have another question but I'll make it a separate posting.

Anyway, thanks to all for your help.

Albert