Lately, a colleague asked me about the steps to take in order to change a Windows live messenger password that he had forgotten. Apparently, due to the recent Microsoft re-branding of its messenger service,there is a lack of clarity regarding the exact procedure that needs to be applied, so i would like to use this opportunity to clarify a bit.

First, remember that changing your MSN (Live) messenger password,  will change your login credentials to any service that uses the .NET passport to login, such as hotmail (now Live mail), MSN communities, MSDN etc’, as well as to websites like Expedia.

OK, so here are the simple steps to change your MSN password:

1. Navigate to the Windows Live Account Password Reset page. This page is also accessed by clicking Forgot your Password from the Live Messenger login window.

2. Enter your Windows Live ID. This is actually your Hotmail/MSN id (someone@somewhere.com)

3. Type the 6 characters in the picture you are shown

4. Click Continue

5. Select Send password reset instructions to me in e-mail.

6. Follow the instructions in the email you just received.

That’s it. Enjoy!

[tags] Live Messenger, MSN Messenger, Change MSN Messenger Password [/tags]

Feel free to look into these related tips:

• How to change the Yahoo messenger password ?
• How to change your Facebook password?
• How to change your MySpace password ?

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13 Comments

13 Responses to “How to change your Messenger Password ?”

1. on 29 Jun 2007 at 9:10 pm1Ashish Saini (Ashfame)

   Yes, One thing that should be remembered is that changed password will be reflected in all associated services. Recently I changed my yahoo password and then I was blaming trillian astra.

2. on 30 Jun 2007 at 2:50 pm2Vijay

   I am surprised that I dont use most of the live services right about now. The password forgetting isn’t a problem for me, thank god.

3. on 01 Jul 2007 at 5:17 am3Links this Sunday — Shankar Ganesh | Tech Blog

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4. on 01 Jul 2007 at 11:14 am4mv3gp

   some times it is under the eye and u didnt know. but this shows the path.

5. on 01 Jul 2007 at 3:06 pm5Web 2.0, PC Tweaks @ AVirtualExit.com » Blog Archive » How to change the Yahoo messenger password ?

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6. on 04 Jul 2007 at 12:33 am6cottage

   i had the toughest time finding it as well.. but thanks for the info!

7. on 04 Jul 2007 at 12:33 am7cottage

   ..ohh and whats xanaga?

8. on 04 Jul 2007 at 8:43 am8Gili

   Cottage, good to see you here. Keep coming back mate.
   Xanga is a social network similar to Bebo and MySpace, that lets its users create free weblogs. I was amazed to discover how popular it is, and was thinking about leveraging it for driving traffic to my blog.
   Gili

9. on 15 Aug 2007 at 1:13 pm9sandy

   ek wil my windows live messenger change

10. on 27 Sep 2007 at 12:28 pm10zain

    i want to change my password please help me how to change?

11. on 03 Oct 2007 at 7:05 am11Winn

    When i need to change my australia yahoo msn password, it stated that my account is a limited account, so i couldn’t change my password..whats going on??? How to solve this problem??

12. on 20 Mar 2008 at 2:26 am12wendy

    hey I want to konw how to change the password of myspace can you help me??????????????????????

13. on 28 Apr 2008 at 2:37 pm13Dorothy Meola

    want to cancel IM Messenger I forgot my password and cannot continue to use it and it is forbidding me to use my computer.Please, please help me.

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