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September 5, 2004 at 12:52 am #2438
ca2_vega
MemberI changed my MSN passport e-mail from Lycos to the one I just got from Google. I’m able to sign-in to MSN Messenger 6.2, yet I can’t see people online nor do they can see me online. I already pass the e-mail verification process otherwise I wouldn’t be able to sign-in. Has anyone been able to work around this problem?
I didn’t wanted to create a new passport and add all my contacts to the new profile, but it seems that’s only way to go.
September 5, 2004 at 6:11 am #38693fiebs101
MemberIf you were to create a new passport, don’t think it’d be so painful to add all your contacts since you are easily able to export and import your contact lists. However, I cannot answer your question since I only have my hotmail account. Sorry:eek:
September 6, 2004 at 4:18 pm #38694ca2_vega
MemberSince no other solution was given in this forum I decided to contact MSN support. They confirm the problem and send the issue to their “Technical Support Staff”. Although I don’t expect them to fix the problem right away, at least I know that the issue is just another bug in one of Microsoft programs.
September 7, 2004 at 4:16 am #38696superchase125
MemberDon’t you need a MSN or Hotmail email address to use MSN messenger?
September 7, 2004 at 4:35 am #38692ladie_vennom
MemberQuote:quote:Originally posted by superchase125Don’t you need a MSN or Hotmail email address to use MSN messenger?
no. if u go to http://www.passport.net/ u can sign up with any email address, not just MSN or hotmail.
September 7, 2004 at 5:36 pm #38690detn8r
ParticipantI don’t fully understand what your issue is. You originally had a lycos .NET Passport. You created a new passport with a Gmail address. Now you will have to add all of your contacts onto the new passport in order to be able to keep contact with them.
September 7, 2004 at 8:26 pm #38695ca2_vega
MemberI logged-in to the MSN Passport website and changed my e-mail for that profile from lycos to gmail. The idea was to change the e-mail without creating a new passport profile so that my contacts didn’t have to remove the old e-mail and add me again to their contact list.
If I instead would have created a new passport profile with the gmail e-mail (although I could have import the contacts from one profile to the other) everyone would had to delete my “old contact” and add me again with the new e-mail.
However, as pointed out previously, what I did only allowed me to logged-in but none of my contacts was able to see me online.
I only wanted for my contacts to save the trouble of removing/adding me to their list, but instead I created a lot of trouble for me.
September 8, 2004 at 5:41 pm #38691detn8r
ParticipantNot possible. =)
August 24, 2005 at 1:43 am #38697kjmeat
MemberI am having exactly the same problem.
I updated my email on the passport page and ever since, i cant see if my contacts are on line, and they cant see when im online.
The only way i have found of getting round it is you add them again when you know they are online.
If you get any answers please pass them on.
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