Changing MSN Passport e-mail to use Messenger

[ca2_vega]

I 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.

[fiebs101]

If 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

[ca2_vega]

Since 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.

[superchase125]

Don't you need a MSN or Hotmail email address to use MSN messenger?

[ladie_vennom]

quote:Originally posted by superchase125

Don'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.

[detn8r]

I 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.

[ca2_vega]

I 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.

[detn8r]

Not possible. =)

[kjmeat]

I 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.