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Microsoft to Offer Live.com Addresses

By Nate Mook, BetaNews

June 14, 2006, 10:41 AM

Starting June 20, Microsoft customers will be able to sign up for a new e-mail address from the company under the @live.com and @windowslive.com domain names. The address will be associated with Windows Live ID, formerly known as Passport, and will work with any MSN or Windows Live service.

The new e-mail account will not include current contacts, but Microsoft is working on a migration tool that will allow users to import them from Hotmail and MSN. "If you are excited about the new domains names then definitely sign up and let your contacts know about your new address. This is a great opportunity to make get the account name you have always wanted," says the Windows Live Mail team.

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By xtie

posted Feb 5, 2008 - 6:32 AM

can someone send me an invitation of @live.com please? i would really appreciate it very much! thanks a lot guys. my email is: xtie@windowslive.com :)

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By xtie

edited Feb 5, 2008 - 6:28 AM

can someone send me an invitation of @live.com please? i would really appreciate it, thank you guys very much :)

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By Tripleeagle

edited Nov 25, 2007 - 8:27 AM

If you want a live.com or other domain address, send me an e-mail, please :)

Btw: it's free ;) -> abjunk@hotmail.co.uk

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By dongji1818

edited Nov 8, 2007 - 9:43 AM

My friends, can you send me an invitation of @live.com?
Thank you very much!
suspsu@gmail.com

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By mb2_pk

edited Sep 18, 2007 - 12:24 AM

Will any body on this earth can send me the invitation of @live.com email account? Thanks

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By _mariajosey

edited Sep 9, 2007 - 11:05 AM

how do i get a @live.com email?

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By macos10.5

edited Aug 30, 2007 - 6:05 PM

Please send an invitation for a live.com or windowslive.com email to lucas25@bigfoot.com

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By jansegers

edited Aug 3, 2007 - 10:22 PM

Could anyone send me an invitation for a live.com address at pieterjansegers@yahoo.com ?

(already so spammed that I need to migrate anyway...)

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By lamoree

posted Jul 26, 2007 - 7:02 PM

Somebody listen to my prayer: Please send an invitation to passero133@yahoo.com so that I can get me@live.com or other new Windows Live Domains. I'm sick of my Hotmail name - I want to try something new that I'll like, of course! In other words, send me a Live.com Invitation, please! I'll be very grateful!

My Email: passero133@yahoo.com

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By lamoree

edited Jul 26, 2007 - 6:33 PM

Somebody listen to my prayer: Please send an invitation to lamoree1@hotmail.com so that I can get me@live.com or other new Windows Live Domains.please

my email is : Lamoree1@hotmail.com

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By loranz1

edited Jul 26, 2007 - 6:50 PM

Can someone with a live account please invite me so I can register a @live.com account.

I would really appreciate it, thanks.
my email is : saugee@yahoo.com

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By tarture

edited Jun 10, 2007 - 2:33 PM

Somebody listen to my prayer: Please send an invitation to ranikassir@hotmail.fr so that I can get me@live.com or other new Windows Live Domains.please!

My Email: ranikassir@hotmail.fr

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By m63436

edited May 10, 2007 - 2:29 PM

If anyone would like to send me an invite for a @live.com email that would be great my email m63436[at]hotmail[dot]co[dot]uk thanks

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By Dragon780

edited Jul 20, 2007 - 1:17 PM

If anyone would like to send me an invite for a @live.com email that would be great my email aswhitehead@hotmail.com thanks

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By Incredible

edited May 9, 2007 - 12:06 PM

Pls send me the invite to make live.com email id on Incredible.007@gmail.com

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By realmanish

edited May 6, 2007 - 11:51 AM

Somebody listen to my prayer: Please send an invitation to manishforgood@yahoo.com so that I can get me@live.com or other new Windows Live Domains. I'm sick of my Hotmail name - I want to try something new that I'll like, of course! In other words, send me a Live.com Invitation, please! I'll be very grateful!

My Email: manishforgood@yahoo.com

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By brunogves

edited Feb 21, 2007 - 5:58 PM

Someone could send me [brunogves(a)g/m/a/i/l.c/o/m] an invitation for @live.com ?
Thanks and hugs!

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By RollandRock

edited Jan 28, 2007 - 6:45 PM

Hey, if anyone wants to send me an invite that would be awesome.. mattsawler[at]gmail[dot].com.

Thanks Alot!

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By pandax

edited Jan 19, 2007 - 12:35 PM

hiya i would like an invitation for an @live.com account or an @windowslive.com account. Please. Thanks.

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By alifigo

edited Jan 4, 2007 - 4:25 AM

aliaslan85@yahoo.com
send me ınvatıtıon @live.com please

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By alifigo

edited Jan 3, 2007 - 1:39 PM

send me invatition please

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By Burpy

posted Nov 1, 2006 - 4:29 AM

Can someone with a live account please invite me so I can register a @live.com account.

I would really appreciate it, thanks.

My e-mail: cidream2005@yahoo.com

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By reubendantes

edited Sep 30, 2006 - 2:10 AM

there is nothign so far in place
plz help me to get a live.com id
can u plkz invite

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By davidemsn

edited Sep 27, 2006 - 3:44 PM

please!!! send me a invitation mail for live.com!!!!

at: xdavide@gmail.com

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By intheend

posted Jul 5, 2006 - 11:43 AM

is anybody ?? oh nooo :'(

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By intheend

edited Jul 4, 2006 - 4:20 PM

who can send me a invatition mail for @live.com i can do old way. it is not available.. :(

fan.of.teo@gmail.com

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By Xahi4475

edited Jun 18, 2006 - 5:10 PM

I have already live.com address. :) :) :)

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By john3764

edited Jun 15, 2006 - 1:14 AM

As long as you don't give it out to to many people it can be a little more private for a few months. After that, then who knows.

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By Neoprimal

posted Jun 15, 2006 - 3:06 AM

I wish they allowed account conversion. I'm bored with my hotmail addresses but I don't really wanna cancel em' since I've signed up to many forums with them already. And for those saying oh it's not a big deal - ofcourse its not. But it's good news for people who use or depend on MS webmail. Personally, I don't really want to keep a @hotmail or @msn address if MS is migrating completely to the windows live brand. I like to keep stuff uniform. Eventually they're going to merge msn and hotmail email into the windows live platform.

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By Natrunner

posted Jun 14, 2006 - 6:22 PM

Hotmail is fine for me. I've been using it for years. Next topic please. zzzzzzz

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By iceee

edited Jun 14, 2006 - 3:52 PM

where do i signup???...hmm

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By crashoverride

edited Jun 14, 2006 - 2:54 PM

Why would I want another microsoft email address anyway. The one I have is sitting there with a weeks worth of junk in it right now..same with the gmail account I have. That's all those 2 are good for anyway. All the stuff I care about is going to my Yahoo account.

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By wincement

edited Jun 15, 2006 - 11:51 AM

Funny. I got a Yahoo address a while ago just for the heck of it (2Gb and all...). I have NEVER given my Yahoo address out to anyone, and I get at least 2 or 3 spam e-mails that make it to my Inbox per week. Another 20-30 go to my bulk folder.

Now, that's not a whole lot, but consider this:

I have given my Gmail address to countless websites for newsletters, logins to their websites, etc.

And I get maybe 20 spam e-mails per week, all of which are accurately identified and put in my spam folder. I have never had a spam e-mail in my inbox.

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By Neoprimal

posted Jun 15, 2006 - 2:57 AM

Then why are you posting here? Post in a news subject about yahoo email.

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By pc.pain

posted Jun 14, 2006 - 2:11 PM

Oh BFD!

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By Tokar

edited Jun 14, 2006 - 1:49 PM

This is a great opportunity to make get the account name you have always wanted," says the Windows Live Mail team.

Yeah man...5 years ago I was always saying "man it would be cool if my e-mail was username@live.com"

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By avaix

posted Jun 14, 2006 - 12:42 PM

If you are "excited about new domain names", you really need to be skimmed out of the gene pool.

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By PC Rat

edited Jun 14, 2006 - 12:27 PM

...

"If you are excited about
the new domains names"

...

Oh, right. Am peeing my pants in excitement
over a live.com addy !

Greatest thing since Microsoft Bob.

...

The Computer Rodent

...

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By zxocuteboy

posted Jun 14, 2006 - 11:36 AM

Oh go, now i have to reserve my name in both live.com and windowslive.com...

&^%&^% microsoft!

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By Realist

posted Jun 15, 2006 - 2:51 AM

I don't think you are gonna have to worry too much about anyone taking zxocuteboy on either of those domains.

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By ‹-cJr-›

edited Apr 4, 2007 - 10:06 AM

Actually I might do that just to take the piss...lol

(nah not really)

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By Neoprimal

posted Jun 15, 2006 - 2:58 AM

LOL

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By jasonliu

edited Jul 23, 2007 - 10:45 PM

Can someone with a live account please invite me so I can register a @live.com account.

I would really appreciate it, thanks very much.

My e-mail: xiaoyang-liu@hotmail.com

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