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Anonymous Posted on Jan 10, 2013

Windows live messenger password

Saying im putting wrong password in when i never log out and keep signed in and not enough information in security questions.Really need back in as all email contacts in there...Help !!!

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Every time you choose to save a password in an application or on a Web site, the password data is stored in a secure location on your computer. If you are an administrator, you can access the password data and retrieve a list of passwords that have been used on your computer. Password data is stored in different ways on PC and MacIntosh computers, but the information is accessible on both types of systems.

Log on to your PC computer with an administrator account. Open the "Start" menu and click on the "Run" button. Type "keymgr.dll" into the text box and hit "Enter." The Key Manager utility program will launch and display a list of passwords used on the computer. Highlight the password item you want more information about. Click on the "Properties" button on the right side of the window to view more information about the selected password item. The pop-up window will display the username, password and server address for the selected item. b> Mac Instructions b> Log on to your MacIntosh computer with an administrator account. Open a new "Finder" window by clicking on the icon in the dock. Go to the "Utilities" folder in the "Applications" section of the Mac hard drive. Double-click on the "Keychain Access" icon to launch the utility program. A list of all the passwords used on your computer will be displayed. Highlight a password item and click on the "i" button at the bottom of the window to view more information about it. Hope this helps.

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  • Anonymous Jan 11, 2013

    i did all you said but then comes up with a box sayin windows cannot open this program which programme do i want to use to open file. Have openfreely on laptop but seems encrypted when try so still a bit lost.

  • Brian Sullivan
    Brian Sullivan Jan 11, 2013

    1. Go to the Reset your password page. Reset your password let me know if the link is working

  • Brian Sullivan
    Brian Sullivan Jan 11, 2013

    https://login.live.com/login.srf?wa=wsig... Click "cant access your account" under the login boxes. Type your Windows Live ID into the box. Type the letters and numbers displayed in the picture box. Click "Next." Click "Email me a reset link." Open your email client. Open the reset email sent to your account. Click the reset link.Type a new password to change your Windows Live password.

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- It seems like somebody has hacked into your hotmail account and changed your password so you are unable to sign in.
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Failing to sign in is another thing. To check if it is a problem at your home on your computer use www.meebo.com and try sign in there. If you are able to sign in then the reinstall of msn messenger should solve your problem.

One last thing if you installed a firewall make sure that msn messenger is added as an exception in the allow programs as you will keep encountering this problem.
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