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Theresa Posted on Jan 23, 2012
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Why do I have to change my password so often? It's sometimes labeled "incorrect" the day after I get the confirmation number...very frustrating:(

I am tired of looking for new passwords almost immediately after one has been assigned, I've received the confirmation number telling me I can start using my gmail account. If I knew what I was doing wrong that might help. When I get the password I write it down neatly and put it in a safe place, but trying to fix it doesn't matter it's so called "incorrect"

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Normally websites have you change passwords often is because there so many computer hackers that attact website for personal information
there are times when you type the password & you think it's correct, but it gets misspelled or you hit a wrong key, or there's a problem on the web browers you use, we all go thru YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD OR PASSWORD IS INCORRECT.
sometime updating the web browser is a good idea too.

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