Password help


  1. clayp
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    Password help


    I have forgotten my Microsoft password and it wont let me change it or build a new account...Its also the password for my email.What do I do now?...
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  3. UsernameIssues
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    Use option 5 from here:
    User Account - Reset Password in Windows 7

    The sign on process for the e-mail account should have a link named something like "Forgot Password".
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  4. clayp
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    I don't know how to do this stuff..
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  6. Brink
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    Hello Clayp,

    Is this for a "Microsoft account" in Windows 8, or a user account in Windows 7??
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  7. clayp
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    User account Windows 7....
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  8. Brink
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    Well, the easiest route would be to use OPTION THREE in the same tutorial below if you have a restore point available that's dated before you had this issue.

    User Account - Reset Password in Windows 7
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  10. clayp
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    Can I delete Windows live with out hurting the system...
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  11. Brink
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    Hang on. I know you said user account, but just to clarify after re-reading this again with Windows live added, are you trying to reset your Microsoft account password for your email?

    If so, then you could use step 2 and 5 in Option Two of the tutorial below to reset it online.

    Microsoft Account Password - Change or Reset in Windows 8
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  12. clayp
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    I have tried every page I can find ,nothing works..Im tired of messing with I'll do with out....
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