Is it wise to delete your MSN email account ?
If you happen to be thinking how to delete your MSN Hotmail (now Live) account, you better be aware of two facts:
1) If you cancel your MSN account, someone can later on claim that email address, and potentially receive emails which were meant to be sent to you, and in worst cases, steal your online identity.
2) Your MSN account is in most cases your Microsoft passport, which you use in order to access not only Hotmail or Live Mail, but all other Microsoft web sites that require authentication.
Therefore, in case you want to get rid from your Hotmail, my suggestion is not to delete your MSN account, but just to stop using it. After 90 days of not being used, your account will turn to be inactive, however you’ll retain the account ownership, and thus prevent your account from being hijacked by others and your online identity and good reputation jeopardized.
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hey i want to know how u can restore those emails u have even delete from your recycle bin of your account in hotmail??
i have a problem, when i log in to my messenger account i have a contact missing,and i keep trying to add him and the messenger will not allow me to do so it will only let me add other contacts.i decided to log on to my other msn messenger account and he does appear there in my contact list. i called him and he said that he has not anything to cause such situation.i kinda thing some one i know could have done sumthing to cause this but im not sure. could it be possible my account has been hijacked??
I want the MSN Toolbar deleted from my computer
I do not want this toolbar, I do not want anything MSN on my computer. I was able to remove everything MSN from my computer except the toolbar. Please remove it as soon as possible.
I will be greatful.
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