How to change the e-mail address that you use to sign in to the Passport Network (324001)

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You can change the e-mail address that you use to sign in to the Passport Network only if the e-mail address is not a part of a reserved domain. A reserved domain is managed by a group or a company that controls the registration of all e-mail addresses in that domain. Examples of reserved domains are hotmail.com, msn.com, and webtv.net. The new e-mail address that you use to sign in to the Passport Network cannot be part of a reserved domain.

Note If you want to use an e-mail address that is part of a reserved domain, you must first register the address together with the group or company that manages the domain. This creates a new Passport Network that is separate from your existing Passport Network.

How to change the Passport (Windows Live ID) that you use to access your Microsoft Money or MSN Money Portfolio data file

Generally with Money data files, you have to remove the old Passport from the data file, create your new Passport, and then associate it to your data file. Because the MSN Money Portfolio is based on Microsoft Money 2006, you will have to open your Portfolio data file in Money 2006 to remove and then add a different Passport.

To find the location and the name of the local file, follow these steps:

1. Start Portfolio Manager.
2. In the Other Tasks section, click More, and then click About Portfolio Manager.
3. Record the path and the name of the file.

If you have Money 2006 installed, start Money 2006, and then open this file. To download the trial version Money 2006, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Note The MSN Money Portfolio is incompatible with Microsoft Money 2007.

After you open the local data file, you can remove the Passport for that data file in Money.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

How to change the e-mail address that you use to sign in to the Passport Network if your Passport is in a reserved domain

After you remove the Passport, create a new Passport if your old or current Passport is in the reserved domain. For example, to create a new Hotmail Passport, visit the following Web site, and then follow the instructions to set up a new account:If both your old and current e-mail addresses are not in the reserved domains, you can use the procedure that is mentioned in the "How to change your Passport Network sign-in e-mail address if your Passport is not in a reserved domain" section.

How to change the e-mail address that you use to sign in to the Passport Network if your Passport is not in a reserved domain

To change your Passport Network profile and to change the e-mail address that you use to sign in to the Passport Network, follow these steps:

1. Visit the following Microsoft Web site:

   http://www.passport.com

2. Under Members, click View or edit your profile.
3. If you are not already signed in, type your current Windows Live ID sign-in e-mail address and password in the E-mail Address box and in the Password box.
4. Click Sign In or click OK.
5. At the top of the page, click the I need to change this link that appears under your current sign-in e-mail address.
6. In the New E-mail Address box, type the e-mail address that you want.
   
   Important The new e-mail address cannot be part of a reserved domain, such as hotmail.com or msn.com.
7. Type your current password in the Password box, and then click Change.

An e-mail message is sent to the e-mail address that you registered as your Passport Network. Click the link in the e-mail message to verify this e-mail address.

After you create the Passport e-mail address, you have to add the new Passport credentials to the files in the Money data file.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: If you change your MSN Money Portfolio Passport, you must re-enable data synchronization between MSN Money and MSN Money servers. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Start Money, and then open the data file.
2. Make sure that Money is using the same Passport credentials that you use in MSN Money's Portfolio.
3. Enable synching with the MSN Money servers. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Click Tools.
   2. Click Settings.
   3. Click Access Money on the Web.
4. If you are prompted to select between the data that is already on the MSN Money servers and the data in this Money file, select the data in the Money file.

After Money has finished synching, you can visit the MSN Money Web site and sign-in with your new Passport.