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  Not about your microsoft account, it can't find your visual studio account. May need to create a new one. Something here might help.

  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/signing-in-to-visual-studio

  or also ask over here.

  https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/home?forum=vssetup

   

    

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  • Proposed as answer by Richard MuellerMVP, Moderator Monday, October 9, 2017 3:17 PM
  • Edited by Dave PatrickMVP, Moderator Monday, October 9, 2017 3:37 PM

  Monday, October 9, 2017 3:01 PM

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  Thanks for your reply. The Visual Studio sign-in page sent me here, as did your first link. Is a Microsoft account different from a Microsoft Visual Studio account?

  Tuesday, October 10, 2017 2:02 PM

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   Is a Microsoft account different from a Microsoft Visual Studio account?

  Yes, it is different. The microsoft account provides the underlying authentication mechanism. A Visual Studio account or MSDN/Technet forums account are associated with and use your microsoft account but only for the authentication. It sounds to me like you do not yet have a visual studio account.

  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/signing-in-to-visual-studio#how-to-sign-in-to-visual-studio

   

   

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  Tuesday, October 10, 2017 2:10 PM

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  Visual Studio offers me 3 links: Sign in, Sign up, or create New Account. All 3 end up with Microsoft account requesting a user id and password, which was rejected every time. Is there any other way of creating a Visual Studio account or would I be better to reinstall V.S.? I am using my Zen e-mail address as the user id, and the same password I use to access this Microsoft account, could this be a problem?

  Wednesday, October 11, 2017 1:11 PM

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  For the setup problem I'd ask for help here.

  https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/home?forum=vssetup

  if you believe a microsoft account problem I'd chat or email them here (links at page bottom)

  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12429

   

    

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  Wednesday, October 11, 2017 1:16 PM

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  Thank you, all sorted. I've now got three Microsoft account!

  Les W.

  • Marked as answer by Les Wilkinson Thursday, October 12, 2017 2:23 PM

  Thursday, October 12, 2017 2:23 PM

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