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    Hi guys,

    This could be due to my own stupidity, but here are two problems and suggested solutions

    1. Where can I change my email address? I can't find it in the "Edit Your Profile" page. Suggestion - put it somewhere idiot proof for people like me.

    2. I wish can see alerts for those questions or discussion comments that I participated in as soon as I login. Instead of going to my history of activities, clicking on the discussions and checking whether anyone has replied. This is for people who don't want to clutter their emails with alerts.

    Think about it.

    Thanks!

    Flameater


    • Edited by flameater Monday, June 24, 2013 6:12 PM
    Monday, June 24, 2013 6:11 PM

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    You can change the email address for alerts under "Quick Access" -> "My Settings". I have no idea why it's not on the profile page.
    • Proposed as answer by Kalman Toth Tuesday, June 25, 2013 9:11 AM
    • Marked as answer by flameater Saturday, June 29, 2013 6:13 AM
    Monday, June 24, 2013 11:56 PM

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    To Address your issues:

    1) Click on "Quick Access"->"My Profile".  You should be able to Edit your Profile once you're viewing it.

    2) Click on "Quick Access' -> "My Threads".  You should (now) be able to see the new threads, and who last replied, and determine if you need to chime in.

    Reed Copsey, Jr. - http://reedcopsey.com
    If a post answers your question, please click "Mark As Answer" on that post and "Mark as Helpful".

    Monday, June 24, 2013 6:20 PM
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    You should (now) be able to see the new threads,

    No, you will NOT see new threads. You will only see threads you already contributed to.

    The "my forums threads" summary has been abandoned (it wasn't broken, but they fixed it anyway...)

    Martin

    NO THEY ARE NOT EVIL, if you know what you are doing: Good or bad GPOs?
    And if IT bothers me - coke bottle design refreshment :))

    Restore the forum design - contribute some CSS if you can! User-defined CSS-style for the epic failure in Technet Forums

    Monday, June 24, 2013 9:10 PM
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    You should (now) be able to see the new threads,

    No, you will NOT see new threads. You will only see threads you already contributed to.

    The "my forums threads" summary has been abandoned (it wasn't broken, but they fixed it anyway...)

    Martin

    NO THEY ARE NOT EVIL, if you know what you are doing: Good or bad GPOs?
    And if IT bothers me - coke bottle design refreshment :))

    Restore the forum design - contribute some CSS if you can! User-defined CSS-style for the epic failure in Technet Forums

    Martin - I was referring to threads with new content - from flameater's post: " for those questions or discussion comments that I participated in as soon as I login"...

    "My Forums Threads" currently requires making a Bookmark in your browser of the forums you like. :(

    <a href="http://reedcopsey.com">Reed Copsey, Jr. - http://reedcopsey.com</a><br/> If a post answers your question, please click &quot;<strong>Mark As Answer</strong>&quot; on that post. If you find a post helpful, please click &quot;<strong>Vote as Helpful</strong>&quot;.

    Monday, June 24, 2013 9:23 PM
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    Reed, you can't change your email in the profile page or the "Edit My Profile" page.

    Flameater

    • Proposed as answer by Kalman Toth Tuesday, June 25, 2013 9:10 AM
    Monday, June 24, 2013 10:57 PM
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    Reed, you can't change your email in the profile page or the "Edit My Profile" page.

    Flameater

    Oh, yeah - that's done via your Live ID: https://account.live.com/summarypage.aspx

    <a href="http://reedcopsey.com">Reed Copsey, Jr. - http://reedcopsey.com</a><br/> If a post answers your question, please click &quot;<strong>Mark As Answer</strong>&quot; on that post. If you find a post helpful, please click &quot;<strong>Vote as Helpful</strong>&quot;.

    Monday, June 24, 2013 11:15 PM
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    You can change the email address for alerts under "Quick Access" -> "My Settings". I have no idea why it's not on the profile page.
    • Proposed as answer by Kalman Toth Tuesday, June 25, 2013 9:11 AM
    • Marked as answer by flameater Saturday, June 29, 2013 6:13 AM
    Monday, June 24, 2013 11:56 PM
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    You can change the email address for alerts under "Quick Access" -> "My Settings". I have no idea why it's not on the profile page.

    That's so that it would fit in with all of the other UI elements for which no one has any idea why  things were done that way. Once a pattern of head-scratching incongruity is established, why bollix it up by having something in the UI that is familiar and actually makes sense, n'est-ce pas?

    Please remember to "Mark as Answer" the responses that resolved your issue. It is common courtesy to recognize those who have helped you, and it also makes it easier for visitors to find the resolution later.

    Tuesday, June 25, 2013 12:44 AM
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    Martin - I was referring to threads with new content
    Yes, I know. The "My Threads" view has a (known) bug preventing it from displaying threads with unread content...

    Martin

    NO THEY ARE NOT EVIL, if you know what you are doing: Good or bad GPOs?
    And if IT bothers me - coke bottle design refreshment :))

    Restore the forum design - contribute some CSS if you can! User-defined CSS-style for the epic failure in Technet Forums

    Tuesday, June 25, 2013 7:48 AM
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    That's a good one Paladyn! Now it all not(not(makeSense()));

    Flameater

    Friday, June 28, 2013 10:43 AM
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    Thanks Meridian.

    So here's the summary

    1. To change your primary email, use Reed's link - https://account.live.com/summarypage.aspx

    2. You can also setup alternative profiles and link them all up together. To change their emails, again, start from Reed's link - https://account.live.com/summarypage.aspx

    3. To change the email used for receiving alerts from this forum, use Meridian's menu under "Quick Access" -> "My Settings" (This was not working a couple of days ago - cannot save - but the problem's gone now).

    Thanks very much guys. Hope MSDN makes all these easier under a single place.

    Flameater

    Saturday, June 29, 2013 6:13 AM