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Issue with profile and display name

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Hi Team,
I have this profile https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/v1/hussainpatel the display name hussainpatel
I have forgotten the email id and the password through which I created this profile. Can you help in getting this profile or display name back.
Thanks in advance for help and support.
Regards,
Hussain Patel
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 3:27 PM
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Hi Team,
have this profile https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/v1/hussainpatel the display name hussainpatel which I had created in 2006... I have completely forgotten the password and the email id I used to create this profile -- I have completely forgotten about this profile and never used it for anything.
The current profile I am using to post this question with new email id was created is 2009 and this is the profile https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/v1/hussain.patel the display name hussain.patel
I'm trying to change my display name by editing my profile here, but keep getting an error message saying that the name I have entered is already taken.
It there a way my old profile can be deleted and the name released - so that I can used that name in the existing profile when I try editing the display name.
Thanks a lot in advance for the help and support.
Regards,
Hussain Patel
If you can confirm it is your profile you can use the site feedback link here to request the switch.
Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows Server] Datacenter Management
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights.
- Edited by Dave PatrickMVP Wednesday, September 14, 2016 6:53 PM
- Marked as answer by HussainPatel Thursday, September 15, 2016 11:53 AM
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 6:52 PM
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Forums profiles are associated with your microsoft account and use that mechanism for authentication. You can start the recovery process for your microsoft account over here.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/products/microsoft-account
Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows Server] Datacenter Management
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights.
- Edited by Dave PatrickMVP Wednesday, September 14, 2016 4:10 PM
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 4:04 PM -
No, I don't want to change my Microsoft account name or profile.. https://account.microsoft.com/profile#/
I want to update the display name on https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/ - what i mean is when i edit my profile here and try to change the display name to hussainpatel - I get error message - the display name already exist.
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 4:30 PM -
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 4:32 PM
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That seems to indicate someone else is using it or that you used a different microsoft account to link to the profile. If you can confirm it is your profile you can use the site feedback link here to request the switch.
Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows Server] Datacenter Management
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights.Wednesday, September 14, 2016 4:39 PM -
is it fissues@Microsoft.com or issues@microsoft.com
fissues
Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows Server] Datacenter Management
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights.Wednesday, September 14, 2016 4:40 PM -
Hi Team,
have this profile https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/v1/hussainpatel the display name hussainpatel which I had created in 2006... I have completely forgotten the password and the email id I used to create this profile -- I have completely forgotten about this profile and never used it for anything.
The current profile I am using to post this question with new email id was created is 2009 and this is the profile https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/v1/hussain.patel the display name hussain.patel
I'm trying to change my display name by editing my profile here, but keep getting an error message saying that the name I have entered is already taken.
It there a way my old profile can be deleted and the name released - so that I can used that name in the existing profile when I try editing the display name.
Thanks a lot in advance for the help and support.
Regards,
Hussain Patel
- Merged by Dave PatrickMVP Wednesday, September 14, 2016 6:16 PM same topic, same user
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 5:40 PM -
Hi Team,
have this profile https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/v1/hussainpatel the display name hussainpatel which I had created in 2006... I have completely forgotten the password and the email id I used to create this profile -- I have completely forgotten about this profile and never used it for anything.
The current profile I am using to post this question with new email id was created is 2009 and this is the profile https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/v1/hussain.patel the display name hussain.patel
I'm trying to change my display name by editing my profile here, but keep getting an error message saying that the name I have entered is already taken.
It there a way my old profile can be deleted and the name released - so that I can used that name in the existing profile when I try editing the display name.
Thanks a lot in advance for the help and support.
Regards,
Hussain Patel
If you can confirm it is your profile you can use the site feedback link here to request the switch.
Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows Server] Datacenter Management
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights.
- Edited by Dave PatrickMVP Wednesday, September 14, 2016 6:53 PM
- Marked as answer by HussainPatel Thursday, September 15, 2016 11:53 AM
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 6:52 PM -
Hi Team,
have this profile https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/v1/hussainpatel the display name hussainpatel which I had created in 2006... I have completely forgotten the password and the email id I used to create this profile -- I have completely forgotten about this profile and never used it for anything.
The current profile I am using to post this question with new email id was created is 2009 and this is the profile https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/v1/hussain.patel the display name hussain.patel
I'm trying to change my display name by editing my profile here, but keep getting an error message saying that the name I have entered is already taken.
It there a way my old profile can be deleted and the name released - so that I can used that name in the existing profile when I try editing the display name.
Thanks a lot in advance for the help and support.
Regards,
Hussain Patel
If you can confirm it is your profile you can use the site feedback link here to request the switch.
Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows Server] Datacenter Management
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights.
The link above for MSDN feedback... its asking me to provide comments and suggestion ( see below). But I have clicked the link and provided as much information as possible about the old profile. Hope that's what you are asking for.
MSDN Site Feedback
Tell us what you think about MSDN. Submit your comments and suggestions to help us make the experience better.
Regards,
Hussain Patel
If you give, you will never need
Thursday, September 15, 2016 3:31 AM -
Yes, that's it.
Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows Server] Datacenter Management
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights.Thursday, September 15, 2016 4:22 AM -
Thanks a lot for fixing my issue with display name
Regards,
Hussain Patel
If you give, you will never need
Thursday, September 15, 2016 11:53 AM -
Good news!
Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows Server] Datacenter Management
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights.- Proposed as answer by Flot-fyr Thursday, September 15, 2016 12:38 PM
Thursday, September 15, 2016 12:28 PM