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Change email address

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I want to change my email address, but I can't find any place to do it. When I sign in here, I provide my email address. So I believe that email address uniquely identifies my account, instead of a "user name" on other systems. The problem is, this email address is no longer active. I would like to keep my same account, but associate it with a different email address. I think this also means I'll log in using that different email address. I don't want to register a new account, because I still want to be able to find my old posts. Is this at all possible?
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I want to change my email address, but I can't find any place to do it. When I sign in here, I provide my email address. So I believe that email address uniquely identifies my account, instead of a "user name" on other systems. The problem is, this email address is no longer active. I would like to keep my same account, but associate it with a different email address. I think this also means I'll log in using that different email address. I don't want to register a new account, because I still want to be able to find my old posts. Is this at all possible?Probably but I suspect only with assistance. E.g. that's why I have the "handle" I use in forums now. It wouldn't let me register here with just my own name because somewhere else I had already "used" it, possibly with an alternate E-mail address.HTHRobert Aldwinckle---
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Sunday, April 29, 2012 5:08 AM
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- Proposed as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Sunday, April 29, 2012 5:08 AM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Sunday, April 29, 2012 5:08 AM
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I want to change my email address, but I can't find any place to do it. When I sign in here, I provide my email address. So I believe that email address uniquely identifies my account, instead of a "user name" on other systems. The problem is, this email address is no longer active. I would like to keep my same account, but associate it with a different email address. I think this also means I'll log in using that different email address. I don't want to register a new account, because I still want to be able to find my old posts. Is this at all possible?Probably but I suspect only with assistance. E.g. that's why I have the "handle" I use in forums now. It wouldn't let me register here with just my own name because somewhere else I had already "used" it, possibly with an alternate E-mail address.HTHRobert Aldwinckle---
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Sunday, April 29, 2012 5:08 AM
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- Proposed as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Sunday, April 29, 2012 5:08 AM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Sunday, April 29, 2012 5:08 AM
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Hi Gabor,
Look at the very bottom of this page.
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There is no 'Site Feedback' after Trademarks when I viewed this page.
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Looks to be another difference in branding. I see it when I view this thread in TechNet branding, but not in MSDN branding.
EDIT: It's also there when viewing the thread with the generic Microsoft branding. Seems to be another forums hiccup happening, because I'm not seeing this post in my activity list.
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- Edited by Mike Laughlin Wednesday, September 18, 2013 3:52 AM
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I also didn't get any activity last night.
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