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Change Windows 8 login from Live id to local account
Windows 8 asks for my Live login details when I login - I'd prefer to use a local password separate from my Live password. Is it possible to use a local password?
What do I lose out on if I don't use ...
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Multiple windows Live versions?
Today Steam asked me to do a little hardware and software survey and I thought, why not. After the survey you see the results. Most of it was pretty obvious except for this part:
Συλλογή φωτογραφιών ...
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Microsoft skydrive command line
Is there a command line tool for uploading to Skydrive like Google docs cmd tool ?
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Adding domain alias for already running account @ domains.live.com
I'm really having some problems to get straight answer from Microsoft Community:
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Windows Live MovieMaker does not start
I encountered a problem with Windows Live MovieMaker. I downloaded and installed the most recent version of the Windows essential package that includes MovieMaker. After installation MovieMaker does ...
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Windows live messenger installation on Server 2003 64bit
How to install windows live messenger on windows server 2003 64 bit enterprise edition?
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Download Office 2013 without Windows Live
I need to install Office 2013 on an end user's PC but am being asked to log into Windows Live to retrieve the install. Is there any workaround for this as I don't want the install associated with my ...
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Where is skydrive in outlook.com [closed]
I used to use Skydrive in live/hotmail.com. The step is login my account then click skydrive tab. But now when I login live/hotmail, it is redirected to outlook.com, I can't find skydrive anymore.
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Windows 8 / Live ID / Service logon credentials
Which logon credentials can one use to run a windows service with different permissions than "Local System" when the user is logged in using his Windows Live ID?
I have developed a windows service ...
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My account gets locked out of the Windows domain
I work in a BYOD environment and my laptop still have Windows 7.
Every so often I get locked out of the domain at our company and have to phone the IS helpdesk and ask them to unlock my account. ...
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Storage location of video tags in Windows Live Photo Gallery
I know that Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011 stores people tags and other metadata like ratings in the photos themselves (see a very similar question about photos here).
I'd like to know if the ...
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How do I change the Windows Live account that my OneNote Syncs with?
I am using OneNote 2010 and I want to change the account it syncs with but I can't find it anywhere. Anyone know how?
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What user activity does Microsoft monitor on a Windows 8 machine? [closed]
With Windows 8 requiring a Microsoft Live account for login does that mean Microsoft is monitoring user activity?
If so, what? Is the need for a Live account primarily for Metro apps and usage, or ...
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Windows 8 PC added to trusted list but still thinks it's untrusted
I just upgraded both my PCs to Windows 8 x64 and I went through the process to add my PCs to the trusted list on Windows Live. Both computers appear on the list in my account settings online, but ...
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Windows 8 live account while disconnected
I assumed that a connection was needed in order to login with a live ID, but I discovered that windows 8 allows me to log in even without internet.
This is convenient as I wouldn't want to be locked ...
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Should I create a new Windows Live ID for Windows 8?
Currently I'm using a local account to log into Windows 8. Back when I was setting up my Windows Phone for the first time I used my existing WL ID and it imported all my MSN Messenger contacts (which ...
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Having a personal AND school-vended skydrive account with Windows 8
I'm running into a bit of trouble trying to solve this problem. When I first set up Windows 8, I made my own personal Windows live account - with a sensible user name that I desired and my own ...
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Reset Windows Live account for Windows 8
I have used the German release preview of Windows 8 and after installing the RTM available via MSDN my apps which were synced got automatically installed. However I have the English version of Win 8 ...
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Import and sync all live calendars to Microsoft Outlook
I have about 4 calendars in my Microsoft Live account. When I add my Hotmail (or newly-called Outlook) account to Microsoft Outlook (desktop app), only one calendar is added. I can go to my Live ...
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Use Google Authenticator With Windows Live [closed]
Is there a way to set up Windows Live with Google Authenticator? I have two factor authentication set up, but as I don't have free text messaging I constantly incur fees from authentication text ...
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Cannot add a trusted PC in Windows Live [closed]
I need to create a Windows Store account for publishing an app. However, it says I can do that only from a trusted PC. I've added a trusted PC but the changes will apply only after a month (October ...
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Is there any way to change computer names on SkyDrive?
I've wiped my hard drive a few times I have a couple things called "Computer-Name, Computer-Name-1" and it's extremely annoying. I could just uninstall SkyDrive, but I have 19GB of files I don't want ...
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how to turn off Windows Live automatic updating?
I'm running Win 7 home edition. I have turned off automatic updates. But today I just opened Windows Movie Maker and after sometime I got a message saying windows live updates are ready to be ...
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Sync Lotus calendar to Windows Live calendar
Is there any way I can sync my Lotus Notes calendar with a Windows Live calendar?
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Windows 8 login with Live ID without local account
We have just got Windows 8 Release Preview installed in our offices. We wanted to open it up for viewing to the public and I'd like to know if there is a way to let people log in with their Windows ...
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Is this my Windows Live account spamming, or just a spoofed sender?
Recently a friend told me he had been sent spam from one of my email addresses, and today I got bounced spam which had that email address as recipient. This email address was connected to MSN ...
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WP7 Contact sync with live does not work without “touching” the contact
I connected my WP7 with my Live account, in order to Sync the contacts. By the way these contacts comes from a GMail account, but I don't think it is strictly a problem. Apparently none of the ...
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Logging into Skydrive using IE9 sends me into a redirect loop
When I try to login to https://skydrive.live.com/ using Internet Explorer 9 I get into a redirect loop where I'm redirected to https://login.live.com/, then back to https://skydrive.live.com/, then to ...
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How do I remove my SkyDrive information from Office?
I store my OneNote notebooks on SkyDrive. On my work computers, Office 2010 retains my SkyDrive info (I installed the sign in assistant as suggested; I don't know what effect this has).
I'm now ...
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How do you sync contacts between Outlook and Windows Live?
Does anyone know how to sync contacts in Outlook with Windows Live contacts? I’ve got Outlook Connector but all that does is makes Live contacts visible in Outlook and doesn’t actually sync them.
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How to view an unlisted Photosynth, without a Windows Live account? [closed]
I created this unlisted (but now stated in public) photosynth People are required to log into a Windows Live account to see it. Is there a public link to it that I can share?
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Outlook Rule for forwarding and bouncing?
In order to consolidate all my email, I wanted to forward all my Gmail(2 accounts) to a new Live(Hotmail) account.
I wanted all email arriving at my Gmail account to be forwarded to my Hotmail(easy ...
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Exclude child folders from Live Mesh
Easy as the title says it... I want to sync up some folders and exclude child's of that or file extensions...
Has anybody figured that out yet?
Edit: I'm talking about Windows Live Mesh 2011
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What format/codec is used by Windows Live (MSN) Messenger's voice clips?
What format/codec is used by Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger's voice clips?
VLC doesn't recognize them, I'm trying to get them to play on my Mac.
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Sync hotmail calendar with outlook (Without Outlook Connector!)
I have a slightly weird request, but will explain why I need this below.
I want to sync my Hotmail Calendar and Contacts with an Outlook account, without using Outlook Connector and without syncing ...
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How recover account and emails from Windows Live Mail?
First I change the path of the C:\Users\Valter\Documents to D:\Document\Windows (in Windows 7 Professional) and when I enter in the my Windows Live Mail, my account and emails gone.
How do I recover ...
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Location of Microsoft Live Sign-in Helper credentials on Windows 7
When I go to live.com using Internet Explorer 9, with the Microsoft Live Sign-in Helper, it used to show all my Live IDs. I could then click on any one of them, and it would sign in. A tab crashed ...
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How to publish from iPhoto to windows live?
Is it possible to publish photos in iPhoto to Windows Live Photos? Is there a plugin to iPhoto that will enable this?
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Remove dead computer from Live Mesh
I have Windows Live Mesh set up on a few machines I use frequently. I previously had it set up on a work machine at a company I'm no longer at--but didn't think to uninstall it from that computer ...
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Windows Live Photo Gallery Wave 4 Beta batch people tagging
I installed the beta and ran Photo Gallery on a collection of some 1000 photos in order to test the batch detection. It gave me a bunch of options at first, which looked promising, but having gone ...
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All Windows Live Messenger chat being emailed to me
So for some reason I'm receiving emails from the person I'm chatting with containing the chat log of the last several lines of the conversation. This has happened with 2 different people only since I ...
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Microsoft announced support for OpenID a few years ago. Where do I find it? [closed]
A few years ago Microsoft said that Windows Live ID would be an OpenID provider. Have they actually gotten around to implementing it, and if so, where is the service URL?
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Windows Live Mesh: “It is already being synced, contains folders that are already being synced, or is in a folder that is already being synced.”
On my Windows 7 x64 laptop, I'm trying to sync My Documents using Mesh (version 15.4.3502.922) but I keep getting this error:
This folder can't be synced. It is
already being synced, contains ...
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Display issue in “newer” Microsoft programs in Windows 7
I migrated from Windows XP to Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bits and I encountered a display issue in some Microsoft/Windows Live products that did not exist in Windows XP (the same programs do not have this ...
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Stop Live Messenger From Syncing Window Status Between Computers
Okay, so a minor annoyance has started to become a really bad annoyance lately. If I have WLM (v 15.4 right now) open on multiple computers (or on my phone, through Trillian), and close a conversation ...
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What trickery does Microsoft employ that makes it difficult or impossible to save your Live login credentials?
On Microsoft's Live single sign on system they seem to employ some kind of trickery to prevent browsers from wanting to save passwords. (Or at the very least Firefox behaves as such). I have the ...
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Windows Live Messenger for Mac?
I have a friend who uses a Mac, and was wondering if there is a version of Windows Live Messenger for Mac? Or something comparable that uses/takes advantage of the Windows LIVE ID? I'm interested in ...
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Error 0x80072ee6 in Windows Live Installer
I got a message saying "A new version of MSN Live Messenger is available", but the installer failed with error "aborted:0x80004004".
I googled it a bit and found this suggestion to run the Windows ...
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Cannot download/install Internet Explorer 9 and Live Essentials 2011
I have performed a fresh Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit installation yesterday. The installation was a charm (as always). I successfully installed all the drivers and software that I needed without ...
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Change billing country Windows Live / Zune
When I registered my Live account, I had the country set to US - primarily because at the time I was going to explore getting a Zune pass. I never ended up getting it and now want to change my account ...
