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Microsoft Officially Opens @live.com Email Registration

Posted by atsaunier on 07 November 2007 - 00:45 · 61 comments & 38561 views

Microsoft has officially opened the much anticipated and well overdue registration for the new @live.com email addresses. This minor update along with the rest of wave 2 of Microsoft’s Windows Live Suite allows users to now fully take advantage of Windows Live. Microsoft should have opened registration to the @live.com acronym when the company first started Windows Live, but nonetheless this is a welcome change. The company now gives users a change and the ability to get away from the old "Hotmail" acronym and finally puts their email service in-line with the rest of the Windows Live Suite.

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(1 reply) #1 Posted by GEIST on 07 Nov 2007 - 01:02: Looks like Live is down for now. I was just registering a new @live.com e-mail address and as I completed the signup process the next page said the service is currently down to fix some issues.

#2 Posted by Thrawn on 07 Nov 2007 - 01:13: Yay, I got my first name. What is my first name? But I couldn't get Thrawn

(1 reply) #3 Posted by ThePitt on 07 Nov 2007 - 01:32: Error code:31:0x00000000

interesing... typical windows

(1 reply) #4 Posted by SouthWest on 07 Nov 2007 - 01:51: Is Live.com totally different from Hotmail.com?

I checked if my hotmail nickname was available, it is... When netscape mail (i know "who use that?", just bear with me) changed to AOL Mail i kept my old address "myusername@netscape.net" and also had "myusername@aol.com" in the same inbox.

Maybe I'm looking in the wrong option, but seems to me this isn't the case with Live.com

(1 reply) #5 Posted by azuranz on 07 Nov 2007 - 02:18: just changedddddd

its only offering @windowslive.com now

(1 reply) #6 Posted by brlmedia on 07 Nov 2007 - 02:28: hmmm still having an error at the end of signup? strange...

(1 reply) #7 Posted by philomath on 07 Nov 2007 - 03:19: Hi ppl,

I have been using Live email, imean @live.com from Jan 2007 when someone put a small hack to make yourself register in Live. Its just like New Hotmail. Although with plethora of new services like Google, Microsoft going to offer through Live (I mean Live Concept) still it is far behind compared to Google or others.

No matter it has got a new look and some new features, but beleive me still gmail and yahoomail are much better than Live.

#8 Posted by +aniv on 07 Nov 2007 - 03:53: I just got my firstname@live.com, thanks for the tip I like the new live website too, very clean and nice features at one place.

#9 Posted by Xenomorph on 07 Nov 2007 - 04:00: It's only offering me @hotmail.com

Hmmmm... I tried reloading the page over and over, and it listed @live.com again.

I wonder if its letting only so many in at a time.

Anyway, I couldn't get the names I tried.

#10 Posted by Nas on 07 Nov 2007 - 04:03: here's a tip that works! and i say that cuz it's what i did.

1. open a brand new browser session and go to windowslive.com
2. there should be a text link with a little icon (above the 3 boxes of options) to create a new Windows Live ID.
3. click it, and the new page (after a bounce or two) should bring you to a brand spankin' new sign-up page with "live.com" as one of the options.

enjoy

#11 Posted by Andrew Lee on 07 Nov 2007 - 04:14: thanks for the tips!...but my reg doesn't success...

Although i can get to the reg page with @live.com displayed correctly, I got the Error code:31:0x00000000r...is this my problem or live.com itself?

the error was: ------------------------------------

We are working to fix a temporary problem with our sign-up service.
Please try again.

Error code: 31

#12 Posted by Oblivion on 07 Nov 2007 - 05:29: i registered on the second attempt and its working

#13 Posted by philomath on 07 Nov 2007 - 05:53: Check this link and know how ppl got into Live Ids almost a year back !!!

http://www.<< warez >>/Register-live-com-passport-New--7675/

After a year its open now for all, but already in use by many !!!

#14 Posted by philomath on 07 Nov 2007 - 05:54: I mean on 9down which is not posted in link

(2 replies) #15 Posted by +Dakkaroth on 07 Nov 2007 - 05:55: dakkaroth@live.com registered.

[edit] - Uh.. you jerks don't email me, k? Probably should remove this whole reply but whatever~

(1 reply) #16 Posted by sibot on 07 Nov 2007 - 06:02: Something funny just happened

I tried to register using FireFox and it wouldn't show me the option to register my email with live.com

I tried in IE, and it worked.

LOL!

Is Microsoft trying to discourage the use of FireFox by limiting its services to IE users? I know its not possible...but still, I can't think of any other reason that would explain this.

and oh yes, after trying to sign up i get,

We are working to fix a temporary problem with our sign-up service.
Please try again.
Error code: 31

AWESOME!

#17 Posted by mercuito on 07 Nov 2007 - 06:52: Im from nz and seems the only option is @windowslive.net, and its ulgy as! Who would want that for a email, tho ive figured if you change the URL from:

https://signup.live.com/newuser.aspx?mkt=en...rs=04&lic=1
to
https://signup.live.com/newuser.aspx?mkt=en...rs=04&lic=1

it gives me the option, however i get a error when i try sign up

now i dont wanna sound like one of those idiots who begs for things, but if anyone in the US could registar me a @live.com email - coreyf _ at _ live.com, and send me the password, that would be awesome and i would very much apprecite it.

Thanks guys

Last edited by mercuito on 07 Nov 2007 - 22:06

#18 Posted by war on 07 Nov 2007 - 07:00: Too bad for most of you.

Quote -
Will
**@live.com Change

Registered since: November 10, 2006

Country/Region: United States

(1 reply) #19 Posted by martin10018 on 07 Nov 2007 - 08:16: Just registered xyz@live.de here in Germany...

#20 Posted by Faisal Islam on 07 Nov 2007 - 09:16: i wanna get <name>@windowslive.com . can anyone help me? plz plz plz

#21 Posted by bobbba on 07 Nov 2007 - 11:08: seems to be only offering @hotmail.com addresses now...

#22 Posted by greatestfall on 07 Nov 2007 - 11:55: matthewj@live.com registered!

yay!

#23 Posted by badger face on 07 Nov 2007 - 12:19: wow... its just an email address guys

#24 Posted by mathewsmt on 07 Nov 2007 - 12:50: still getting error 31......................

#25 Posted by vip_565 on 07 Nov 2007 - 13:24: Thank you got another one , using FireFox

I was Registered since November 2006

Last edited by vip_565 on 07 Nov 2007 - 13:30

(2 replies) #26 Posted by seebaran on 07 Nov 2007 - 14:18: Windows Live is butt ugly and plain. They take no pride and put no passion in the cosmetic side of web design which is exactly why this brand will not be a phenomenon.

#27 Posted by KHaKi- on 07 Nov 2007 - 15:11: We are working to fix a temporary problem with our sign-up service.
Please try again. .....maybe i don't want to :|

#28 Posted by Rahul on 07 Nov 2007 - 15:56: it wont let me get rahul@live.com . any haxors listening

#29 Posted by gaurav on 07 Nov 2007 - 17:20: I had already registered long ago....only thing I'd like to change is from @live.co.uk to @live.com

#30 Posted by alocala on 07 Nov 2007 - 17:58: LMAO

billgates@live.com
yahoo@live.com
gmail@live.com
amazon@live.com
ebay@live.com
f*ck@live.com (* replaced with u)

"The Windows Live ID contains a word or phrase that is not allowed. Please try again."

(4 replies) #31 Posted by Faisal Islam on 07 Nov 2007 - 18:08: i've got: waited@live.com

faisal_islam@live.com
faria_islam@live.com
joyeeta@live.com
m-o-u@live.com
keton@live.com
asif_mahmud@live.com
polapain@live.com
durniti@live.com
anik@live.com
oronno@live.com
faisal@live.ca
kobita@live.com
awaited@live.com
mou@windowslive.com
waited@windowslive.com
f-a-i-s-a-l@windowslive.com
faisal@live.be

#32 Posted by ady199 on 07 Nov 2007 - 18:53: I complete all my details in the sign up page, and click on Submit I get the following error message:-

We are working to fix a temporary problem with our sign-up service.
Please try again.
Error code: 31

Error code:31:0x00000000::Wed, 7 Nov 2007 18:51:38 UTC

Anyone else having problems????

(1 reply) #33 Posted by Dane2003 on 07 Nov 2007 - 19:57: You can signup now using the new link, located Here. Got that from Apple Safari Browser.

#34 Posted by FuhrerDarqueSyde on 07 Nov 2007 - 21:12: <-- squirrels@live.com

#35 Posted by and1direct on 07 Nov 2007 - 22:53: They should make a option to convert a hotmail.com to a live.com

I dont want to make a new one because I lose my subscriptions, my connect status, etc etc

#36 Posted by mprost on 08 Nov 2007 - 07:54: go here and hit the "Get it" button, works for me

#37 Posted by g0dlike on 08 Nov 2007 - 08:31: playback@live.com just registered.

#38 Posted by James R. on 08 Nov 2007 - 08:45: There is something wrong with the registation page atm, code 31.

(PS. Puscifer@live.com is already taken)

#39 Posted by 0mnipresent on 08 Nov 2007 - 11:39: Funny, I can register a user @live.com.au fine, but cant register a user @ live.com. I get the error 31.

I wonder if this is related to country?

#40 Posted by bobbba on 08 Nov 2007 - 11:59: I wonder if there's a "check client ip matches country ip range" rule...

anybody know a way round it if there is?

(1 reply) #41 Posted by Monchy on 08 Nov 2007 - 12:42: I think that's exactly what it is bobbba. I followed mprost's link and it gave me @live.ca which worked fine, no code 31 error.

#42 Posted by mattboy_slim on 09 Nov 2007 - 01:49: Quote -
#36 Posted by mprost on 08 Nov 2007 - 07:54
go here and hit the "Get it" button, works for me

FYI: This works. The original story link should be changed.

#43 Posted by ThePitt on 09 Nov 2007 - 03:04: Apache/2.2.3 (Debian) mod_ssl/2.2.3 OpenSSL/0.9.8c Server at signup.live.com Port 443

lol

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