Get your @live.com email address today

Filed under: Internet, E-mail, Microsoft

Get your @live.com email address today

by Brad Linder Nov 6th 2007

As expected, Microsoft is releasing its updated suite of Windows Live applications and services. And as of this evening that means you can sign up for a brand new xxx@live.com e-mail address to replace your musty old xxx@hotmail.com address.

You're supposed to be able to sign up by going through get.live.com as well, but it looks like you may have mixed results if you go that route right now.

In addition to Live.com email addresses, Microsoft is offering up localized email accounts for more than 30 countries, from Argentina to Vietnam.

[via Bink.nu]

Tags: email, hotmail, live.com, windows-live

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Roofies said 10:29PM on 11-06-2007

Error code 32 here.

"We are working to fix a temporary problem with our sign-up service.
Please try again.
Error code: 32"

Naverous said 10:31PM on 11-06-2007

http://get.live.com/mail/overview

Hit the "Get it free" button, works for me

Inetgate said 11:27PM on 11-06-2007

I encounter "Error Code: 31".

Does it work?

Mysterius said 1:15AM on 11-07-2007

Got it!

The direct link didn't do it, but going thru the Hotmail sign up page (clicking the "Get it free" button) as Naverous recommended did.

michael said 1:15AM on 11-07-2007

I got mine this afternoon.

I got 2 accounts! Both were luckily free. And just right.

@live.com sounds so much better than @gmail.com, or @yahoo.com, who both have an extra letter each.

I'm happy to get these accounts. I've been waiting for a long time.

Alex said 1:47AM on 11-07-2007

It worked for me!!
I got 5 accounts.
I wonder who got DownloadSquad@live.com

Marc Savoy said 8:14AM on 11-07-2007

The reason why you're all getting error messages is no doubt because you using firefox to sign up at live.com . As a rule if I want to update or download any Microsoft product I'll close down firefox and use IE 7.

Even using the firefox IE extension is not always a guarantee of success. Any of you who've received the error message may want to try this suggestion which I'm quite certain will resolve any error rmessages.

I myself emailed the live.com link to my gmail account downloaded the link in gmail via IE 7 without a hitch which I'm certain will work for all of you.

Rukundo said 8:15AM on 11-07-2007

Rgds,

Reader said 8:15AM on 11-07-2007

@Marc Savoy: Actually, I got my first live account on Firefox, and tested the process on Opera, too (which was successful). So this doesn't require IE.

rao.murlidhar said 8:15AM on 11-07-2007

:( it's gone . no more @live.com only @hotmail.com

Dave Forster said 8:44AM on 11-07-2007

I've just signed up for multiple accounts (for the family) on .co.uk
I even got my 4 year old son one... how sad is that!? (he'll thank me when he's old i'm sure)

tried to do the same for live.com but it's not available anymore - just hotmail.com

Michael said 10:11AM on 11-07-2007

This alternative link works at of 10:08EST... I just grabbed a bunch of them, to protect my firstname.lastname@domain.com naming convention.

https://signup.live.com/newuser.aspx?mkt=en-us&revipc=US&ts=4128881&sh=xijy&ru=http%3a%2f%2fmail.live.com%2f%3fnewuser%3dyes&rx=http%3a%2f%2fget.live.com%2fmail%2foptions&rollrs=04&lic=1

Ross said 11:03AM on 11-07-2007

I am also getting Error 31 when trying to sign up.. despite the fact that it says my name@live.com is available.

mgthantzin said 11:21AM on 11-07-2007

Error Code: 31

in both IE and FF.

Dectus said 11:33AM on 11-07-2007

just try the link again and again, I got 3 accounts (1 second ago and the other 2, a few hours ago)

iamhoff said 1:14PM on 11-07-2007

couldn't get @live.com. Only gave me @hotmail.com as an option. Meh.

iamhoff said 2:16PM on 11-07-2007

I'm getting the @live.com option now, but I'm still getting the "error code 31" message. Repeating meh.

Bryan Price said 10:53PM on 11-07-2007

Naverous has your solution if you are getting an error. It worked for me. So I got the one I wanted. I may get another.

Bryan Price said 10:57PM on 11-07-2007

OK, I grabbed my name as well as my handle. I'm a happy person now. I probably should link them one of these days.

Bernard said 2:28PM on 11-08-2007

Just too bad... they still restrict the forward email options. Currently forward email only works for emails ending in hotmail.com, msn.com and live.com :(

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