Hotmail - forgotten password

olivetrees

am such a div - I don't use my hotmail that much but i'm looking to sell on eBay and want to keep it seperate from my normal email.

Can't remember the password - hotmail say that I can reset it but they send the instructions to the hotmail account!

Is there anyway I can find out my password or shall I just give up and set up a new account?

Thanks for you help!!!

DatabaseError

if you were sensible, when setting up the account it will have asked for an alternate email address - you'll have put one there and the reset instructions will be sent to that address.
Otherwise - yep, just drop the account and make another one somewhere

OneADay

Give up, there is no way!

alared

http://login.live.com/login.srf?wa=wsignin1.0&rpsnv=11&ct=1251101501&rver=5.5.4177.0&wp=MBI&wreply=http:%2F%2Fhome.live.com%2F&lc=2057&id=251248

Sign up for a new account with Windows Live (hotmail`s latest version)

olivetrees

Thanks all - new account it is

I'll put this down to a lesson learned!

x

Humphrey10

No need to give up - I didn't use an alternate e-mail address, and I forgot my password. I can't remember what I did exactly, but I found instructions on the hotmail website, I had to e-mail them, and they asked for some details of who was on my contacts list and what recent e-mails I've had.
Sorry I can't remember exactly where on the hotmail site the instructions are (possibly I just e-mailed a general customer service e-mail address?) but it definatly is possible to get your account back.