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@live.co.uk e-mail account!

Some people here might be interested in this... just registered myself a new @live.co.uk e-mail... guess what it is.. :biggrin:

1) Go here.
2) Click "Get started", under "Use a domain I already own" enter any domain you like.
3) Select "Create a new Windows Live ID in your domain".
4) Select View > Page Style > No Style. Ta-dah! The input box was hidden using CSS!
5) Select @live.com from the dropdown.
6) Select "Create a Windows Live e-mail address" and continue the registration.

Get one while you still can!

Lofty :smile:

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Reply 1

rahmed

Done - finally an email account with my name in it!!

Reply 2

Jaffaholic

Haha, this is brilliant.

BTW, i dont think the admin thing works for actual sites.

Reply 3

Cortez

Done it and got my name but i dont understand why i needed to put a domain in? :s:

I just put in a domain i own and then it was saying that if i click continue it will make me the administrator of that domain :confused:

What has Live got to do with my domain?

Reply 4

rahmed

Brilliant, im taking loads of common words. Im sure i can sell them on

I was doing the same until I got pissed off with the validation process - kept saying something was wrong, nothing was lol

Reply 5

rahmed

Cortez

Done it and got my name but i dont understand why i needed to put a domain in? :s:

I just put in a domain i own and then it was saying that if i click continue it will make me the administrator of that domain :confused:

What has Live got to do with my domain?

I think we can leave that bit out, now if you go to hotmail.com - it should recognise your new address

Reply 6

Cortez

rahmed

I think we can leave that bit out, now if you go to hotmail.com - it should recognise your new address

It does

How cool is that, my name without any numbers for once :biggrin:

Reply 7

Jaffaholic

Also, use a proxy and you can get @live.com :smile:

Reply 8

Mr. Fox

For anyone that's interested - Microsoft will give you a free custom domain and email accounts under it with Live Mail.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/officelive/default.aspx

Just sign up for the Live Basics service (you need to use a card for authentication, no money is debited), and you can have exactly what you want. I like it better than having @hotmail.com or @live.com.

Reply 9

Cortez

ghost101

Also, use a proxy and you can get @live.com :smile:

Strange, I got .com anyway (was only option available) and I'm not using a proxy.

Reply 10

andy_cole2

it keeps erroring me ? anyone else same problem?

edit: someone grab me andrewcole please :p:

every tiem a new fad email address thing comes out i make a grab for it but some techie bastard always beats me to it :p:

edit2: and no i'm not paying :biggrin:

Reply 11

Jaffaholic

andy_cole2

it keeps erroring me ? anyone else same problem?

What do you mean? When styling is removed, remember to select create new windows live id. Also, if the error is that it is unable to check the availability of the address, keep trying. It works eventually.