First login to your Windows Live Hotmail account, and then click the
Options link in the upper right:
And then at the bottom of the resulting list, click on More
options...:
On the resulting page, click on View and edit your personal
information:
At this point you may be prompted to re-enter your password. This is a
security measure to prevent just anyone from walking up to your computer and
changing your information.
There's something interesting to note about the screen that you land on:
Why does that matter?
Because your Windows Live account is used for all Windows Live services including Hotmail, Messenger Spaces and more. When you change your password for Windows Live Hotmail, you're also changing it for all your Windows Live based services.
Near the center of that page you'll see a section labeled Password reset information:
Click on Change on the Password: line and
you'll get this box:
There's something interesting to note about the screen that you land on:
"When you change your password for Windows Live Hotmail,
you're also changing it for all your Windows Live based services."
Note that it stopped talking about Hotmail. This is your Windows Live
account.Why does that matter?
Because your Windows Live account is used for all Windows Live services including Hotmail, Messenger Spaces and more. When you change your password for Windows Live Hotmail, you're also changing it for all your Windows Live based services.
Near the center of that page you'll see a section labeled Password reset information:
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