Thank you from me also! I tried it and was able to install and use MSN 
without registering a hotmail account! It just so happened that I needed 
to install msn for group meetings. I was reluctant because of the email. 
Now I can use the email associated with that particular group. Thanks so 
much for the info.

Mick

Ray Campbell wrote:
> Hi Jonathan:
>  
> Thank you for this information.  I knew there had to be a way to do this.  Hope all is well with you.
>  
> Ray Campbell
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>  
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Jonathan Mosen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tue 8/19/2008 5:00 PM
> To: Ray Campbell
> Subject: RE: [VICUG-L] Windows Live Messenger Question
>
>
>
> Hi Ray, if you go to http://www.passport.com <http://www.passport.com/>  you can get a Microsoft
> Passport using your existing e-mail address, and sign into WLM with that.
>
> Jonathan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ray Campbell
> Sent: Wednesday, 20 August 2008 9:51 a.m.
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [VICUG-L] Windows Live Messenger Question
>
> Hello All:
>
> I have a question about Windows Live Messenger.  I'm working with
> someone who wants to sign up and use it.  We've gotten the Live
> Messenger program installed, however, when we go to where it says "Sign
> up for a new Windows Live ID" it will not let her use her existing
> e-mail address which is a gmail address.  It appears that you can only
> use IDs of the form <something>@live.com or <something>@hotmail.com.  I
> tried typing in my existing e-mail address which is not a live.com or
> hotmail.com address in the edit field for an ID and got an error message
> saying my ID had to consist of letters, numbers, periods, and I think a
> few other characters.  I got this because, of course, I had put an '@'
> sign in.
>
> So my question.  Is there a way to sign up on Windows Live Messenger
> using an existing e-mail address which is not a live.com or hotmail.com
> address?  If so, how does one go about it?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Ray Campbell, Help Desk Technician
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