Question posted by farsa7468 on October 4th, 2010

Pls Help Can't Access My Hotmail Even After Resettin!!

Dear help team, My name is Farah Karroum and my hotmail is [email protected] and my yahoo mail is [email protected] 3 months ago I noticed that my friends( hotmail contacts) were receiving emails from my hotmail when I didn't actually send them. I went on vacation and recently ( a week ago) I reset my password because I had not signed in for more than 72 days. The next day I couldn't access my email again even after resetting it for a number of times. My email was blocked because someone tried signing in with the wrong password. Pls help me to access my email again because it contains important info and contacts. Thanks

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Answer #1: Posted by DreadPirateRoberts on March 5th, 2011 5:33 AM
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After several unsuccessful sign in attempts, Windows Live ID automatically sets a "locked out" period. This prevents access to your account, even when the correct password is supplied for security reasons.

 

In order to regain access to your account, please validate your account ownership by visiting the link below:

https://support.live.com/eform.aspx?productKey=wlidvalidation&ct=eformcs

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