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@live Address Registration - part 42 [Does not work now]

Update: This method does not work now. We'll keep you posted on when they become available again.

Last week we briefly saw the @live.com registration open for an hour and just as quickly got closed. Unfortunately, at that time, a lot of you didn't get chance to register your @live.com address. Well, try again smile_wink

Go to www.hotmail.com, click on Sign up, and choose a free account, as before.
Now, you will be taken to a signup page that shows an @hotmail.com domain for your email address.
Go to the address bar, make hmnewuser.aspx read newuser.aspx and look along until you see &hm=1, after removing that hit enter.
Your @hotmail magically becomes @live.

So, for example, https://signup.live.com/hmnewuser.aspx?mkt=en-us&revipc=US&ts=3967950&sh=62Zm&hm=1&ru=http%3a%2f%2fmail.live.com%2f%3fnewuser%3dyes&rx=http%3a%2f%2fget.live.com%2fmail%2foverview&rollrs=04&lic=1

becomes

https://signup.live.com/newuser.aspx?mkt=en-us&revipc=US&ts=3967973&sh=P1iS&ru=http%3a%2f%2fmail.live.com%2f%3fnewuser%3dyes&rx=http%3a%2f%2fget.live.com%2fmail%2foverview&rollrs=04&lic=1

(this second link probably won't work, but just follow the instructions). Good luck.

Published Jul 19 2007, 09:30 AM by ScottIsAFool

Filed under: Windows Live, Hotmail

Comments

	Yazeed said: by this link you will be able to register an @WindowsLive.com address https://signup.live.com/newuser.aspx?mkt=en-xa&revipc=JO&ts=3968576&sh=UH!u&&ru=http%3a%2f%2fmail.live.com%2f%3fnewuser%3dyes&rx=http%3a%2f%2fget.live.com%2fmail%2foverview&rollrs=04&lic=1 July 19, 2007 9:04 AM
	olliewally255 said: It worked for me in the UK. I now have a @live.co.uk address. Thanks! July 19, 2007 10:42 AM
	chels75 said: Works with other @live domains (.fr,.de etc...) ;-) July 19, 2007 10:58 AM
	paddy said: I was able to create my live.com address from China. (I am an American here on business). The hit US&ts was set at CN&ts. July 19, 2007 11:09 AM
	Khristopher said: Awesome. Got my @live.ca :D July 19, 2007 11:20 AM
	derviskemal said: not working now :( glad i got mine ages ago :) July 19, 2007 11:58 AM
	ScottIsAFool said: I've just tried it and it worked for me... July 19, 2007 12:20 PM
	Spado said: I love you!!!!!!! For more than an year I was looking for register a @live.it or @live.com and now my dream is truth... It worked in Italy, spado@live.it registred ;) ... I will write this incredible method in my blog: www.pasix.it.tt !!! Fantastic! Thank you so much!! July 19, 2007 12:27 PM
	calum-r- said: Thank you very much LiveSide!! You are awesome! You never disapoint! I now have my main one I wanted (registered through first flaw) and now I have the other one I wanted! (registered through this flaw!) Thank you once again! July 19, 2007 12:41 PM
	G-Z said: I just get the @windowslive.com adresses, but I'd really like to have a @live.com adress .... July 19, 2007 12:42 PM
	Coffee247 said: Fantastic! I just got an @live.com thank you for passing on the info! July 19, 2007 1:04 PM
	ThePhoenix said: No fair, it don't work anymore, please can someone find another way around, I am always just too late by time I spot the workaround. Damn it ! July 19, 2007 1:20 PM
	m1cr0n said: Cool! I have a pedrojacques@livemail.com.br! :) July 19, 2007 1:41 PM
	ThePhoenix said: How did you get it to work, It wont work any more for me following those instructions July 19, 2007 1:49 PM
	Jason_Wilkerson said: Worked for me! Thanks LiveSide! July 19, 2007 2:02 PM
	ThePhoenix said: Got myself a live.co.uk one after a lot of faffing, can't seem to find a combination of country and language changes to get me a .com one. Help please. July 19, 2007 2:53 PM
	G-Z said: why do have some people @live.com, some @windowslive.com and some @livemail.com? What are they doing different? July 19, 2007 2:53 PM
	ScottIsAFool said: It's probably a regional thing. July 19, 2007 3:06 PM
	Anony33 said: Which language I have to select in my Internet Explorer to get @windowslive.com and @livemail.com? I just get @live.com!! Please help! July 19, 2007 3:26 PM
	Mephiles said: I don't think we're ment to know that :p July 19, 2007 4:29 PM
	ThePhoenix said: Anony33, can you copy the URL that gives you the @Live options and paste it here ? July 19, 2007 4:32 PM
	ScottIsAFool said: I don't think that will work. I think there is some kind of session handling that stops links being posted. July 19, 2007 5:43 PM
	Anony33 said: [quote]I don't think we're ment to know that :p[/quote] Well we should just know where are the people that get @livemail.com and @windowslive.com from. To get @live.com you have to be from USA, now people with @livemail.com and @windowslive.com please tell us where are you from so we can change the language in our browser and get those too. July 19, 2007 6:40 PM
	Mirek2 said: We are working to fix a temporary problem with our sign-up service. Please try again. Error code: 10 :( July 19, 2007 6:42 PM
	ScottIsAFool said: Still working here Mirek. Or are you getting that error after filling in your details and clicking submit? July 19, 2007 7:00 PM
	senthil said: Yes it is working still, any idea how to create @livemail.com ? July 19, 2007 7:10 PM
	Chris said: Guys, if you want a certain suffix (live.com as opposed to live.co.uk) you need to visit the corresponding get.live.com url and then click signup. Live.com: http://get.live.com/en-us/mail/overview July 19, 2007 7:12 PM
	Anony33 said: @Chris: yea but which is the page for @livemail.com and @windowslive.com? July 19, 2007 7:16 PM
	Contz said: Please can someone in the US create me contz July 19, 2007 7:17 PM
	ScottIsAFool said: To follow on from what Chris said, for live.com it would be http://get.live.com/en-us/mail/options then click on free account. SL July 19, 2007 7:18 PM
	ThePhoenix said: Tried both of those, just sends me through to get.live.com when I alter the URL July 19, 2007 7:34 PM
	senthil said: I got the trick. After following the above steps, use the javascript method to register any domain specific email ids. Note: livemail.com is not registered by microsoft, so no live hotmail box associated with it. BLOCKED SCRIPTfunction r(q){} function s(q){e[q] = new Option(a[q],a[q])}; r(e = document.getElementById("idomain").options);r(d="live.");r(a = new Array("hotmail.com","hotmail.co.uk","livemail.com","msn.com",d+"com",d+"be",d+"co.uk",d+"de",d+"fr",d+"it"/mEss.be/,d+"nl")); for (i=0;i<a.length;i++){ s(i ) }alert("Success - additional domains added!"); July 19, 2007 7:35 PM
	senthil said: It seems they fixed it, newuser.aspx redirects to get.live.com July 19, 2007 7:40 PM
	Chris said: Yup they fixed it. Hope you all got what you wanted :) July 19, 2007 8:26 PM
	live.as said: Don't worry, you can enjoy your "name@live.as" as well. It's powered by Windows Live Domains. Just check the link I provide. July 19, 2007 9:38 PM
	FlameMan said: Its still working here in Canada and its now 7 pm. It seems Microsoft is not in a rush !! I'm now having 2 live adresses!:) July 20, 2007 12:59 AM
	ScottIsAFool said: Apparently it's still working for @live.de too. But I can't confirm myself. July 20, 2007 2:05 AM
	cleitondj said: in my country (BRAZIL) work fine this trick.. LOL I've registered XXXX@livemail.com.br hehehehehehe July 20, 2007 2:14 AM
	Pal said: It still works for @live.com and @live.cn now:) Thanks, SL July 20, 2007 3:07 AM
	cleitondj said: it still works for live.com "confirmed" July 20, 2007 3:59 AM
	Pal said: At last, it 's gone.... July 20, 2007 6:15 AM
	cleitondj said: yep.. seens windows live team have fixed it... July 20, 2007 6:21 AM
	iChiGO100% said: what a pity I missed it... ps:sorry for last feedback July 21, 2007 3:51 AM
	live.as said: Any one can tell me how to increase the 500 mailbox limit in Windows Live Domains App for my www.live.as ? July 21, 2007 7:42 PM