Vista - id being requested

01-20-2009

Is there any reason I would be asked to fax a copy of my drivers license and
birth certificate to gain back accsess to my Windows messanger? an error was
rec'd saying the sign on belonged to a child and now all my information was
needed to re-instate windows messanger. Your help is appriciated.

01-20-2009

Greetings,

I'm unsure of the process involved for authentication when these types of problems occur.
However, if you specifically requested assistance from Windows Live ID services or Live
Messenger support, then it probably is legitimate.

Regardless, I would make a copy and black out information they don't need to know before
faxing anything. Although hardly ideal, I might consider just opening a new Live ID and
leaving this one too, if that's an option for you.

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> Is there any reason I would be asked to fax a copy of my drivers license and
> birth certificate to gain back accsess to my Windows messanger? an error was
> rec'd saying the sign on belonged to a child and now all my information was
> needed to re-instate windows messanger. Your help is appriciated.

01-20-2009	#1 (permalink)
thank you n/a posts	id being requested Is there any reason I would be asked to fax a copy of my drivers license and birth certificate to gain back accsess to my Windows messanger? an error was rec'd saying the sign on belonged to a child and now all my information was needed to re-instate windows messanger. Your help is appriciated.
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01-20-2009	#2 (permalink)
Jonathan Kay [MVP] n/a posts	Re: id being requested Greetings, I'm unsure of the process involved for authentication when these types of problems occur. However, if you specifically requested assistance from Windows Live ID services or Live Messenger support, then it probably is legitimate. Regardless, I would make a copy and black out information they don't need to know before faxing anything. Although hardly ideal, I might consider just opening a new Live ID and leaving this one too, if that's an option for you. -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation -- "thank you" <thank you@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:3DC496A1-0F7B-4C00-A4A5-F13730058790@xxxxxx Quote: > Is there any reason I would be asked to fax a copy of my drivers license and > birth certificate to gain back accsess to my Windows messanger? an error was > rec'd saying the sign on belonged to a child and now all my information was > needed to re-instate windows messanger. Your help is appriciated.
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