Monday, June 24, 2013

Steps To Report Stolen Email Addresses On MSN Hotmail

Personal email accounts may contain information about your personal and financial status. For this reason, it is considered as the ripe target for malware writers and malicious hackers. Personal email accounts when hacked will provide the users with plenty of information. But, what if your account gets compromised. Follow the steps formulated by the Windows Live Support desk for MSN Live and Hotmail email account users to secure the email addresses.

Windows Live help instructions

• Switch on the device and log on to your system admin account.
• Wait for windows to log-in to your admin account. Now, launch the browser either using the home screen shortcuts or using the plug-in on the quick access launch bar. The above technique only works, only if a shortcut label exists. If no such shortcuts exist, click on the Start orb placed on the bottom left corner of the home screen. Now, place the mouse pointer on the search space. Enter the name of the browser into the search space and hit the Enter key.  
• Open the browser and enter the Windows live web address into the search space. Hit the Enter key or the green arrow key next to the address bar to initiate the search. Wait for the Windows Live page to load. From the Windows live page, navigate to the Windows Live Password Reset page by clicking the windows live link.
• Click on the link labeled I think someone is using my Windows Live ID in the Windows live password reset page. When prompted, type in your Live ID or Hotmail email address. Enter the letters in the security image.
• From the list of the preferred reset options, select your reset option. This will differ depending on what details you have included in the account when you first signed up.
• Follow the instructions for your identity verification. You may receive a code on your mobile phone. This will again depend on the reset option that you had chosen while setting up your Windows Live account.
• Log-in to your account with the provided reset password. You can change your password again if needed.

Follow the steps briefed above to fix the issues related with email addresses on MSN Hotmail. For more assistance on how to report stolen email addresses on MSN Hotmail, contact our Windows Live help centre. 

Steps To Create A Note Using Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Outlook, the email management tool also allows the user to manage calendar, contacts and other information. Besides this, Outlook also provides an easy way to create notes for important events and dates. Follow the steps outlined below to create a note using Microsoft Outlook.

Outlook Tech support instructions

• Launch Microsoft Outlook either by clicking the desktop shortcut link or by clicking the taskbar plug in on the quick access launch bar. You may also launch the same from the Start menu. To launch the application from the Start menu, click on the Windows orb placed on the bottom left corner of the Start screen. Instead, you may also launch the same using the desktop shortcut key labeled with the Windows icon. If you want, you may also use the keyboard shortcut key combo ctrl + Esc to launch the application menu.
• From the Start menu, select the label that reads All Programs. From the All Programs menu, select the label that reads Microsoft Outlook. You may also launch the application from the search space in the Start menu. To launch the application from the search space, first place the mouse pointer in the search space and type Microsoft Outlook.
• Open Outlook and click on the yellow square placed on the bottom left corner of the application window. Just move the cursor over the icon and you will see the label Notes being displayed. Click on the icon to make the Notes page appear.
• Click on the label File placed on top of the tool bar. From the Toolbar, select the label that reads New. This will make a yellow box to pop up. Enter the information into the yellow box text space.
• Click the X placed on the top right corner of the box after you finish entering the note. Now you will see your note on the right hand side of the screen. To review the details, double click the icon. You may modify the note by adding and removing data.
• To eliminate or delete the note, right click the note icon on the right pane. From the right click dropdown, select the label that reads Delete.

Follow the steps above to create a note using Microsoft Outlook. For more assistance and tips, feel free to reach our Outlook Tech support centre. You may also visit our Outlook support blogs and forums for help on the same. 

Steps To Backup IE7 Settings

To compete with Firefox, Safari, and the Chrome, Microsoft updated their browser Internet Explorer to Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) with most advanced browsing and security features. The latest version along with more advanced features also retained the settings such as Favorites, which allows the users create a database of frequently visited websites; cookies and Feeds, which stream updated content from other websites into IE7. Follow the instruction briefed below to manage the new IE.

Instructions to back up Internet Explorer settings

• Launch Internet Explorer Web browser 7 by double-clicking the IE7 icon on your desktop or by clicking the shortcut on the quick access launch bar. You can also launch the application from the Start menu. To launch the application from the Start menu, click on the Start orb placed on the bottom left corner of the home screen. From the Start menu, select the label that reads All Programs. From the All Programs label, select the label that reads Internet Explorer Web browser 7.
• From the IE7 toolbar placed on top of the page, select the label that reads File. From the File dropdown, select the label that reads Import/Export. Hit the Next option when prompted to proceed to the Import/Export Selection application window.
• From the Import/Export Selection application window, select the setting you intend to back up. Click the setting that you want to back up. Hit the Export cookies option to backup the cookies. Similarly, click on the label that reads Export Favorites to backup the details of the websites you view regularly. Now, to create the backup of your feeds, click on the option labeled Export Feeds. Hit the Next option to proceed to the next stage of backing up IE7 settings.
• Now, to select the destination folder for your backup, place a tick mark in the box next to the label that reads Export to file or address. Click on the browse option, and navigate to the destination folder for your backup. Hit the Next button to proceed and wait until IE7 finishes backing up your settings.
• Hit the Finish option to complete the backup process and to save the changes made. If you wish to make more backup, return to the second step.

Follow the steps briefed above to backup Internet Explorer settings. For more assistance, feel free to reach us online or on our Windows support number. For assistance on IE related issues, drop into our IE support blogs and forums.