Microsoft KB Archive/937075

= Xbox 360: You must use the Windows Live ID that is associated with your gamertag for Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360 =

Article ID: 937075

Article Last Modified on 5/11/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Xbox Live
 * Microsoft XBox 360 Video Game System
 * Microsoft Xbox

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SUMMARY
When you use Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360, you must use the Windows Live ID that is associated with your gamertag.



MORE INFORMATION
You cannot change the Windows Live ID that is associated with your gamertag. To appear on your contacts list, your friends must send invite requests to the Windows Live ID that is associated with your gamertag.

Workaround
Although you cannot change the Windows Live ID that is associated with your Xbox Live account, you can export your Messenger contact list and add it to the Windows Live ID that you use for Xbox Live. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open Windows Live Messenger on your computer, and then sign in by using your existing Messenger account.
 * 2) Click the Show Menu icon in the upper-right corner of the window, point to Contacts, and then click Save Instant Messaging Contacts.
 * 3) Save the file to your Documents folder.
 * 4) Sign out of Windows Live Messenger.
 * 5) Sign in to Windows Live Messenger by using the Windows Live ID and the password that are associated with your gamertag.
 * 6) Click the Show Menu icon, point to Contacts, and then click Import Instant Messaging Contacts.
 * 7) Select the file that you created in step 3, and then click Open.

For more information or for support on these steps, see Help in Windows Live Messenger for Windows.

For more information about Windows Live Messenger for Xbox 360, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

937074 Xbox 360: Information about Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360

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