How do I merge my Live.com and outlook.com account into one

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I have a windows Live ID and just signed up for a new outlook.com account. I'd like to move/merge my Live.com into the Outlook.com account, but I just see am option to add another email account or Link anither account.

All this does is create two seperate identities to switch back and forth. If Outlook.com is the new way things are going then I'd want to just manage the one address. Can't lose emails, calender, contacts already in Live ID account. Thanks

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Please try the tick mentioned here

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/forum/mail-signin/i-created-a-new-outlookcom-email-address-instead/cd917beb-e9aa-4d83-8732-fcffad0a3695

Use two browsers, [this procedure has risk of losing your id and is not officially supported procedure]

Browser 1

Login to hotmail/msn/live (where you want to grab)
Go to renames page or alias (whichever you like)
Type in outlook.com address that you want to transfer (do not accept yet)

Now you're ready to grab it

Browser 2

Login with your outlook address (that you want to grab)
Rename this account to your gmail account (this will change your @outlook.com to alias)
Login with gmail, confirm through verification mail
Go to accounts page and close the account (enter password)

This is will drop your alias and make it available for a grab

Browser 1

4. Try grab, if it says already in use. Hit it again. It takes few seconds to release the ID.

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Anonymous

2012-08-26T04:19:54+00:00
Please try the tick mentioned here

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/forum/mail-signin/i-created-a-new-outlookcom-email-address-instead/cd917beb-e9aa-4d83-8732-fcffad0a3695

Use two browsers, [this procedure has risk of losing your id and is not officially supported procedure]

Browser 1

Login to hotmail/msn/live (where you want to grab)

Go to renames page or alias (whichever you like)

Type in outlook.com address that you want to transfer (do not accept yet)

Now you're ready to grab it

Browser 2

Login with your outlook address (that you want to grab)

Rename this account to your gmail account (this will change your @outlook.com to alias)

Login with gmail, confirm through verification mail

Go to accounts page and close the account (enter password)

This is will drop your alias and make it available for a grab

Browser 1

4. Try grab, if it says already in use. Hit it again. It takes few seconds to release the ID.
To the orginal poster (MarkV00), have you tried above? if so what is the result? Thanks
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Anonymous

2012-08-05T18:35:15+00:00

Hi everyone,

Please be informed that merging of your old "@hotmail.com/@live.com" to an @outlook.com domain isn't available for now.

For frequently asked questions about "@outlook.com", please visit:

**Frequently Asked Questions for Outlook.com**

Thanks!
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Anonymous

2012-08-04T21:01:28+00:00

Me too. I have the same issue and would like to merge my 25GB Skydrive account with my new @outlook.com account.
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Anonymous

2012-08-02T01:35:09+00:00

I have a hotmail account that has 25GB of free SkyDrive storage and I would like the ability to Merge (not link) this old account with my new outlook.com account which only has 7GB of free SkyDrive storage but have it keep the larger of the two SkyDrives. Without the abiltiy to merge accounts the outlook.com account is useless and will probably get abandoned. Even better, allow multiple accounts to merge into one. This would allow me to decommission my ISP account as well.
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