Get a Live Account with live.com Extension

The default hotmail.com or msn.com is boring these days. When we say Live Account, we expect a live.com extension, but Microsoft won’t give this to us by default, So here’s a trick to get:

  • Go to Windows Live ID overview page.
  • Click on the Sign-Up button.
  • Copy and paste the following code into the address bar and hit enter.
  • After you hit enter, there will be an alert saying “Success – additional domains added!”.
  • Now you can select which domain that you want to register instead of hotmail.com only.

Since Live.com extension is fairly new, you can get your desired username. I was lucky enough to get thilak@live.com, but if you are not as lucky as me, you can try other extensions like live.co.uk, live.ca, live.be, live.de, live.fr. live.com.au or live.it

Now that this trick has leaked on the blogosphere, Microsoft may either remove it or make it available to all. Actually I read about this trick yesterday on Raymond’s Blog, but I forgot to post it. So some credits must go to Fauzi for reminding me.

Off topic: Tomorrow is going to be a messy day, I’ll have to reinstall Ubuntu on my Desktop, clean my room, clean my theme’s code to make it XHTML complaint and to make things harder, I’m having classes tomorrow. So my regular posting frequency might be interrupted.

This post was published by on November 11, 2006

About the Author: Thilak Rao works as a Social Media Expert. He is one of the first professional bloggers from India, and he loves to write, travel and click photos. Follow him on Twitter @thilak

  • http://tech-live.tk Phalgun

    The process is very easy. Now I have a live e mail ID. I got a live e mail ID in just a minute. Thanks Thilak.

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    Phalgun: No Problems, Thanks for dropping a comment

  • vijay

    hey, I also got the ID. Though not live.com , since my name is so common… but yes, got in other domain. Thanks

  • http://blog.sankaranand.com Sankar Anand

    Thanks Thilak i got
    sankaranand@live.com

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    Sankar: Oh… Cool, Do you use Live Messenger ?

  • http://blog.sankaranand.com Sankar Anand

    i downloaded it but i dont like to use it……

  • http://www.cypherhackz.net CypherHackz

    thanks for linking back. i also read the found it from other sources. btw good luck on everything you do. ;)

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    No Problems Cypher

  • http://sg-god.com/blog/2006/11/12/register-a-livecom-account/ Digital Heaven » Blog Archive » Register a Live.com account

    [...] [source: Mess.be] [via] Share and Enjoy:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

  • http://abhinavspeaks.com Abhinav

    Seems like they already caught the trick and are working on it:

    We are working to fix a temporary problem with our sign-up service.
    Please try again.

    Error code: 32

    Damn, I am not able to register.

  • http://software-today.com/ Kenneth

    Seems like the signup is down :(

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    This might be a temporary issue, Eventually they have to open the signups

  • http://software-today.com/ Kenneth

    I know :) But it has been like that for more than 18hours++ Hope noone grab the address I want :p

  • Abid

    Thanks for sharing but still not working. I’m trying to make my @live.com email but still it gives the error. Sometime I got Error Code 1, Error Code 3 & Error Code 32.
    they fixed or still working?
    can you make an ID for me…. plzzzzz
    waiting for your response

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    Sorry Abid, Looks like Microsoft has fixed the loop hole. Eventually they will make it available to everyone. Have patience until then

  • Abid

    Well! First of all thanks alot!
    at last I got it. I think they just come for a while & after that they go off.
    They have not fixed it yet or they are trying to fix it:D

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    Abid: Oh Great !!, They must be fixing it or they have just made it public

  • Abid

    Thilak! Sorry man did not succeeded to get @live.com or @live.co.uk
    dying for this one!
    :( crying:((

    to get @live.nl you don’t need to use any trick becuase it is available. Anybody can get his email like me:
    abid@live.nl
    &
    you can aslo make someone@someone.org, me@you.com etc. etc. & you don’t need to use any trick.

    still very unhappy on failure to get @live.com, @live.co.uk
    wish that it will be available again soon. If someone got the trick to sign up for @live.com & @live.co.uk, please inform me @
    abid@live.nl
    I’ll be very thankful.

  • reborn4u

    We are working to fix a temporary problem with our sign-up service.
    Please try again.
    Error code: 32

  • http://www.vTalk2.com Siddharth Menon

    Yes seems the signup is not going forward,

    after you hit accept you get this msg

    ———-
    We are working to fix a temporary problem with our sign-up service.
    Please try again.
    Error code: 32
    ———-

    Seems Microsoft has some fix, will have to wait for new trick. Dam I was so close.

    http://www.vTalk2.com

  • http://www.vicevids.tk NDJ

    i really wanted to make a windows live account and am really pi**ed of that i can’t!
    going mad!!!
    if anyone findes out how to get a .live account pleas let me no how before the username i want goes.
    thanks
    NDJ

  • http://www.msrathore.com mohinder

    hi ,
    friends i got new email id with this trick myname@microsoft.com but i want to know process for login in inbox i am able to using messenger with this id my when i try to login in trough mail.live.com it say this domain not supported and pls verfy this email. from your inbox, pls help how to login in email box from mail.microsoft.com its Microsoft exchange server login window

  • zanatoz

    mohinder, the same thing happen too. help us please.

  • Amr Fayed

    this way isn’t work anymore, Microsoft disabled this slight gap, good luck for everyone.

  • Ahmed

    Stillgiving error

    We are working to fix a temporary problem with our sign-up service.
    Please try again.

    Error code: 100

  • Rich :D

    A year on and yet no change?? Wow… I see people selling @hotmail.com accounts, and I bet soon you’ll see people selling @live.com accounts (when it starts working) I want it to work!!!

  • clop

    Hi. I am in a position to register any live.com email address that is still available. You can then use it from anywhere in the world. If you’d like me to register a live.com email address for you, please send an email to clop@live.com with the username you want. I will register it for you and send you the password. I’d like a small contribution for my efforts, say US$10, by PayPal or Paymate? Take care, clop

  • Pierre Younes

    GUYS IF U WANT TO GET AN @LIVE.COM ID JUST GO TO THIS SITE
    http://get.live.com/en-us/mail/overview

  • Bally

    Thanks to Pierre Younes, I have just registered my @live.com address. No copy or pasting into address bar just a standard account sign up. I did have to say I live in the states but when I had to think of a zip code I went for a pretty famous one from an eighties tv show…9021…something. I cant remember the last digit. ;P
    Thanks again Pierre.

  • Carlos

    Really it’s amazing!

    I got my own live.com account!

    Great!!

  • A bisht

    although they are giving the liv.com option to all, other options are still unavailable, but on registering for those added by the code, it is showing up an error message and the procedure is not being completed successfully

  • Kamilin

    OMG i got my live account with my desired name!!!!

    OMG OMG OMG!

  • vijay

    hey, I also got the ID. Though not live.com , since my name is so common… but yes, got in other domain. Thanks

  • Someopne

    Use this address and you can create live.com accounts…. it works for me and this tip don't works right now… https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=251248&r…

  • Someopne

    Use this address and you can create live.com accounts…. it works for me and this tip don't works right now… https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=251248&r…