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Microsoft points query

  • 14-05-2007 6:17pm
    #1
    Registered Users Posts: 513 ✭✭✭


    I've got a bit of a problem. When i set up my xbox 360 account through windows live i used my hotmail address which is set up with an U.S address (in order to get more space for my inbox... long story). When i bought the 2100 points card the other day and tried to enter it on the marketplace i found it was invalid due to the fact that they are region specific and my windows live profile has a US region.

    What i want to know is if there is a method of changing the region in your windows live profile. Ive done it on Hotmail but it doesnt seem to work when i go to account management on the xbox 360. Any help would be greatly appreciated. :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭lee_baby_simms


    I've got a bit of a problem. When i set up my xbox 360 account through windows live i used my hotmail address which is set up with an U.S address (in order to get more space for my inbox... long story). When i bought the 2100 points card the other day and tried to enter it on the marketplace i found it was invalid due to the fact that they are region specific and my windows live profile has a US region.

    What i want to know is if there is a method of changing the region in your windows live profile. Ive done it on Hotmail but it doesnt seem to work when i go to account management on the xbox 360. Any help would be greatly appreciated. :)

    I'm in the same boat. You can't change the billing region in your profile, i called them several times and it can't be done.

    To use the points you've bought set up a free silver account linked to a EU windows live account and buy stuff through that. All users on that console can access the content. Its worth keeping in mind that if you ever get a replacement machine that content will only be accessible to that user and that user only. For that reason I recommend buying american points through ebay for your main US account.


  • Registered Users Posts: 513 ✭✭✭Onearmedbandit


    Cheers anyway iv emailed microsoft in vain just seems like a stupid idea to lock people into email addresses like that.


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