Student email assistance
Activating your Windows Live email account
- Go to www.live.com.
- Log in with your user ID and password.
- Click "sign in with a different Windows Live ID" if a Hotmail account is automatically entered. Do not click "Sign up".
- Your user ID = the first 2 characters of your first name + the first 4 characters of your last name + the last 4 digits of your 8-digit MCTC student ID number (example: Jane Smith 00001234 = jasmit1234@go.minneapolis.edu). If your last name is fewer than 4 characters, use all the characters of your last name (example: John Doe 12345678 = jodoe5678@go.minneapolis.edu).
- Your password is the same as your existing e-Services password that is attached to your 8-digit MCTC student ID number. This will be the same password that you use to log in to campus computers. NOTE: your password in Windows Live email will be all lowercase.
- Enter your birth year.
- Choose your country/region.
- Review and accept the Microsoft Windows Live Service Agreement and Privacy Statement.
If you experience problems with activating your Windows Live account, then you will need to stop by the Computer Lab (T.3200). We will be happy to assist you, but can do so only in person and not over the phone (for security reasons, your user ID and password will not be given out via email or over the phone). Bring your photo ID with you.
Changing your password
Visit e-Services to change your Windows Live password. You cannot change your password in Windows Live. Your e-Services password will be synchronized to your Windows Live account within 90 minutes. NOTE:Â your password in Windows Live email will be all lowercase.
Forgot your password?
If you forgot your Windows Live password, then you will need to stop by the Computer Lab (T.3200) for assistance. For security reasons, your user ID and password will not be given out via email or over the phone.
Forwarding your email (optional)
If you choose to forward incoming email to another account, then refer to Windows Live Help for instructions.
Official college communications will be sent to your MCTC email account (i.e. jodoe5678@go.minneapolis.edu). Students will be responsible for checking their @go.minneapolis.edu email regularly for important messages from MCTC.
FAQs
- How much mail can I store in my Windows Live mailbox?
- Your MCTC Windows Live account provides you with a 10GB mailbox.
- What is the Windows Live SkyDrive?
- SkyDrive is a file storage and sharing service that allows you to upload files to the Internet, then access them from a web browser. SkyDrive provides 25GB of file storage.
- How do I access my SkyDrive?
- Click Office/Your document to view and save all your documents on SkyDrive. For more help, please visit the Windows Live SkyDrive Help Center.
- How do I get help with using Windows Live?
- Please visit the Windows Live Help Center for more assistance.
