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Best course of action for getting my passwords back.

Nov 9, 2012 8:32PM PST

I've been using Googlemail for far too long, I've forgotten my passwords to my hotmail and live accounts, I've tried to do the account recovery but I can't answer the questions like "what was the subject to the last email you sent" & "what is the name of the last folder you created" because I haven't sent an email or made any folders through the live website in years. I tried to get them back a few weeks ago (to no avail) but now that I have windows 8 I kinda NEED the password to one of my accounts.
Does any one know how I can get in contact with a real person and explain my predicament? Or even a number I can phone?
The thing is is that I use the accounts on a daily basis, in fact I just signed up to this forum using one of the accounts in question, and without that particular email address I can't access the windows app store or Xboxlive... Sad

Thanks in advance,
Conor.

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