I was going to log into my primary YouTube account (which due to some Google stuff) is tied to my Google account (which I never use). Lately, I've been using an alternate YouTube account, so when logging out of it, to log to my main one, a problem arise. My password. It's the same as for the Google account, I don't remember the password. Both the main YouTube account and Google account use the same e-mail address. So I tried to reset the password for the Google account, thus resetting it for the YouTube account as well, so then I go to hotmail.com.

I try to login with the e-mail address for the two accounts, but I haven't used it for two or three years, except for through YouTube, so when I try to log in, I receive a message that state my e-mail address is wrong. After having tried slight differences in spelling it, it always end up in the same manner; "Windows Live ID is wrong. Try again."

I'm sure none of you have a solution for this, so instead, 1) am I simply put screwed in so many ways? 2) is it possible to actually get in touch with these people and not get some automated message that is too vague to be useful?

try registering the email address again, it's possible that they delete inactive accounts

Really? That simple?

And it worked too. Thanks a lot.

The mods can close this now.

I had the same problem awhile back. I tried several times and several different ways, but every time I tried I hit another road block. Eventually I just made a junk email acct. with a new client and started fresh. It was a pain in the ass, but I learned my lesson. All my acct. information is written down by hand and stored in my fire box now.

Good to know that Google or Microsoft didn't steal your pants.

Yeah, would be a bummer to lose nearly 250 subscribers.

No. I mean that it's good to know that Google didn't pull up to your house in their van, break down your door with their elite team of cyber ninjas, one got you in a headlock and the other pulled off your pants.

I assume you speak from personal experience?

Yep, except the cyber ninjas were Gary Oldman clones.

Okay.