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changing my password

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AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 5 Jan 2014 19:15

how do I do this please - have been into "my account" but no joy - assistance appreciated

StrayKitten

StrayKitten Report 5 Jan 2014 19:18

go to account,

then on the left hand side list it says change edit password hun

jax

jax Report 5 Jan 2014 19:18

I would have thought GR would do it if asked

edit - OH yeah you can do it yourself....good to know

ButtercupFields

ButtercupFields Report 5 Jan 2014 19:19

Ann, under Account Details there is 'Change Email and Password'.

Mersey

Mersey Report 5 Jan 2014 19:20

Ann go to Account at the top of the page

On the far left hand side it asks do you want to change your password or email

Click on this

Then put your origional email addy in and change your password

Go to the bottom of thepage and it should save SAVE CHANGES

Click on that

Fannys you Aunt and Bobs your Uncle :-D :-D :-D :-D <3

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 5 Jan 2014 19:22

I'll give it a go :-D

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 5 Jan 2014 19:24

hmmm - it won't let me just change the password - seems it wants me to change my email addy as well which I dolt wish to do

Mersey

Mersey Report 5 Jan 2014 19:27

Did youput your old password in first ?

StrayKitten

StrayKitten Report 5 Jan 2014 19:27

no you defo can change it without changing your email adress i did mine not so long ago, i like to re new passwords every so often keeps everything in order :-D

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 5 Jan 2014 20:01

I'll give it another go

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 5 Jan 2014 20:04

nope - no good - I'll forget it

Wend

Wend Report 5 Jan 2014 20:49

Can't believe what I'm reading. AnnC can tell you where your gg Auntie Philomena was in Russia during the Crimean War when she was a nurse, and then who auntie married and then the names of her children, but she can't change her password on GR! ;-) :-S <3

StrayKitten

StrayKitten Report 5 Jan 2014 20:51

email gr hun and ask them to sort it so you can

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 5 Jan 2014 20:53

I have a special friend who is kindly doing it for me - :-D ;-)

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 6 Jan 2014 11:44

all sorted thanks folk - GR helped me do it!! phew!!

Mersey

Mersey Report 6 Jan 2014 11:46

Glad you got it sorted Ann :-D :-D <3

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 6 Jan 2014 11:49

ta muchly - can't find that thread you were referring to :-D

Mersey

Mersey Report 6 Jan 2014 12:24

Sorry Ann, I disappeared...I was talking to my neighbour :-D :-D