My son's Xbox 360 profile won't connect to Xbox Live

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My son's Xbox profile won't connect to Xbox Live. It says to download profile to fix problem. The trouble is his big brother set up his account and we lost him last year. I have no idea of the email address used or the password to allow me to download his profile. I can easily set up another account but he will lose all his game saves and a lot were done with his brother so that would be bad. Any help would be great. Thanks.



Best Answer

According to this Xbox Support page:

To access your Xbox Live account and other Microsoft services, you need to know the email address and password you used to set up your Microsoft account. Xbox Support can’t provide this information, even if you know your gamertag.

But don't fret yet. Here is something you can try:

  1. Press the Xbox symbol button (middle of the controller)
  2. Navigate to Settings
  3. Click on Account Management
  4. Scroll to Account Security

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At this point, the email associated with the account should be displayed. This will at least get you the email address used but unfortunately does not get you the password. Getting the password can be near impossible, since password resets require you to have access to the email addresses services. You can try contacting the email provider and asking for a password reset, but its unlikely that they will not do this for security reasons.




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Why will my Xbox 360 not connect to Xbox Live?

If your Xbox 360 console is unable to connect to Xbox Live, the first step is to run the network connection test on your console. If this test is successful, your console will connect to Xbox Live.

How do I connect my Xbox 360 profile to Xbox Live?

Here's how to add your Xbox profile to any Xbox 360 console:
  • Press the Guide button \ue3e3 on your controller.
  • Select Download Profile. ...
  • At the bottom of the Download Profile screen, select Download Profile.
  • Enter the email address of the Microsoft account that's associated with your Xbox profile.


  • How do you fix the current profile is not allowed to play on Xbox Live 360?

    NOTICE: The current profile is not allowed to play on Xbox Live
    • You do not have an active Xbox Live Gold account, which is required to play multiplayer games online. Sign up for an Xbox Live Gold account.
    • Your Xbox Live Gold account expired. ...
    • Your Xbox Live Gold account was recently renewed.




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