Tip 908: How to change accounts used with the Social Connector

A user wanted to know how to change the accounts used by the social connector:

“I’m using the Outlook Social Connector and it says I have to re-logon to Facebook. But I changed my Facebook e-mail address since my last login and the dialog in the Social Connector doesn’t allow me to change my e-mail address, only to type my password. How do i change the account used by the social connector?”

You need to click the x button to delete the account and re-create it, using the new address.

In Outlook 2010, go to View, People pane, Account settings to access the dialog if the screen you are looking at doesn’t have an X on the right of the social connector account. Close the dialog after deleting the account then reopen it and set up the provider again.

In Outlook 2007, this dialog can be opened from the Tools, Social Networking Account settings.

In this screenshot, click the X beside the #1 to remove the account then close the dialog. Reopen the dialog and select the account (#2) and enter the correct username and password.

Published August 30 2011

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Last reviewed on Oct 31, 2011