I was wondering how to change pre-order payment method from paypal to Microsoft account.

I pre-ordered a game on Xbox with my paypal, but it didn't charge me. It just installed it and said "Payment Error" or something like that on my order history. So I bought a Xbox card the other day for 40$ to pay for the game, but my main payment method
is set to paypal and their isn't an option to change it to money on my Microsoft account, only other paypal accounts. So I'm wondering if anyone knows what to do?

:)

 

How to Manage your Xbox LIVE payment options

Overview

You can choose to use more than one payment method for your Xbox LIVE account. The payment options include credit cards and PayPal accounts. You can use these payment options to buy items from Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

The 2-year Xbox LIVE Gold Contract uses only credit cards as the payment option. The other payment options like Debit Cards, Prepaid cards and PayPal are not valid for this subscription. However, you can change your payment to another credit card.

If it is before the end of the two years and there is no credit card associated with your account, it is assumed you have terminated the subscription, and you will be charged an Early Termination Fee and any applicable taxes.

It is easy to edit your payment options on your console or at Xbox.com

Steps to Follow

Add or change a payment option using your console

1) Use your Xbox LIVE gamertag to Sign in.

2) Proceed to Settings and then select Account.

3) Select Manage Payment Options, and then choose either of the following:

• If you want to add a new credit card, select Add Credit Card.
• If you want to use your PayPal account on Xbox LIVE, select Add PayPal. You will be required to enter your PayPal username and password. Follow the instructions to add PayPal as a payment option. You cannot use PayPal as a payment option for the 2 year Xbox LIVE Gold Contract. PayPal is not available in all regions.

4) After making changes to payment options, select Update Payment Option.

Add or Change a payment option on Xbox.com

1) Go to My Account.

2) Select Payments and Billings and click on Manage Payment Options.

3) You may be required to Sign in using your Microsoft account (email and password).

4) Proceed to do either of the following:

If you want to edit a payment option, select Edit.

If you want to add a payment option, you can do either of the following:

• Click on Add New Credit Card and enter the credit card information
• Click on PAY with PayPal and follow the instructions.

 

Your payment instrument could not be authorized. Please contact your provider, or try a different payment option.

If PayPal is your only payment method then you will need to make sure you have an active credit / debit card on file on the Microsoft Billing site in order to be able to successfully use PayPal with the XBOX Live services. You may want to remove your PayPal
account completely and make sure there are absolutely no old payment methods on file. In this sort of situation I would remove all payment methods from the account and add a new payment method if possible (verified credit card/debit card - not prepaid card)
and then try to make the purchase.

 

You'll want to contact support and speak to billing. 1-800-4my-xbox if you're in the US/Canada or Contact Us | Xbox Support

 

Oh so there's no way to do it by myself?

 

You can try checking Sign in to your Microsoft account to see if it'll let you change it there, but otherwise I don't think there is.

 

Okay thanks homie