Newbie to xbox 360 live - setting up my son's account

What is the best way to set my son up for his new Xbox 360 - he is 11 and i have 2 accounts, 1 for him using one email, and then another email as me (the parent) when i set up xbox live, which should i use? thanks.

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Unable to add son to xbox one

You don't have to.

The problem is if you used the 360 to set up your sons account it has been done with no region which defaults to US and under COPPA

However, follow these steps

Go to outlook.com (or your own email server/host if you have your own domain but outlook is easier)
Sign up for an email address
Sign into accounts.live.com
Set up account details there including region!!! Tbh we set my son up as older.
Now, go to a 360 where his account exists, and it was under profile or account (my hubby done this) ther is an option to change the account the gamer tag is tied to
Enter the account you set up at the start
Sign you son into XBOX 360 with the new account password
You will then be asked to sign in as an adult to allow it - without COPPA!!!!! This is the magic
Give it an hour, then add the account to the XBONE!!

No help from Xbox live except for them getting hold of the wrong end of the stick, not understanding and arbitrarily closing tickets except for a statement about his account having no region. Hubby worked it out all by himself along with a lot of cursing MS - and he is a freelance MS Consultant, used to work for Microsoft and still has contacts there. The fact that xbox live support can't answer this is a joke and that it can't be done on the One is also farcical.

I hope this helps you to resolve your problem

Di

 

Changing my Live account over to my kid

Hi

I have a an xbox live account that I set up after getting a Gold 12 month membership...I should have set it up in my son's name, but I am a complete newbie at this and really have no clue.

Can I switch his gamer name to the account so that he can be signed in and play with others via internet...He doesn't like my gamer name of TurquioseDaisy6...

 

This is a question I can not answer completely, because of everything happening with
Microsoft removing the family packs, but I can attempt to help.

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If you are using two X360's: Install on his Xbox as well, so he will be able to install games above his legal rating, like Call of Duty, if he plays them. He will need your permission, of course (it asks for you to install it because of
his age). You don't need to do this if you don't plan on him playing those games, or if you will be using CDs to play, this is only if you are using the Xbox Marketplace.

If you are using one X360: Install both profiles on that Console (or just his if you don't plan on playing, or if it falls under what I said above). When signing him up for this service, if you entered his real age, you should have been
prompted for a parent/guardian account as well. Either way, this post should help.

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I am not sure how much help this post is going to be, but the linked post is part of the official support page (by
real Xbox staff) so it is probably correct..

PS- If you do not plan on playing yourself, I do not believe you need to pay for your account, just his, but I may be wrong (still not completely sure)

Good luck getting your son set up on Xbox Live!