Could not create an new account for use

Question

Last night I logged in with my AppleID to make a post. As it was the first time, I had to create an account/profile in order to do so. But that was not possible using 10.6.6 and the latest Safafi. What happened was this :
Name:
AppleID: Log out of this AppleID.
Desired alias: ihojme Required. 2-30 characters.
< and > are not allowed.
Error: invalid AppleID. Please login with a different AppleID.
Which is n't surprising as my AppleID apparently is empty.
Tried the same this morning om XP/Firefox and everything worked.
I at least was surprised that the XP/Firefox worked, but not the 10.6.6/Safari did not.
Best regards
/Ib

Answer 1

Hello Again Ib,
Try this process exactly as written.
The posted link below is for illustration. Do not use it to perform the procedure.
If needed print these instructions to use as a guide.
Delete the browser's Apple Cookies, and clear the browser Cache.
On the Discussions Sign In Page, do not enter any info in the text fields.
Instead, under "Did you forget your password?", click on "Click here for assistance".
On the page that opens, click on "Forget your Apple ID?".
Enter the required info, click Continue and complete the process.
And as Bee posted if that doesn't correct the problem, Log-In to Your Info and determine if your Apple Account ID, contains any accent characters, such as an umlaut: ö, a grave: ò, or an acute: ó.
If so replace the accented character and use an equivalent letter.
For example if there is a é present replace it with an e.
You can also select the appropriate document {Recover Apple ID name or password}, which is linked to in this KB Article Apple ID Support.
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