Issue changing Apple ID!

Hi.
I recently picked up an iPhone 4S and changed my old Apple ID from an extinct email address to a current one. Everything is good with the phone and I updated my iPad to OS5. I noticed that the phone and pad were not updating each other via cloud so I went into the iPad to check the settings. When I go to ->settings -> iCloud, a message pops up 'incorrect user id or password', with the option to ignore or edit. I click on 'edit' and up pops the old user id with the cursor active in the password box.
Here's the problem...I don't remember the password for the old user ID and the iPad won't let me change the pre-filled-in old user ID to the current ID (that area is gray). I saw some suggestions in other threads to go to iTunes or the app store and change the ID there by logging out and then back in. Both those areas already have the new ID. I tried signing out and back in anyway but that had no effect on the ID in  ->settings -> iCloud. My old ID is there and I can't change it.
I tried to retrieve or reset my old password for the old Apple ID but that email address is long gone and I can't answer the security question (the question is 'enter your birthday' and I entered it but Apple says that answer is incorrect!!!).
Does anyone know how to change the iPad settings to update the old ID to the new, current ID?
If it's useful information, the iPad does not have any purchased apps. There's just a couple of free apps loaded (ie Skype, etc.).
TIA,
SFPV

Does no one out there have any ideas on a solution to this problem? I thought perhaps I should try deleting the account in --> settings --> iCloud, but the warning that 'everything stored in iCloud will be deleted from this iPad' made me chicken out. I've got all my contacts on the iPad and sure don't want to lose them!
Thanks for any thoughts,
SFPV

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