Thanks again everyone for all the help in this matter. I also received some great help from Xbox Live, what follows is their response to my inquiry related to this thread, posted here for reference:
[Microsoft Xbox Live Spokesman begin quote:]
Thank you for writing Xbox Customer Support!
We have received your email and I understand that you want to know how to keep achievements from an offline profile when you create a new Gamertag on Xbox LIVE. I apologize for the inconvenience that this might have caused you. Use this steps if the following conditions are true:
. You have achievements in an offline profile that you want to keep.
. You created a gamer card at Xbox.com before you joined Xbox LIVE.
If you create an offline profile on your Xbox 360, and you also create a profile at Xbox.com, the two profiles are separate. One profile is stored on the console, and the other profile is stored on Xbox LIVE. To create an online profile that has the same Gamertag and with all achievements, delete your placeholder Xbox LIVE profile and replace it with your offline profile.
To delete your placeholder Xbox LIVE profile and replace it with your offline profile, follow these steps on your Xbox 360 console:
1. In the Xbox Dashboard or in the Xbox Guide, open your gamer profile, and then select Edit Gamer Profile.
2. Click Profile Name.
3. Use the on-screen keyboard to enter a new profile name, and then select Done. For example, change ProfileNameA to ProfileNameB .
Or, back up your profile to an Xbox 360 Memory Unit without changing the name. Steps on how to move a gamer profile from an Xbox 360 Hard Drive to an Xbox 360 Memory Unit, please follow this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910584/en-us
4. Press the B button two times.
5. Press the X button to sign out.
6. In the Xbox LIVE section, select Xbox LIVE.
7. Select Join Xbox LIVE.
8. On the Gamertag screen, enter your Gamertag (ProfileNameA). If this is the same name as your placeholder Gamertag, the Gamertag In Use screen appears.
9. Select Recover Gamertag, and then follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
. Make sure that you have your Windows Live ID account password and e-mail address available.
. Make sure that you create a free Xbox LIVE Silver Membership. You probably will not keep or use this membership after this procedure.
10. After you recover the online profile to your console, repeat steps 1 and 2 to change the name of this Gamertag to something other than ProfileNameA. For example, change the name to ProfileNameC. After you do this, you have two profiles. Neither of these profiles has the same name as your original Gamertag ProfileNameA. ProfileNameA is now available.
Note: Finish this procedure immediately so that your available Gamertag profile name is not taken by someone else.
Note: You must redeem Microsoft Points to change a Gamertag that is linked to an Xbox LIVE membership. If you have no Microsoft Points, you will have the option to purchase them.
11. Press the X button to sign out.
12. Select Sign In, and then select your original profile that you renamed in step 3 ( ProfileNameB ).
13. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to change the name of ProfileNameB back to ProfileNameA .
Or, if you moved ProfileNameA to a memory unit in step three, move it back to your Xbox 360 console.
14. Repeat step 5 to join Xbox LIVE. Use your original Gamertag.
Note: You have to provide or create an alternative Windows Live ID during signup because your original Windows Live ID account is linked to the ProfileNameC Gamertag.
15. After you complete these steps successfully, delete the ProfileNameC Gamertag from your console.
[End Quote of Microsoft Spokesman]
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