Setting up MSN
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| ==Procedure== | ==Procedure== | ||
| - | *Go To https://accountservices.passport.net/reg.srf and select "Yes, use my e-mail address" and hit Continue | + | *Go To https://accountservices.passport.net/reg.srf and select "Yes, use my e-mail address" and hit Continue. |
| *Fill in the form, entering your email address in full (eg: john.doe@email.com), then add a password of your choice and retype. | *Fill in the form, entering your email address in full (eg: john.doe@email.com), then add a password of your choice and retype. | ||
| - | *Setup you password reset option, if you have forgotten you password | + | *Setup you password reset option, if you have forgotten you password. |
| *As instructed, copy the letters in the picture to the box below. | *As instructed, copy the letters in the picture to the box below. | ||
| - | *Click Continue | + | *Click Continue. |
| - | *You are asked to add information about who owns this account. Fill in the required field and click continue. | + | *This page is the "Review and sign the Agreements" where you read the "terms of use" and "Privacy statment". |
| - | + | *Next you retype you email account. | |
| - | + | *Click I Accept. | |
| - | *Check email address | + | *The next screen tells you that you will be sent an email to conferm the account. |
| - | *click on validation link | + | *Click Continue. |
| - | *??? | + | *You suld be at a page were you can change your password or other credentials called, "Account Services Home" |
| - | + | *check you email account and conferm the account using the email that was sent. | |
| - | + | *Enter email address and new MSN password into IM application. | |
| - | *Enter email address and new MSN password into IM application | + | |
| ==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
| *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN_Messenger | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN_Messenger | ||
| *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_messaging | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_messaging | ||
| *http://pidgin.im/pidgin/home/ | *http://pidgin.im/pidgin/home/ | ||
Revision as of 14:23, 9 May 2007
MSN is a commonly used Instant messaging protocol (once called windows messenger, or MSN messenger, now Windows Live Messenger). Anyone with a hotmail account can use MSN, but many people don't realise that you can use MSN messenger without a hotmail account.
Traditionally Microsoft required you to use hotmail, however microsoft were forced to allow users to sign up using their own address.........
Requirements
You will need the following:
- An existing email address
- A computer with an Internet connection
- An installed copy of MSN messenger/Windows Live Messenger, or another MSN compatible IM client such as Pidgin (Gaim)
Procedure
- Go To https://accountservices.passport.net/reg.srf and select "Yes, use my e-mail address" and hit Continue.
- Fill in the form, entering your email address in full (eg: john.doe@email.com), then add a password of your choice and retype.
- Setup you password reset option, if you have forgotten you password.
- As instructed, copy the letters in the picture to the box below.
- Click Continue.
- This page is the "Review and sign the Agreements" where you read the "terms of use" and "Privacy statment".
- Next you retype you email account.
- Click I Accept.
- The next screen tells you that you will be sent an email to conferm the account.
- Click Continue.
- You suld be at a page were you can change your password or other credentials called, "Account Services Home"
- check you email account and conferm the account using the email that was sent.
- Enter email address and new MSN password into IM application.
