Setting up MSN
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| - | 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 dont realise that you can use MSN messenger without a hotmail account. | + | 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......... | Traditionally Microsoft required you to use hotmail, however microsoft were forced to allow users to sign up using their own address......... | ||
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| You will need the following: | You will need the following: | ||
| *An existing email address | *An existing email address | ||
| - | *A computer with an internet connection | + | *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) | *An installed copy of MSN messenger/Windows Live Messenger, or another MSN compatible IM client such as Pidgin (Gaim) | ||
| ==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 | ||
| - | *In the fourms, add your alternate email address in full (eg: jon.dowe@email.com), then add a password of your chouse 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 |
| - | *For the security of making sure you are not a computer yourself, you have to type the letters that you see in the piture, then hit continue. | + | *As instructed, copy the letters in the picture to the box below. |
| - | *in this screen you are required to add information about who owns this account, after this you are done. | + | *Click Continue |
| + | *You are asked to add information about who owns this account. Fill in the required field and click continue. | ||
| + | |||
| + | *Check email address | ||
| + | *click on validation link | ||
| + | *??? | ||
| ==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 14:07, 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
- You are asked to add information about who owns this account. Fill in the required field and click continue.
- Check email address
- click on validation link
- ???
Resources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN_Messenger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_messaging http://pidgin.im/pidgin/home/
