Setting up MSN
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| *Click Continue | *Click Continue | ||
| *You are asked to add information about who owns this account. Fill in the required field and click continue. | *You are asked to add information about who owns this account. Fill in the required field and click continue. | ||
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| *Check email address | *Check email address | ||
| *click on validation link | *click on validation link | ||
| *??? | *??? | ||
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| *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 14:08, 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
- ???
- Enter email address and new MSN password into IM application
