Setting up MSN
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| + | There are three primary steps in the process. | ||
| + | ===Sign Up=== | ||
| *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. | ||
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| *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. | ||
| - | *This page is the "Review and sign the Agreements" where you read the "terms of use" and "Privacy statment". | + | *This page is the "Review and sign the Agreements" where you read the "terms of use" and "Privacy statement". |
| - | *Next you retype you email account. | + | *Next you retype you email account and click "I Accept". |
| - | *Click I Accept. | + | *The next screen tells you that you will be sent an email to confirm the account. |
| - | *The next screen tells you that you will be sent an email to conferm the account. | + | |
| *Click Continue. | *Click Continue. | ||
| - | *You suld be at a page were you can change your password or other credentials called, "Account Services Home" | + | *You should now see a page were you can change your password or other credentials called, "Account Services Home". At this point you may close your browser. |
| - | *check you email account and conferm the account using the email that was sent. | + | ===Confirm Email Address=== |
| + | *Check you email account for an email from MSN/Microsoft ??? titled "???" and visit the link contained in the email. | ||
| + | *Once the web page loads Click Done/Continue ??? | ||
| + | *Close the browser. | ||
| + | ===Set up Messenger Software=== | ||
| *Enter email address and new MSN password into IM application. | *Enter email address and new MSN password into IM application. | ||
| ==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
Revision as of 14:29, 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.........
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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
There are three primary steps in the process.
Sign Up
- 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 statement".
- Next you retype you email account and click "I Accept".
- The next screen tells you that you will be sent an email to confirm the account.
- Click Continue.
- You should now see a page were you can change your password or other credentials called, "Account Services Home". At this point you may close your browser.
Confirm Email Address
- Check you email account for an email from MSN/Microsoft ??? titled "???" and visit the link contained in the email.
- Once the web page loads Click Done/Continue ???
- Close the browser.
Set up Messenger Software
- Enter email address and new MSN password into IM application.
