Setting up MSN

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==Procedure== ==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. *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.........

Contents

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.

Resources

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