Setting up MSN

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*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. *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=== ===Confirm Email Address===
-*Check you email account for an email from MSN/Microsoft ??? titled "???" and visit the link contained in the email.+*Check you email account for an email from Microsoft Customer Support titled "Confirm your e-mail address for Windows Live ID" and visit the link contained in the email under the heading "CONFIRM ACCOUNT".
-*Once the web page loads Click Done/Continue ???+*Once the web page loads Click Continue
*Close the browser. *Close the browser.
===Set up Messenger Software=== ===Set up Messenger Software===

Revision as of 14:44, 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 Microsoft Customer Support titled "Confirm your e-mail address for Windows Live ID" and visit the link contained in the email under the heading "CONFIRM ACCOUNT".
  • Once the web page loads Click Continue
  • Close the browser.

Set up Messenger Software

  • Enter email address and new MSN password into IM application.

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