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Set up a manual connection to MSN. The steps at the right are for Windows ME. Other versions of Windows will vary slightly. First things first. If you use MSN you will need to get a connection before you do anything else. So if MSN is your provider you might need a dial up connection. Thier dialup software can become corrupted. Or if you just want to sign up with MSN but don't want to wait for them to send you the installation disk in the mail you can call in to set up your account then set up a manual connection to download the software. Or you can bypass the dialup software altogether and just use a manual connection. You can also use it to dial up your account from any computer anywhere. But you will need the local access number. I once had to tell MSN that this could be done via the internet in order to download the software after setting up an account for a friend. Go figure. I don't even get paid for this.	To set up a manual connection Go to Control Panel Double click Dial Up Networking. Not Network. Double click Make New Connection. Choose a name for the connection and type it in. Click Next. Type in the phone # and area code you use to connect with MSN. Click Next. Click Finish. Go back to Dial-Up Networking. Right click the connection you made. Click Properties. Click on the Security tab. In User Name type MSN/ followed by your MSN user name. Like what you use for msn mail. MSN/username without the @msn.com Click OK. Go back to Dial-Up Networking. Double click the connection you set up. Type in your password. Click Connect. Click Close. You should now have the 2 computers in the right of screen. Click the Blue E (internet explorer icon). YOU SHOULD NOW BE ON THE INTERNET.
MSN Internet Access Customer Service Customer Support: 800-386-5550 Technical Support: 877-635-7019 TDD Phone Number: 800-840-9890	Chat online with MSN tech and billing support for free. This is a great service but MSN makes it hard to find. But I make it easy. Click here for MSN support
The Windows Update Site. Search for and install ALL the critical updates. Recomended Updates are just that. Install only the ones you really need. Driver Updates would be better down loaded from the manufacturers site.	The Catalog Update Site. After using the regular update site to search for updates go to this site. From here you can download them to a file. Then put them on a disk for backup before installing them. See my Backup Page.
MSN Messenger for windows. If you have a NET Passport you can use this instant messenger. Both are free. If MSN is your provider or you have a Hotmail account you already have at least one Passport. (you can have as many as you want)	The Download Center. Look for direct downloads of Microsoft products and upgrades you may want or need. Just be sure of what you install. Not every thing new is good. For example I will not upgrade my WMP past the 7.1 version due to their digital rights clause.
JavaVM (alternate link) You need a java program to view many web applications or to do things like play Yahoo games. The problem is due to the legal battles with Sun Microsystems Microsoft no longer offers it as a download nor does it ship with XP. If you did have it with Windows XP and you installed the Windows Update SP1a then it was removed. If it becomes corrupted and no longer works you can't get it from Microsoft anymore. You could use Suns java but I find that some web sites still don't work well with it. So if you want to continue using a Java Virtual Machine besides Suns then I suggest you download from one of the few existing sites where you can still get it. Better make a few copies for backup too. This is going the way of the dinosaur. You will need to install version 3805 before installing version 3810 unless you have a version inbetween. For backup purposes download both versions.
MKBA Advanced Search. Use the Advanced Microsoft Knowledge Based Articles Search site to try to navigate to a solution to any of your windows problems. Hard to find what your looking for here but it is in here usually.	MKBA 152104 Prevent Windows 95, 98 and ME logon prompt at startup. Don't you just hate getting that? Especially if you don't have a password set up. Tired of clicking cancel? This is a common issue for many users.
Restore XP to Classic View if you hate the new look as much as I do. This tutorial has 5 pages.	MKBA 279157 Burn CDs in XP. How to do it one way. Even has a video guide on how to do it.
MKBA 319949 Search Companion in XP will not run. A file that is needed to run Search Companion Cannot Be Found.	MKBA 320553 CD-ROM Drive or DVD-ROM Drive Missing After You Install Windows XP Or if you upgraded windows Me to XP Pro.
MKBA 22085 How to configure Outlook Express to use a Hotmail account.	MKBA 262512 Configure Outlook Express by Using the Internet Connection Wizard.
MKBA 29736 Outlook Express5.5 cannot access MSN POP 3 E-Mail.	These are just a few common ones. I can and might add some more.

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