Microsoft KB Archive/174737

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How to Start an Internet-Based Program Using MSN
Last reviewed: October 6, 1997

Article ID: Q174737

The information in this article applies to:


 * The Microsoft Network, versions 1.3, 2.0, 2.5

SUMMARY
This article describes how to start an Internet-based program using MSN, The Microsoft Network, to connect to the Internet.

MORE INFORMATION
To start an Internet-based program using MSN to connect to the Internet, use the following steps:


 * 1) Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Dial-Up Networking.
 * 2) Double-click the MSN connection.
 * 3) In the User Name box, type "MSN/" (without quotation marks), where  is your MSN member identification.
 * 4) In the Password box, type your MSN password, and then click Connect.
 * 5) Close the Dial-Up Networking window.
 * 6) After you are connected to MSN, start the Internet-based program you want to use.

NOTE: When you connect to MSN using these steps, MSN does not disconnect from the Internet automatically. To disconnect from the Internet, either double-click the Dial-Up Networking icon on the taskbar or click the Connected To  button on the taskbar, and then click Disconnect.