How to Use Microsoft Network as Your Internet Service Provider

ID: Q153448

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 2.01, 3.0, 3.01, 3.02a, 4.0 for Windows 3.1

SUMMARY

You can use MSN, The Microsoft Network, as your Internet service provider (ISP) in conjunction with Internet Explorer for Windows 3.1. However, if you do so, you cannot receive MSN mail, nor can you view content on MSN with Internet Explorer.

This article describes how to use your existing MSN account as your ISP with Internet Explorer for Windows 3.1.

MORE INFORMATION

NOTE: Before you follow the steps in this article, you must already have a current MSN account. MSN accounts can be created only from computers running Microsoft Windows 95.

To use MSN as your ISP, you must first know the following information:

Your user name (Member ID) and password for your MSN account.
Your local MSN phone (or access) number.

Once you have obtained that information, use the appropriate method:

Internet Explorer 4.x

1. Double-click the Internet Explorer 4.0 program group, and then

   double-click Connection Wizard.

2. In the Get Connected dialog box, click Next.

3. Click Manual, and then click Next.

4. Click Create A New Dial-up Connection, and then click Next.

5. Type the phone number for your MSN connection, and then click Next.

6. In the User Name box, type "MSN/<your user name>" (without quotation

   marks), where <your user name> is your MSN Member ID, and then click
   Next.

7. In the Password box, type your MSN password.

8. In the IP Address dialog box, click "My Internet Service Provider automatically assigns me one", and then click Next.

9. Leave the Domain Configuration (DNS) area blank, and then click Next.

10. Type the name of your service provider, and then click Next.

11. Double-click MSN in the Internet Explorer 4.0 program group to connect

   to MSN.

Internet Explorer 2.x and 3.x

1. Double-click the New Connection icon in the Microsoft Internet Explorer

   program group.

2. Type a connection name for MSN, and then click OK.

3. Click the program group in which you want the new connection icon to

   appear.

4. In the User Name box, type the following line

      MSN/<your MSN user name>

   where <your MSN user name> is your MSN Member ID.

5. In the Password box, type your MSN account password.

6. In the Phone Number box, type your local MSN access number.

7. If you have not created a previous connection, you are prompted to

   install a modem. Follow the instructions on the screen.

8. Leave the Domain configuration blank.

9. Click OK.

Double-click the new connection icon to connect to MSN as your ISP.

KBCategory: kbtool KBSubcategory: msiew31 Additional query words: 2.01

Keywords          : msiew31 kbfaq
Version           : 2.01 3.0 3.01 3.02a 4.0
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: January 18, 1998