DOCUMENT:Q192088 09-OCT-1999 [msnetwork] TITLE :How to Install MSN Using the Windows 98 CD-ROM PRODUCT :The Microsoft Network PROD/VER:WINDOWS:2.52 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kberrmsg kbsetup kbmsn ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - The Microsoft Network version 2.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article describes how to use the Windows 98 CD-ROM to install MSN, The Microsoft Network. The Windows 98 CD-ROM includes MSN version 2.52. You cannot install earlier versions of MSN on a Windows 98-based computer. If you attempt to install an earlier version of MSN, you receive the following error message: Setup has detected that you are running a version of Windows that already includes the updated files or enhancements you are attempting to install. MORE INFORMATION ================ NOTE: Microsoft recommends that you close all running programs before you start MSN Setup. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type "msconfig" (without quotation marks), and then click OK. 3. On the Startup tab, click to clear each check box, and then click OK. 4. Click Yes to restart the computer. After you install MSN, repeat these steps, clicking to select each check box in step 3. To install MSN version 2.52 using the Windows 98 CD-ROM, follow these steps: 1. Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Press and hold down the SHIFT key to prevent the installation program from automatically starting. 2. On the desktop, double-click My Computer, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive that contains the Windows 98 CD-ROM. 3. Double-click the Win98 folder, and then double-click the Ols folder. 4. Double-click the MSN folder, and then double-click the Msnsetup folder. 5. Double-click the Msnstart.exe file. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen to install MSN. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kberrmsg kbsetup kbmsn Technology : kbMSNSearch kbMSN252 Version : WINDOWS:2.52 Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.