DOCUMENT:Q273567  12-NOV-2001  [msnetwork]
TITLE   :How to install and set up MSN Companion
PRODUCT :The Microsoft Network
PROD/VER::1.0
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The information in this article applies to:

 - MSN Companion, version 1.0 
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Step-by-step instructions for installing and setting up MSN Companion.

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To install MSN Companion

1. Connect the phone line to the console and then to the phone jack. A splitter
   is included so you may plug both the console and your phone into the same
   phone jack.

2. Connect the power cord to the console and then to a power outlet.

3. Turn on the unit for the first time and the follow the screen displays.

To verify your Phone Number for MSN Companion

1. When you first connect to MSN, The Microsoft Network, using the Web
   Companion, MSN Companion asks for your home phone number in order to
   configure the settings properly.

2. Verify that the home phone number matches the one that is on the Web
   Companion monitor.

To Choose an Access Number

1. When you first connect to MSN, The Microsoft Network using the MSN Companion,
   MSN Companion attempts to choose a primary and backup access number.

2. It is the your responsibility to verify that these numbers are local.

3. If you have verified the access numbers are local numbers click continue and
   disregard the instructions below.
   -or-
   If the access numbers shown are not local numbers, click let me choose other
   numbers.

4. Select the state that you are located in from the drop down menu, and then
   choose the access numbers that correspond to the area where you are located.

5. Repeat this process to select the second access number and then click
   continue.

To change MSN Companion settings

On the Start page click settings and then click the setting you want to change.
These include:

 - text size - Make the text in web pages larger or smaller.

 - frame a picture - choos a picture to show when your MSN Companion is asleep.

 - themes - Give your MSN Companiona whole new look.

 - helper - Choose your favorite helper.

 - sounds - Turn sounds on or off.

 - time zone - Change your time zone setting.

 - call waiting - Prevent incoming calls from interupting you while you're
   online.

 - my account - Change you address and billing options.

 - password - set up a password that locks your MSN Companion when you're not
   using it.

 - messenger privacy - Turn messenger on or off, or block people that you don't
   wish to talk to.

Additional query words: kbimu MSN Companion installation

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Technology        : _IKkbbogus kbMSNSearch kbMSNCompanion
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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