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Q140523: How to Update the Phone Number List for MSN and the Internet

Article: Q140523
Product(s): The Microsoft Network
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.2,1.3,2.0,2.5,95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbmsn
Last Modified: 16-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Microsoft Network versions 1.2, 1.3, 2.0, 2.5 
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to update the phone number list that is used to
connect to MSN, The Microsoft Network, and the Internet.

MORE INFORMATION
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To update the phone number list, follow these steps for your version of MSN:

MSN 1.x
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To update the phone number list for MSN, follow these steps:

1. Connect to MSN.

2. On the Tools menu, click Connection Settings.

3. Click Access Numbers.

4. Click your primary and backup access numbers, and then click OK.

NOTE: In MSN 1.3, the phone book is automatically updated.

To update the phone book independently of signing in to MSN, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type "signup.exe" (without quotation marks), and then click
  OK.

3. When the Sign-up program starts, click the "Click here if you are already a
  member of The Microsoft Network" check box to select it, and then click OK.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

MSN 2.x
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To update the phone number list for MSN, follow these steps:

1. Click the question mark in the upper-right corner of MSN Program Viewer, and
  then click Help & Support.

2. Click Search MSN Help.

3. Type "update access numbers" (without quotation marks), and then click
  Search.

4. Click the "What Are the MSN Access Phone Numbers?" link on the right side of
  the screen.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen to update the phone number list for
  your version of MSN.

For more information about how to update the phone number list for MSN 2.0,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q179574 How to Update Access Numbers for MSN 2.0

Additional query words: msn phonebook

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Keywords          : kbmsn 
Technology        : kbOSWin95 kbOSWinSearch kbMSNSearch kbMSN200 kbMSN130 kbMSN250 kbMSN120
Version           : WINDOWS:1.2,1.3,2.0,2.5,95
Issue type        : kbhowto

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