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Q172243: Error Message: The Member ID or Password Is Not Valid

Article: Q172243
Product(s): The Microsoft Network
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.2,1.3,2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg
Last Modified: 12-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Microsoft Network versions 1.2, 1.3, 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to sign in to MSN, The Microsoft Network, you may receive the
following error message:

  The Member ID or Password is not valid.

CAUSE
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The MSN authentication process cannot resolve a Member ID of greater than 40
characters.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, create a new MSN Member ID with no more than 40
characters. Because your Member ID provides the only means of identifying your
account, you must create a new MSN account to obtain a new Member ID. To do so,
follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

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

3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

After you verify that your new MSN account is working properly, contact MSN
Customer Service to cancel your old account.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kberrmsg 
Technology        : kbMSNSearch kbMSN200 kbMSN130 kbMSN120
Version           : WINDOWS:1.2,1.3,2.0

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