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Q178377: How to Use MSN to Automatically Configure Outlook Express

Article: Q178377
Product(s): The Microsoft Network
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.5,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbmsnkbfaq
Last Modified: 23-OCT-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Microsoft Network version 2.5 
- Microsoft Outlook Express version 4.0 for Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how you can use MSN, The Microsoft Network, to
automatically configure Microsoft Outlook Express to work with MSN.

MORE INFORMATION
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To automatically configure Outlook Express using MSN, follow these steps:

1. Sign in to MSN.

2. Connect to the following MSN Web site:

  http://setup.msn.com/membersonly/config/default.asp


3. Click the Click Here To Continue link.

NOTE: If you are running Outlook Express at this time, you must quit and then
restart Outlook Express for the changes to take effect.

For additional information about how to configure Outlook Express for MSN, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q173952 How to Configure Outlook Express for The Microsoft Network


Additional query words: 2.50 msnet msnetwork microsoft-net m.s.n. outex

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Keywords          : kbenv kbmsn kbfaq
Technology        : kbMSNSearch kbOutlookExpressSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbOutlookExpress95Search kbOutlookExpress400Win95 kbMSN250
Version           : WINDOWS:2.5,4.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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