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Q311421: Disassociating Free Accounts From A Paid Account In MSN Explorer

Article: Q311421
Product(s): The Microsoft Network
Version(s): 6.0,6.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 25-OCT-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Microsoft Network versions 6.0, 6.1 
- The Microsoft Network Version 7.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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You want to add another user my MSN Explorer, but an error appears stating that
you have the maximum number of users associated with your MSN Internet Access
account.

CAUSE
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The MSN Explorer allows up to eight free user accounts to be associated with a
single paid MSN Internet Access account.

If you have MSN Explorer version 7.0 loaded on several computers and you are the
"Account Manager" (the sole paid MSN Internet Access account) on the computers,
the MSN server recognizes each user you add to each computer as one (1) free
account. And each of these free user accounts get associated with the paying
account.

For example, if you have two computers, one of which has five free user accounts
associated, and one of which has three free accounts associated, the registered
total is eight associated accounts. And because the total is at the limit of
eight users--even though all of the associated free users do not all reside on
the same computer--you cannot add any new users to MSN Explorer.

RESOLUTION
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With MSN Explorer version 7.0, if you remove a user, MSN Explorer disassociates
any removed accounts from the "Account Manager" account. So you can replace any
free user account you delete with another free user account.

Note: Even if a free user account is disassociated from the "Account Manager"
account, the free user account for e-mail and Passport still exists. These types
of accounts can still sign into MSN Explorer as a "guest", or go to
www.hotmail.com to view e-mail. These types of users can also can sign into the
MSN Messenger and access Online Contacts.

MORE INFORMATION
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Additional query words: kbimu; MSN Explorer

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSNSearch kbMSN600 kbMSN610 kbMSN700
Version           : :6.0,6.1
Issue type        : kbprb

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