MSN Messenger - How to guide

[Paule]

How to Use MSN Messenger

Have you ever wondered how you can use MSN Messenger to chat with your friends?? Well, here is how!


Steps

1. Get a free E-mail address from www.hotmail.com Hotmail], by clicking Sign Up, and then Free. Fill out the form to create your E-mail Account. If you already have an email address and it is not a hotmail account, go to www.live.com Microsoft Live Official Website], click Sign In, click Sign Up, and select the option that says "Yes, use my e-mail address." There, you can sign up for a Windows Live ID, which will allow you to use MSN Messenger. Keep checking your email account for an email sent from MSN used to activate your ID.
2. Download MSN Messenger by going to http://get.live.com/messenger/overview and clicking "Get It Free."
3. Launch MSN Messenger.
4. Login.
5. Add a contact, a person to talk to, by clicking "Add A Contact" on the Contacts menu.
6. When/If the person is online, a green figure will appear beside their name in your contact list. Double click on their name and type a greeting into the lower rectangular box.
7. Engage in conversation if they reply. If desired, many options can be taken from here. You can select an action to take by selecting something from the Actions menu on the conversation's toolbar.

Tips

• Create a cool name, personal message, and display picture for yourself by clicking Options on the Tools menu.

Warnings

• If someone tries to send you an unexpected or unusual file, ask them first. Even if you trust them, there is a good chance that the virus e-mailed itself to you without he/she being aware. Run a virus scan on the file you receive to make sure nothing nasty has snuck onto your computer. There are many viruses that are spread using MSN Messenger.
• Never tell anyone your e-mail password under any circumstances.

[Paule]

How to Add a Contact to MSN Messenger

How to Add a Contact to MSN Messenger

It is a very easy process to add a contact to your MSN Messenger.

Steps

1. 
   
   
   Sign onto your MSN Messenger with your user name and password
2. Click on the "Add a contact" button .
3. Enter the person's email address that you desire to add to your MSN Messenger.
4. Click "Add contact" and this will send a request to the user you just added.

Warnings

• The user you are adding has to accept your request before you can begin chatting together.
• Each version of MSN Messenger may be slightly different.

[Paule]

How to Add an Emoticon in MSN Messenger

How to Add an Emoticon in MSN Messenger

MSN Messenger is a great tool for communicating with friends and loved ones. You can spice up your conversation by adding an emoticon to your message.

Steps

1. Open, and sign into, your MSN Messenger.
2. Begin chatting with another user until they send you an emoticon that you wish to add.
3. Point your mouse over the emoticon and right-click.
4. Click the "Add Button" from the drop-down menu.
5. Enter your desired keyboard shortcut as well as a name for your new emoticon and click "Add."
6. You now have the emoticon saved and you can use it anytime during a conversation with someone.

Tips

• If you get tired of the emoticon you can delete it at a later date.

[Paule]

How to Choose a Safe Screen Name

How to Choose a Safe Screen Name

Choosing a safe screen name in applications such as instant messengers can mean the difference between, in extreme cases, life or death. Follow these guidelines to choose a safe screen name.

Steps

1. Choose wisely. It is wise to choose a screen name that doesn't include your first and last name. Examples:
   • Sally Johnston = Not a wise choice
   • Joe Michels = Not a wise choice
2. Avoid giving personal information. It is wise to choose a screen name that does not give away your age. Examples:
   • CatLover1991 = Not a wise choice (assuming that 1991 is your year of birth).
   • Roses17 = Not a wise choice (assuming that 17 is approximately your age).
3. Do not divulge your location. It is wise to choose a screen name that does not give away where you live (Town, City or even the state). Examples:
   • Denver Chick Lucy = Not a wise decision.
   • Madison Avenue Rocks! = Not a wise decision.
   • Logan21508 = Not a wise decision, assuming that 21508 is your zipcode.
4. It's a good idea to use a screenname that's not threatening, or it may make people spite you.
   • I Hate XXXX
   • I Beat Up White Ppl yo- Obviously, that's gonna get some angry people trying to come to your street and hurt you.
5. 18069812452SmithStreet - Not a good choice, assuming that that is your house number and street.

Tips

• Wise screen name decisions may include:
  • Pizza Lover
  • I Love Daisies
  • VolleyballGirl
  • GreatGymanstGirl
  • ItalianPastaRocks
• Also, do not include the year you will be graduating high school/college, if you are a minor. Examples:
  • pizzalover2016
  • chatsalot2016

[Paule]

How to Get a Blank Display Name in MSN Messenger

How to Get a Blank Display Name in MSN Messenger

Do you have MSN messenger and want to get a blank display name? Well, this shows you how.

Steps

1. Open MSN Messenger.
2. Go to "tools" and scroll down to "options."
3. In the "my display name box," with num lock on and whilst holding downing alt, type in "0160" on the numpad or keypad. These are the keys that are in a calculator formation on the right of the letter keys.
4. When you click on "OK," all conversations you have will just say "says:" without any name beforehand.

Tips

• Be careful that you don't press Control (ctrl); it's really easy mistake to make.
• If you don't want people to recognize you instantly, change your display picture as well.

Warnings

• The person you are talking to sees this:"Youremailaddress@Youprovider says:" it is only blank on your side, as a result don't start cussing or somthing like that because the person can find out who you are.

[Paule]

How to Become Less Annoying on MSN

How to Become Less Annoying on MSN

Some people can be very annoying when using MSN and other Instant Messenger programs. If you're one of these people, consider following these steps.

Steps

1. Remove smilies that are just one letter (e.g. Y would be a giant dancing Y).
2. Learn how to talk normally and write normally. Then people will understand you more. This means no using "U" or "Y" instead of "you" or "why?" "Wot?" is a very common but makes you sound like a "chav."
3. Don't download a plugin for MSN such as "Fun Buddy Icons" or "MSG Discovery" They will bring up auto-messages saying "Get Fun Buddy Icons!" They usually are all spyware.
4. Don't use "lol", "yeah", "cool" or "ok" for replying to what someone says to you. They are good sometimes, but most of the time it makes you seem uninterested in what the other person is saying.
5. Don't send useless pictures over MSN. Use something else to upload them. If you have to, don't use BMP; compress it to a PNG format instead.
6. Don't pressure people to talk to you. Just because there are ten people on your contact list, it doesn't mean they want to talk to you.
7. If you have a post on a forum and want it bumped, just wait, especially if it is a popular one.
8. Know that group conversations are annoying. You might be talking to random people who you don't know. The opening line of a Group conversation usually is "Hey ppl." This is terrible spelling and shouldn't be used at all. Group conversations should at least have a topic.
9. Don't spam. Maybe you own an online shop, so you add random people to your contact list and tell them, "OMG You have to see my shop!!!!!!!!!" This is quite annoying. Spamming someone's inbox to get them to unblock you is pointless. They'll just block you for longer.
10. Block people! You should block people who do these things on a daily basis. Encourage them to stop doing it and live their life. Then over a basis of time, unblock them from your MSN Contacts list.
11. Dont say Hi immediately when they sign in everytime (unless there is something important you want to say), this can really get on the other person's nerves. Wait for at least a couple of minutes after they sign in before initating a conversation.
12. Don't send nudges because someone doesn't reply in 10 seconds. This will really annoy people and make them more likely to block you.

Tips

• Encourage people to be friendly on MSN so you will be friendly to them.
• Warn them about Spyware and Viruses from MSN Plugins, and find articles on wikipedia to overthrow them.
• Don't swear at people to get them to stop. Just persuade them. If you have to butter them up.
• Remember that other people can't see you, so if you say something hurtful in a joking manner, they might not understand your tone and take it seriously. .

Warnings

• People might spread rumours about you if you know them in real life because you got annoyed and swore at them. They may block you themselves and won't talk to you.

[Paule]

How to Find Your MSN Messenger's Shared Background Images

How to Find Your MSN Messenger's Shared Background Images

For some reason, those sneaky folks at Microsoft made background images in the shared skins hard to find.

Steps

1. something like: C:\Documents and Settings\sword\Application Data\Microsoft\MSN Messenger\(long number)\Backgrounds
2. You will see a number of .dat files in the folder. Copy whichever ones you want to another folder.
3. Rename file, replacing ".dat" file type with ".jpg". This will convert to .jpg format. From there just open it like any jpeg file.
4. If you're using WLM 8.1 they are stored in C:\Documents and Settings\test\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Messenger\<email address>\ObjectStore\Backgrounds

Tips

• Your display pictures and custom emoticons are also in the directory. Display pictures are in the folder "UserTile" and emoticons in "CustomEmoticons"
  
  Display pictures and small emoticons are saved in the PNG format, and animated emoticons in the GIF format, all with the .dat extension. You can copy and rename them like above, but with the PNG or GIF extension.

[Paule]

How to Use an Account That's Not Hotmail in MSN Messenger

How to Use an Account That's Not Hotmail in MSN Messenger

Want to change your email address and keep your contacts? Follow these easy steps to synchronise your non-Hotmail account with your MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger contacts.

Steps

1. Go to .net Passport registration page.
2. Fill in the forms (the password requested is NOT the one of your e-mail account, it is the one you'll be using to log into messenger). Keep following the instructions.
3. Log into MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger with your OLD Hotmail account and go to the menu called contacts.
4. Click on "Save Contact List".
5. Log out of MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messneger
6. Log back in with your NEW passport account and import the list from the contacts menu.

Tips

• You can simply create an @OzChat.org email address that comes configured for MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger at Windows Live Domains. If you do this, Please start at step 3

Warnings

• Unless using the OzChat.org option (See Tips), You will not receive any new mail alerts via MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger

[Paule]

How to Share Files With a User on MSN Messenger

How to Share Files With a User on MSN Messenger

Are you looking for a really fast way to transfer a document to someone? File sharing on MSN Messenger may be what you are looking for!

Steps

1. Open MSN Messenger and Sign In.
2. Double-Click on the contact that you wish to share a document with.
3. Click the Share Files icon located above the conversation box. (The Share Files icon is the second from the left.)
4. Locate the document that you wish to send to the other person.
5. The user you wish to send the file to must not accept to receive the document.
6. Hope the user accepts, and the transfer will begin!

Tips

• Remember, the larger the file, the longer the transfer will take.

Warnings

• Don't transfer anything confidential over MSN Messenger.

[Paule]

How to Remove MSN Messenger

How to Remove MSN Messenger

Are you tired of MSN Messenger opening each time you log into your Windows session? Here's how you can get rid of it!

Steps

Determine whether Service Pack 1 is installed

1. Click on Start
2. Right click on My Computer
3. Click on Properties. On the General tab, under System, if the words "Service Pack 1" are listed, then you have Service Pack 1 installed.

Removing MSN Messenger from computers without Service Pack 1 installed (Which most likely means with SP2 installed)

1. Make sure your Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Windows Messenger and other programs are closed before doing this.
2. Click on Start, Run.
3. Type (or copy and paste), without parenthesis, "RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove" into the Run line
4. Click on OK

Removing MSN Messenger from computers with Service Pack 1 installed

1. Click on Start, Control Panel
2. Double click on Add or Remove Programs
3. Select Add/Remove Windows Components
4. Uncheck Windows Messenger
5. Click Next
6. Click Finish
7. Restart your computer
8. Congrats ! Your computer is free of MSN Messenger!

Warnings

• By following these steps you'll delete the original version of MSN Messenger, not the recents ones.

[enaid]

Re: MSN Messenger - How to guide

Well there you go, I feel as though I have been a complete inspiration today.
I was told in no uncertain terms earlier today that signing on for this MSN was oh so easy, well after much effin and a jeffin and a lot of sweating I got there.
Come home from work and PK has done a lovely ABC for everyone lol I will be having a good study later, first maybe I best get a cocktail lol.
Thanks Pk xxx

[Delta]

Re: MSN Messenger - How to guide

And just to make it even more fun, I am currently signed on MSN with 3 accounts, with a fourth account offline at present!

[Xena]

Re: MSN Messenger - How to guide

And just to make it even more fun, I am currently signed on MSN with 3 accounts, with a fourth account offline at present!

omg dont tell :enaid: that she will be effin and jeffin again msl:

[biscuits]

Re: MSN Messenger - How to guide

pmsl i love that effin and jeffin!!!:roll: