Creating .NET Passport

Before you can send an receive instant messages, you need to get a passport. Not the kind you need to travel the world, but the kind that you need to travel the Internet-a Microsoft .NET Passport. Microsoft .NET Passport is an online service that makes it possible for you to use your e-mail address and a single password to securely sign in to any participating .NET Passport Web site or service around the world. You need a .NET Passport to use MSN related software, such as Windows Messenger. You can use a wizard to set up your Windows XP user account to register for a new .NET Passport. If you already have a .NET Passport, you only need to associate your e-mail address with the passport.

Create a .NET Passport

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