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Setting up a MSN Messenger Account


To Create a MSN Messenger Account:

  1. Choose Preferences from the Adium menu.
  2. Click the Accounts button at the top.
  3. Click the + button.
  4. Choose MSN Messenger from the menu.
  5. Enter your MSN passport and password in the Account panel.
  6. Enter your display name and choose an icon in the Personal panel.
  7. Check the appropriate boxes in the Options panel.
  8. Choose whether you would like to send typing notices and choose your preferred encryption level in the Privacy panel.
  9. Setup your proxy configuration in the Proxy panel if you need to (if you don't know what proxy configuration details to enter you don't need to enter any).
  10. Click OK.