provided by Microsoft. However, the steps are similar for AOL, Yahoo!,
Google Gmail, and so on.- Connect to the Internet and open your browser.
2.Enter the URL http://www.windowslive.comin your browser
address bar.
3.On the resulting page, click the Sign Uplink.
4.Enter the information requested in the Sign Upform that
appears (see Figure 5-2), enter your preferred e-mail
address in the Windows Live IDbox. (See the next section
for advice on creating a safe e-mail alias).
5.Click the Check Availabilitybutton to find out if the
name you entered is available. If it isn’t, enter another
name and check again until you find one that works, or
select one of the alternates the service offers you.
Figure 5-293