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I first of all went to Add/Remove Programmes and Wanadoo was not listed on
his PC so I then deleted all references to Wanadoo. Since I was told that
the Wanadoo CD only added icons I assumed that this was all right.
I just want to connect my friends PC with his original Freeserve account and
I am going to check his settings on Internet Explorer and Outlook express
with the settings I now have on my own machine.
I use Any Time but I added PAYG in order to check his settings with mine..
So I am hoping that his original user name and password will still be OK
My PC has XP and his has 98SE
Blair
"Gary S. Terhune" <grystnews@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%23e7nmO9LFHA.3844@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> You've lost me again.
>
> You have Freeserve? Your friend used to have Freeserve but now has
> Wannadoo?
>
> No, you're friend's old Freeserve email address will not probably work
> when connecting to Wannadoo. If friend switched from Freeserve to
> Wannadoo, friend needs to forward email from Freeserve address to
> Wannadoo address. Username/password for Wannadoo *may* be the same as
> the one from Freeserve, or it may not be. If it is, it's because your
> friend chose the same ones. Otherwise, they're simply not related.
>
> When you "deleted every file connected to Wannadoo" on your own system,
> did you Uninstall it, using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel, or did
> you just go around deleting shortcuts and files?
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS MVP Shell/User
>
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
>
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
>
> "Blair" <pabm@brachd.fsnet.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
> news:uV901B9LFHA.2704@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > On reading my message I realise that I did mislead you.
> > All the work I have done is on my friends machine.
> > Also I was given advice to look at www.ufaq.fsnet.co.uk/ and I
> learned a
> > lot. I did not realise that the Wanadoo CD only adds icons to the
> system in
> > addition to system control software which is nothing to do with
> wanadoo.
> > So I deleted every file connected to Wanadoo.
> > I now have the correct settings for Internet Explorer and will check
> these
> > on my next visit
> > My friend was connected before through Freeserve and his email address
> is
> > freeserve so I have assumed that we should stick to his name and
> password.
> > The correct settings on IE may be the solution. I will let you know
> > Blair
> >
> >
> >
> > "Gary S. Terhune" <grystnews@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:OQiyVOwLFHA.2468@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > You lost me, here. You deleted the Dial-Up Connection on your own
> system
> > > (and your friend's is the problem system, right? You have Freeserve?
> > > Your friend has Wannadoo?
> > >
> > > There should be no reason to uninstall your own connectoid, you just
> > > want to add one and use your friend's connection parameters:
> Telephone
> > > #, username and password. Then test to see if that connects for you.
> > >
> > > No, you won't likely be able to use your Freeserve email account to
> send
> > > mail while you're connected via Wannadoo, since the primary method
> of
> > > authenticating your identity, your permission to use Freeserve's
> server
> > > to send mail is that you have connected via Freeserve using a valid
> > > username/password. (There are ways to deal with that if you wanted
> to
> > > set up more than one dial-up account on a single system, but you're
> just
> > > testing, now.)
> > >
> > > You also installed software from Wannadoo? That, alone, might cause
> > > problems. All you should need to connect to Wannadoo is a local
> > > telephone number, username and password. You shouldn't;t have to
> fill
> > > out a bunch of forms or anything similar unless you want to set up
> your
> > > own account.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Gary S. Terhune
> > > MS MVP Shell/User
> > >
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
> > >
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
> > >
> > > "Blair" <pabm@brachd.fsnet.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
> > > news:%235NfsCwLFHA.436@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > Thanks for your help. I uninstalled my existing connection and got
> a
> > > Wanadoo
> > > > CD from Argos and installed it. It dialled a
> > > > connection and was connected to the Internet OK but it then
> attempted
> > > to
> > > > open Internet Explorer and failed
> > > > I had expected to have to fill in a lot of data first.
> > > > .Also when I tried to open Outlook Express I got "Host
> > > smtp.freeserve.net
> > > > could not be found"
> > > > Blair
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Gary S. Terhune" <grystnews@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > > > news:%23OGOgDmLFHA.1172@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > There *are* things that can go wrong on the system and which may
> > > cause
> > > > > this kind of response, but it's better to make sure it *is* the
> > > machine,
> > > > > not the ISP, before commencing further head-banging, <s>.
> > > > >
> > > > > Personally, my own response to such issues is to simply
> uninstall
> > > the
> > > > > entire networking tree (DUN connection, everything in the
> Network
> > > applet
> > > > > of Control panel, modem and/or NIC card), restart, and then
> rebuild
> > > it
> > > > > all from scratch. Quite a few of these types of problems don't
> > > respond
> > > > > to tinkering. Easier to wipe the slate clean and start over.
> > > (*After*
> > > > > making sure there isn't any problems outside the computer
> itself.)
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Gary S. Terhune
> > > > > MS MVP Shell/User
> > > > >
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
> > > > >
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
> > > > >
> > > > > "Blair" <pabm@brachd.fsnet.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
> > > > > news:OD2cW2lLFHA.1528@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > Thanks for your help.
> > > > > > That is the one setting I did not check. On my next visit to
> my
> > > friend
> > > > > I
> > > > > > will check the account
> > > > > > Blair
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Gary S. Terhune" <grystnews@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:ObZji7jLFHA.3016@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > Have you checked with the ISP to be sure there's nothing
> wrong
> > > with
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > account? That the username/password hasn't been lost at
> server
> > > > > level?
> > > > > > > Also, have you tried setting up that account on a different
> > > machine?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Gary S. Terhune
> > > > > > > MS MVP Shell/User
> > > > > > >
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
> > > > > > >
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "Blair" <pabm@brachd.fsnet.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:OmJdK2jLFHA.3788@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > I friend who has a 98SE PC and has connected to the
> Internet
> > > via
> > > > > > > Freeserve
> > > > > > > > for the last 5 years suddenly is getting no connection to
> the
> > > > > Internet
> > > > > > > > The phone rings and is connecting when a message is
> received
> > > to
> > > > > say
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > password or name is wrong.
> > > > > > > > I have checked all his settings and they appear to be OK
> > > > > > > > I tried making a new connection with the wizard but still
> got
> > > the
> > > > > same
> > > > > > > > message.
> > > > > > > > I then thought that Zone Alarm could be the problem and I
> > > > > uninstalled
> > > > > > > it.
> > > > > > > > But no change.
> > > > > > > > I then used the original CD to reinstall Freeserve but
> > > although I
> > > > > > > noticed it
> > > > > > > > connected on line it stopped in the middle and refused to
> > > > > complete.
> > > > > > > > Hope someone can give me an idea what to do now
> > > > > > > > Blair
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