MSN Premium

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MSN Premium is a subscription service provided by MSN which combines a number of different internet services into a premium-service version of MSN 9.

In order to use MSN, the user needs to subscribe to the service through join.msn.com or by acquiring your DSL through one of MSN's partners, such as Qwest or Verizon in the United States or Bell Sympatico in Canada.

The latest version of MSN Premium is version 9,6

Features

• Windows Live Family Safety Parental controls
• E-mail Virus Protection
• MSN Firewall provided by McAfee
• MSN Virus Guard provided by McAfee
• Webroot Spy Sweeper for MSN
• MSN Junk E-mail Guard
• MSN Pop-up Guard
• Up To 10 additional member accounts
• Microsoft Office Outlook Connector
• Anytime, anywhere access to e-mail
• Multiple e-mail account support
• 10 GB Of Windows Live Hotmail storage
• MSN Photo Story Lite
• MSN Designer E-mail With Photo Albums
• MSN Messenger Photo Swap
• MSN Alert Reminders
• MSN Encarta Premium
• MSN Photos Plus
• Picture It! Library (version 9)
• MSN Download Manager
• Free 24/7 technical support
• MSN Member Center
• MSN Video
• E-mail Switching Service Powered by TrueSwitch

Hotmail Switch

Since the release of the re-branded Windows Live Hotmail in 2006, users of MSN Premium or MSN Dialup 9 were unable to receive the New Windows Live Hotmail which included an increased amount of email storage, 5 GB, as well as newer features, security and new design, which was given to free users. Microsoft however, had started emailing MSN Premium and Dialup users about the change from MSN Hotmail to Windows Live Hotmail in mid-2007. As of July 2008, Microsoft has ended the use of the "Classic" MSN Hotmail as use. Microsoft has updated the style to the current Windows Live Hotmail Scheme as a free upgrade, which also led to the upgrade of storage from 2 GB to 10 GB, rather than what free users have.

System Requirements

• Computer and processor - Windows-compatible computer with an Intel Pentium 500-megahertz (MHz) or faster processor (800 MHz recommended). Not available for Mac.
• Memory - 128 (megabytes) MB or more of RAM (256 MB recommended).
• Hard disk - Up to 320 MB of hard disk space during installation and up to 180 MB after installation.
• Drive - CD-ROM (if installing from CD).
• Display - 256-color VGA or higher resolution (SVGA or higher resolution graphics card, 800 x 600 screen resolution recommended).
• Sound - 16-bit sound card and speakers recommended.
• Operating system - Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2, Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows 98.

External links

• Official MSN Premium Home Page