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00452: MindSpring Access v2.0x: Why do I get the message “All buttons on the MindSpring Access Panel can be easily configured?”
Revision Date: 08/12/97

The reason for the message is that the button you just pushed on the MindSpring Access Panel is not set to point to an application. If all of the buttons display this nasty tendency, or if it is one of the first four buttons, you will want to run c:\mspring2\mssetup.exe This program will ask you to re-enter your user information. After clicking Continue, Mssetup will then refresh the relationships between the MindSpring applications. If pushing one particular button results in this message, all you need to do is reconfigure the offending button.

To reconfigure a button on the MindSpring Access Panel

  1. On the MindSpring Access Panel, click Configure, then click Tool Panel.

  2. Click the button you wish to configure.

  3. Locate the application you wish the button to point to.

  4. Click OK, then click OK again, then click Save/Close.

00453: MindSpring Access v2.0x: Why has the MindSpring Access Panel lost its settings?
Revision Date: 08/12/97

Occasionally, a second set of settings will be created for the MindSpring Access Panel. This file, named mspring.ini will be located in the directory c:\windows\

Here's how to remedy the situation:

  1. With MindSpring Access closed, delete c:\windows\mspring.ini

  2. Next, execute the file c:\mspring2\mssetup.exe

  3. You will be asked to enter your user information, and then click Continue.

00454: MindSpring Access v2.0x: I used MindSpring's Web page to change my password. How do I update the MindSpring Access Panel?
Revision Date: 08/12/97

Since password authentication is the process of checking the password on our servers against the password you supply, changing a password really comprises two steps. If you use the MindSpring Access Panel to change your password while you are online, both steps are taken care of. However, if you use the MindSpring Account Management Web page to change your password, you have only changed it on our servers; the MindSpring Access Panel must be updated separately.

To update your password in MindSpring Access

  1. Click Configure.

  2. Click Password.

  3. Click OK without typing your old password.

  4. Enter the new password, and click OK.

  5. Enter the password again, and click OK.

  6. Click Save/Close.

Remember that password changes can take up to an hour to make it through our circuit of servers.

00455: MindSpring Access v2.0x: Why does MindSpring Access ask for my password when I click Connect?
Revision Date: 08/12/97

It sounds like you have Password Security enabled. This is a function of MindSpring Access that allows use to be restricted to those who know the dial-up password. To disabled the feature, click Configure, enter the password, then de-select Enable Password Security.

 

00528:Changing DNS Entries for MindSpring Access v1.1
Revision Date: 08/12/97

Note: Do not change your DNS settings unless instructed to do so by MindSpring

To change the DNS entries:

  1. Click the Configurebutton.

  2. Click on Advanced.

  3. Under Domain Servers make sure you have the following settings:

    207.69.188.185
    207.69.188.186
    207.69.188.187

  4. Click OK at both the Advanced and Configure screens to accept the changes. They will take effect on the next launch of the Access Panel.

That's it! You are now ready to connect to MindSpring.

00491: MindSpring Access v2.0x: Error: THREED.VBX out of date
Revision Date: 08/12/97

The following procedure fixes the error message THREED.VBX is out of date in version 2.0x of MindSpring Access.

  1. Exit completely out of Windows and go to the DOS prompt.

  2. Insert disk #4 into the floppy drive.

    Type: copy a:\icomp.exe c:\

  3. Remove disk #4 and insert disk #1

  4. At the c:\ prompt type:
    icomp -d -ox a:\disk1.z c:\windows\system\threed.vbx

  5. Remove disk #1 from the floppy drive.

  6. Restart your computer and load Windows.

  7. Restart the MindSpring Access Panel.

 

00492: MindSpring Access v2.0x: Netscape Personal Edition
Revision Date: 08/12/97

Netscape Personal Edition is a version of Netscape that includes its own winsock, or dialer. Some computers come with this edition pre-installed, allowing the user to connect to the Internet and use Netscape without obtaining any other communications software. MindSpring Access, however, uses TCP Pro which includes its own winsock. The Netscape PE installation, unfortunately, often interferes with MindSpring Access's communication with your modem. To complicate matters, there are four different versions of Netscape PE, which each modify your system differently.

If you have experienced problems with MindSpring Access, and have any version of Netscape PE installed, your first course of action should be to locate that program's Uninstall icon in the Program Manager, and run it. If you are unable to un-install, or if after un-installing you continue to experience connection difficulties with MindSpring Access, you will need to disable a number of lines which Netscape PE has added to your system files.

The following procedure includes instructions for AT&T WorldNet Netscape, and Netscape Personal Edition versions 1.1, 1.12, and 2.0.

  1. To disable Netscape Personal Edition:

  2. Switch to the Program Manager, and choose Run from the File menu.

  3. Type sysedit and ENTER The System Configuration Editor will open.

  4. Use Table 1 to perform the following steps .

    Locate the section of the table that contains your version of Netscape PE in the Version column of the table.

    Select the file in the System Configuration Editor that pertains to the first file listed in the File column.

    In the appropriate file, in the System Configuration Editor, locate the section listed in the Section column.

    In the appropriate section, locate the line listed in the Lines to Disable column.

    Disable the appropriate line using the method detailed in the Disable column: 

    	Where the character ; is indicated, place a semicolon at the beginning of the appropriate line. 

        Where rem is indicated, type rem and a space at the beginning of the appropriate line.

  5. Exit the System Configuration Editor and save your changes.Backups are automatically created for modified files and saved with the file name extension syd.

  6. Close all programs and restart Windows before attempting to connect.

[Table 1]

	Version 	File 		Disable 	Section 	Lines to Disable

	AT&T 		win.ini 	; 		[Netscape]	ini=c:\worldnet\netscape.ini

					;		[Netscape]	dialer=c:\worldnet\dialer

					;		[Netscape]	eudora=c:\worldnet\eudora

			system.ini	;		[386Enh]	device=c:\worldnet\system\vntstimd.exe

					;		[386Enh]	device=c:\worldnet\system\vtcprac.exe

					;		[386Enh]	device=c:\worldnet\system\dial.386

					;		[Netscape]	SessTimeout=240

					;		[ShivaPPP]	ClaimPort=1

					;		[vntstimd]	NumTCBs=255


	Version 	File 		Disable 	Section 	Lines to Disable

	1.1		autoexec.bat	rem				c:\netscape\ndis\netbind

					rem				set shiva=c:\netscape\dialer

			config.sys	rem				device=c:\netscape\ndis\protman.dos
 									/i:c:\netscape\ndis

					rem				device=c:\windows\dialndis.exe

					rem				device=c:\windows\vtcprmt.exe

			win.ini		;		[Netscape]	ini=c:\netscape\netscape.ini

					;		[Netscape]	dialer=c:\netscape\dialer

					;		[Netscape]	eudora=c:\netscape\eudora

					;		[386Enh]	device=dial.386

					;		[vntstimd]	NumTCBs=255


	Version 	File 		Disable 	Section 	Lines to Disable

	1.12		win.ini		;		[Netscape]	ini=c:\netscape\netscape.ini

					;				dialer=c:\netscape\system\vtcprac.386

					;				eudora=c:\netscape\eudora

			system.ini	;		[386Enh]	device=c:\netscape\system\vtcprac.386

					;				device=c:\netscape\system\vtcprac.386

					;				device=c:\netscape\system\dial.386

					;		[Network]	SessTimeout=240

					;		[vntstimd]	NumTCBs=255


	Version 	File 		Disable 	Section 	Lines to Disable

	2.0		win.ini		;		[Netscape]	ini=c:\netscape\netscape.ini

					;		[Netscape]	dialer=c:\netscape\dialer

			system.ini	;		[386Enh]	device=c:\netscape\system\dial.386

					;		[386Enh]	device=c:\netscape\system\pdwcomm.386

					;		[386Enh]	device=c:\netscape\system\vtcprac.386

					;		[386Enh]	device=c:\netscape\system\vntstimd.exe

					;		[Network]	SessTimeout=240

					;		[vntstimd]	NumTCBs=255

					;		[ShivaPPP]	ClaimPort=0

 

00380: MindSpring Access v2.0x
Revision Date: 08/12/97

Before running MindSpring Setup check and write down your user information. You will be asked to input this information when you run mssetup.exe.

  1. Open the MindSpring Access Panel.

  2. Click on Configure.

  3. Write down the following information:

    Username - your UserID. Be sure to use lowercase when entering your UserID.
    The Full Name field is optional. You can enter you real name, with caps if you choose.
    Your password in the Password field.
    IP Address - 0.0.0.0
    The local MindSpring POP from the Location drop-down box.
    Any necessary Dial Prefixes for your telephone service. (e.g. *70, for call waiting, or 9, for an outside line)
    The Modem Init, Port and Speed to the appropriate settings for your modem.

  4. Make the needed changes.

  5. Click Ok.

This will save your changes, however there may be some instances where will run mssetup.exe to make changes. That is why you should have a copy of your MindSpring configuration settings.

To Configure the MindSpring Access Panel, you need to run MindSpring Setup. This is done by running the file mssetup.exe that resides in your mspring2 directory on your hard disk.

  1. In Program Manager, double-click on Main.

  2. Double-click on File Manager.

  3. Once in File Manager, click on the hard drive that you installed the MindSpring software (the default is your c: drive)

  4. Click on the mspring2 folder in the left window.

  5. From the right window, double-click on mssetup.exe.This invokes the MindSpring Setup program.

  6. Input the following information:

    For     Username, enter your UserID. Be sure to use lowercase when entering your UserID.
    The     Full Name field is optional. You can enter you real name, with caps if you choose.
    Enter your password in the     Password field.
    For     IP Address, enter 0.0.0.0
    Select your local MindSpring POP from the     Location drop-down box.
    Enter any necessary     Dial Prefixes for your telephone service. (e.g. *70, for call waiting, or 9, for an outside line)
    Set the     Modem, Init, Port and Speed to the appropriate settings for your modem.

  7. Click Continue.

 

 

 

00638: MindSpring Access for Windows: Additional Resources
Revision Date: 08/12/97

The Netscape Personal Edition FAQ:
http://help.netscape.com/faqs.html

Copyright © 1997 MindSpring Enterprises, Inc.