Microsoft EQUIPT SETUP GUIDE

Getting Started Guide

Thank you for buying
Microsoft Equipt!

As a Microsoft Equipt TM subscriber, you have the all-in-one service that helps
you be more protected, productive, and connected on up to three home PCs.
In one easy installation, you’ll get Windows Live

TM OneCare TM , Microsoft ® Offi ce

Home and Student 2007, and Windows Live tools.

OneCare provides you with advanced protection and performance tune-ups to
help keep your computers fast and healthy. Creating great-looking documents

will be easier with Microsoft Offi ce, and now you can save and share them
online in your Microsoft Offi ce Live Workspace. With Windows Live Mail,

Windows Live Messenger, and Windows Live Photo Gallery, you’ll be able to
keep in touch and share with friends and family how and when you want.

Microsoft Equipt gives you the tools you use every day and keeps your
computers performing at their peak. And because it’s a subscription service,

you’ll get the latest and greatest security protection and features, and Offi ce

Home and Student version upgrades!

Ready to get Microsoft Equipt? Just follow the
simple installation instructions in this booklet.

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Microsoft Equipt subscriber benefi ts

Use Microsoft Equipt on up to three home PCs

Now your entire household can get Microsoft Equipt!

Your Microsoft Equipt subscription can be used on up to three PCs at the same
time. To install on a second or third computer, insert your Microsoft Equipt
CD into the computer’s CD/DVD drive and follow the setup and
installation instructions.

Get continuous updates

Your subscription includes updates to all Microsoft Equipt components and
features, including new features and PC protection updates for OneCare and

Offi ce Home and Student version upgrades—at no additional cost!

Help and support

Your subscription includes unlimited e-mail customer support.

For help or more information, visit microsoftequipt.com/support.

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Get started: Install Microsoft Equipt

Step 1: Create your Microsoft Equipt account.

Insert the Microsoft Equipt CD into your computer’s CD/DVD drive. If this is the

fi rst time you are installing Microsoft Equipt on a computer, you will need to

create a Microsoft Equipt account. After setup begins, click Create account .

After you’ve accepted the Service Agreement, you must enter your product

key. You can fi nd the product key on the back of the pullout disc tray or on the

inside of the CD case.

You will then be asked to enter an e-mail address. You will use this e-mail
address to sign in to your Microsoft Equipt account.

Note: Make sure to keep your e-mail address and password in a secure place.
You will need this information to manage your subscription and use your
Microsoft Equipt subscription on other computers. This e-mail address and
password is also a Windows Live ID, which you can use to sign in to Live

services such as Windows Live Messenger and Offi ce Live Workspace.

If you already have a Windows Live ID, you can use that to create your
Microsoft Equipt account.