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AT&T WorldNet(SM) Services

Account Access Tool

This tool is designed to save your AT&T WorldNet Services account information to a file, which you can print out or save to a floppy disk.  This account information can be useful in three important ways:

  It allows you to restore your account on the original PC if your software installation is ever lost or damaged.

  It allows you to configure multiple PCs to use the same AT&T WorldNet Services account.

  It provides the information you need to configure additional Internet-aware applications to use your AT&T WorldNet Services account.

Important Note

The Account Access Tool saves account information in a text file.  The information in this file should be treated with great care, as it includes your personal AT&T WorldNet(SM) Service passwords.  Anyone with access to this information will be able to use your account, and thus incur charges for which you will be responsible.  They will also be able to send electronic mail which will appear to come from you.  WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU SAVE ALL COPIES OF YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION IN A SECURE PLACE.

Options for Output

This text file generated by the Account Access tool can have three different formats, depending on which of the buttons you select in the Account Access dialog box:

  Version 1.0:  If you select the top button, the Account Access tool will generate instructions for configuring a PC that will have AT&T WorldNet Services software version 1.0 installed.  Version 1.0 is a 16-bit application which includes Netscape Navigator software version 1.22, and is designed for use on Microsoft Windows versions 3.1 and 3.11.  It also can be used on Windows 95, but it does not take advantage of the additional features and capabilities of Windows 95.

  Version 2.0:  If you select the middle button, the instructions that are generated are appropriate for configuring AT&T WorldNet Service software version 2.0 for Windows 95.  This software will only run on PCs with Windows 95.

  Account Summary:  If you select the bottom button, only summary information will be generated.  This will provide the key data about your account, including login and password information, but no instructions will be provided about how to use this information.  This is the most compact output format, and is particularly useful for expert users who do not need step-by-step configuration instructions for AT&T WorldNet Service software, or for users who want to configure other Internet-aware applications to use their AT&T WorldNet Service account.

Choose the one that is appropriate for your needs, and click OK to generate the corresponding file.  After the tool generates the file, it runs Notepad to display the file’s contents for your review.  You can then use the File menu of Notepad to print the text, or save it to a floppy disk.

By default, files are created in the Program subdirectory under wherever the AT&T WorldNet Service software was installed, typically C:\Program Files\WorldNet.  The file names containing the instructions for configuring Version 1.0, Version 2.0, and the account summary are WNInst10.txt,  WNInst20.txt, and WNInstSm.txt, respectively.

Where the Account Access Tool Gets Account Information

The contents of the files created by the Account Access tool are generated from information contained in the AT&T WorldNet Service files reg.ini (if you registered for AT&T WorldNet Service on this PC using the Version 2.0 software) or wn10reg.ini (if you previously registered on this PC using the Version 1.0 software, and then upgraded to Version 2.0).  If these files have somehow been corrupted, so that some of the information is missing, you may see the words <Not Available> in place of some expected value.  If you see this value appear, and cannot figure out what information belongs in that position, you can contact AT&T WorldNet Service Customer Care at 1-800-400-1447 for assistance.

Note that the Account Access tool can only generate instructions from a reg.ini or wn10reg.ini file containing the appropriate account information.  If the instructions are used to configure an account on a second PC, the account access tool cannot be run successfully on that second PC unless the reg.ini or wn10reg.ini file is present in the Programs subdirectory under where the AT&T WorldNet Service software is installed, typically C:\Program Files\WorldNet.  Therefore, we recommend that you copy the reg.ini and wn10reg.ini files to the corresponding directory on any additional PCs that you configure to use this account, and keep a backup copy of these files in a safe place.