Delete the MSN wizard and retry.  You should setup the
connection to the Internet as though you were connected to
a Lan.  All Win4Lin understands is an open socket, that is
really provided by the OS. 

Dave..

On Thu, 28 Dec 2000, you wrote:
> When I try to start IE from within windows under win4lin
> up comes a window saying:
> 
>    Welcome to MSN Internet Access!
>    blah
>    blah
>    We need to install a modem before continuing
>    blah
>    blah
> 
> If I say "continue" another window pops up with the helpful message:
> 
>    An unexpected error has occurred.  Please call MSN technical support.
> 
> So I am unable to ever get IE to start.  I've read the bit about
> networking in the win4lin user's guide and it tells me that I
> essentially need to do nothing to enable networking under win4lin.
> Just don't install the windows drivers.
> 
> I checked the control panel entry and there's no windows networking
> stuff installed.  I've tried to do my homework and come up empty.  Can
> someone please advice me?  (Please don't tell me to use netscape  under
> Linux.  I have my reasons for needing IE under Win4lin.)
>    
> I am running win4lin 1.0 with  update 4 under
> Mandrake 7.1, kernel 2.2.15.
> 
> I have windows 98 and Office 2000 installed under win4lin.
> 
> My (ethernet) networking under mandrake is working fine.
> Also when I bring up a DOS command line w/in win4lin I can telnet
> out so the network can  be seen from  there at least.
> 
> Dean
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