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TITLE   :Encarta Online Deluxe: Description of Encarta Online Deluxe
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The information in this article applies to:

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SUMMARY
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This article describes Encarta Online Deluxe Encyclopedia and how to obtain a
subscription to it.

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Encarta Online Deluxe Encyclopedia
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Encarta Online Deluxe Encyclopedia is a premium Web-based multimedia encyclopedia
that includes 42,000 articles, an atlas, a dictionary, Web links, and much more.
The general Encarta Online Web site contains only a portion of the reference
content that is available in Encarta Online Deluxe. To gain access to Encarta
Online Deluxe, you must first sign up and activate your subscription, and then
sign in by using a .NET Passport account.

To sign in to and use Online Deluxe, click Deluxe Sign-In on the Encarta Online
home page at the following Web site:

   http://encarta.msn.com (http://encarta.msn.com)

The Encarta Online Web site (at the preceding link) is available to all Web
users. You are not required to sign in. The encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas,
language lessons, and other services are available to all, with the exception of
articles that are marked with a star. These articles are available only to
Encarta Online Deluxe subscribers.

How to Obtain a Subscription to Encarta Online Deluxe
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You are eligible for a free subscription to Encarta Online Deluxe if any of the
following conditions are true:

 - You own a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM copy of Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 2002 or
   Encarta Reference Library 2002.

   If you own a North American edition of Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 2002 or
   Encarta Reference Library 2002, you can activate your one-year free access to
   Encarta Online Deluxe when you join Club Encarta. To do this, click Join Club
   Encarta on the Encarta 2002 Help menu.

   Make sure that you select "Free one-year access to Encarta Online Deluxe" on
   the Club Encarta benefits form. When you sign up for Encarta Online Deluxe,
   you are prompted to enter your Passport account information or to create a
   Passport account if you don't already have one. Please remember the Passport
   information that you provide. It is required each time that you sign in to
   Encarta Online Deluxe.

For additional information about how to join Club Encarta, click the article
number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q306747 ENC2002: How to Obtain Free Membership to Encarta Online Deluxe
   Encyclopedia

NOTE: If you do not own a current copy of Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe or Encarta
Reference Library, browse to the following Microsoft Web site for more
information about how to obtain the latest version:

   http://encarta.msn.com/shop/default.asp
   (http://encarta.msn.com/shop/default.asp)

-or-

 - Your organization has a site license.

   -or-

 - You recently purchased a new Compaq or Hewlett-Packard (HP) computer, and
   your computer manufacturer included a free one-year access to Encarta Online
   Deluxe.

   If a one-year subscription to Encarta Online Deluxe is included with your new
   computer, an Encarta Online Deluxe icon is displayed on your desktop.
   Double-click this icon to sign up for your free access.


The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

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For more information about Encarta Online Deluxe Encyclopedia, browse to the
following Microsoft Web site:

   http://encarta.msn.com/products/deluxe/signup.asp
   (http://encarta.msn.com/products/deluxe/signup.asp)

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