My husband used WebTV for some of the same reasons (besides the fact
that he can sit on the sofa and surf using a remote!) Your friend can
add up to 5 identities on the same account for no additional charge.
From the Home screen, she would choose Settings. From that page she
would choose Extra Users. I am unclear whether she could use her own
name in the "friendly name," but she would at least have her separate
account. Upon login they would then choose which account to login and
could change users at any time during a session online. No extra charge!

Rick Glazier wrote:

> WEB TV + User Information, Name Setting.
> This is where I would change this in OutLook Express.
>
> I have an old lady I e-mail to, and her husband
> opened an account with WEB TV.
> She has sole use of the unit and has her own
> e-mail address.
> When she writes to me (and others) the e-mail
> "looks" like it comes from the husband.
> Only the "friendly name" shows in Outlook Express
> from the following: (phony, modified for privacy).
> From: "George M. LastName Jr." <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Is there an easy setting she can make/change
> to show her name in the first part of the above?
> She thinks she has to quit and sign up under a different
> Billing Account with WEB TV to change this.
>
> Neither of them know anything about computers,
> (the reason for WEB TV), and they are currently
> about 1000 miles away from where I am.
>
> Thanks for any info.           Rick Glazier
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