This automatic installation process should place a shortcut named SAMP on your desktop - just open this file to choose a server.

Finding a server is simple - run the newly created shortcut on your desktop (samp.exe), and the browser will pop up. Click on the internet tab at the bottom of the client to query the masterlist, and you will see what is shown on the image to the right.

The only neccessary user input to this page is to enter your name in the name field, to the top of the browser window. Then, simply choose a server you want, right-click on it, and press Connect. If all goes well, this will load up San Andreas with the selected server, and you will be playing San Andreas with anywhere up to 100 other people!

If the online play doesnt start, see the list of common problems:

http://wiki.sa-mp.com/wiki/Common_Problems