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214869 2004-02-12 11:03:00 my msn messanger has stopped connecting. this has been going on for a few days now.

it thinks for about a minute and then throws an error ".....password is incorrect or sing in name does not exist...... "

I can log in to hotmail ok so my passport account is ok but its just msn messanger that wont go.


MSN messanger version 4.7.2009

windows XP pro

IHUG dial up
robsonde (120)
214870 2004-02-12 11:22:00 Hi Rob

That version of Messenger does not
sould like the MSN version. Please check
it out in the Help.. About on your
Messenger.


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revspecies116 (3916)
214871 2004-02-12 11:24:00 It is the correct version. metla (154)
214872 2004-02-12 11:30:00 Time to upgrade, me thinks, to version
6.1 Unless there is some type of aversion
to it.

Re: the problem. I have not had problems
connecting to MSN, in fact I am connected
at the moment.


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revspecies116 (3916)
214873 2004-02-12 11:40:00 2 different variations,msn6.1 is different to 4.7.

The program he is reffering to is built into windows xp and lacks all the fluff and garbage of msn messenger.

As to the not-signing-in problem,i have had at times needed to go back thru the motions of assinging my email to my passport in order to get it to work,in that case msn was telling me my log-in email didnt exsist,even though i had been using it for years and checked it via hotmail.com....
metla (154)
214874 2004-02-12 12:15:00 hi

i have just recently formatted my hard drive and on installation of win xp home i had the same version of Messenger and i had a similar problem too so i downloaded MSN Messenger version 6.1.0207 and when i tried to sign in i got the error that to many attempts with wrong password...and i had to reset my password and finally it worked.

my conclusion:-may be a recent windows update may be causing the windows messenger not to work properly cause i downloaded the latest updates before using the messenger.

Nav
nav2u (3825)
214875 2004-02-12 12:48:00 You would be meaning WINDOWS MESSENGER 4.7.x....

If you're thinking its related to a windows patch or something try downloading another MSN Client, like Gaim:
http://gaim.sf.net

If it works, something's up with your PC.

If it doesnt, either MSN is screwed (Im on ATM), or your passwords wrong


Chill.
Chilling_Silently (228)
214876 2004-02-12 13:50:00 Hi Guys

Then was I initially correct, then, in stating that
MSN messenger does not have a working 4.7
version. Yes. Thus he is not using MSN but
Windows Messenger - a clear difference. Which
is why we need confirmation from the
'help... About' part of his Messenger. We cannot
clearly go ahead until we have more details.


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revspecies116 (3916)
214877 2004-02-12 18:46:00 http://www.trillian.cc Wilky (776)
214878 2004-02-12 23:13:00 my fault ( core dumped :-) )

yes it is windows messanger 4.7 and NOT MSN messanger.

yes I have installed about 6 update to windows in the last week.

I know of many other programs that will do what i want ( Gaim ) but I would like to fix what i have.
robsonde (120)
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