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More info?)
Shouldn't Messenger have been using the default settings to begin with
rather than those that override the Windows/IE settings?
"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
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Greetings,
By unchecking the boxes, you allow Messenger to use the default settings to
connect (these
boxes override Windows/IE settings).
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"Karine Rivet" <karinerivet[no spam]@cox.net> wrote in message
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> That seems to have done the trick. Can you tell me why that was necessary
> so I can have an understanding of the situation?
>
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
> news:OM7Fy7deFHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Greetings Karine,
>
> Try this, click the Tools menu, then Options, then Connection category,
> click the Advanced
> Settings button, uncheck all the options, click OK twice and then try
> again.
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan
>
> "Karine Rivet" <karinerivet[no spam]@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:eijiNmdeFHA.1448@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>I have tons of trouble with MSN Messenger v7 not being able to sign in.
>>It
>> will try for several minutes and then finally give up. If I pull up
>> Windows
>> Messenger v4.7 it's able to sign in immediately. I also never had this
>> problem with MSN Messenger v6.2. This problem only began after I
>> upgraded
>> to v7. I tried doing an uninstall/reinstall of v7, but the problem
>> persists.
>>
>> Does anyone know why v7 has such trouble signing in and how I fix it?
>>
>>
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