Re: Msn
 

Those dialog boxes are a service called messenger(nothing to do with MSN Messenger). You can turn it off in teh control panel, admin tools, services. Or Steve Gibson does a couple of tools to do this and some other bits. www.grc.com

HTH, HAND etc

Ian

Re: Msn
 

I was getting loads of stuff popping up when I had m.s.n.
No problems since i had it taken off.
I wont be going back there in an hurry.
I do miss not being able to talk to people on there though.

Re: Msn
 

Yahoo is an option, but there is another application you can use, from which you can manage MSN, Yahoo and another one (can't recall the name).

It's also free, I think, but for the name you'll need to ask someone else.

I would suspect entwisi knows - he knows lots of techie things!!!

Re: Msn
 

Why thank you young Vorlon,

The application is called GAIM. It is available for lots of platforms, Windows, Linux etc.

The link to download it is http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/g...1.exe?download

If you were getting dialog boxes (with an OK button) then it is the service I mentioned above and nothing to do with MSN Messenger. What you probably had was a connection to MSN which the spammers know the range of internet addresses that get given out. They just hit them using brute force. If you turn off the messenger service(as above) this will stop it without affecting you being able to use MSN Messenger.

Let me know if anyone want a detailed step by step guide to sorting this out.

Ian

Re: Msn
 

any one having trouble with m.s.n this evening? i cant get on mine again gggrrrrrrrrrrrr

Re: Msn
 

Sara, there is a PC for sale on Accyweb for a cheap price.
I need a new one too, but I will have to save up for a bit I think.

Re: Msn
 

Thanks Margeret, just had a look. Shall get my son to read all the jargon when he gets in, to me it is all double dutch. Wonder why it is so cheap?

Re: Msn
 

Yeah MSN keeps going down tonight with apparantly an extremely large number of people trying to sign in its over worked microsofts stuff so they trying to get it back working soon

Re: Msn
 

Sarah its cheap because its old. If you wnat to play games released in the last 3 years it will struggle. If all you want is Internet/Word processing/spreadsheets and teh odd game of solitaire then it will be fine. It isn't badly priced but be warned that it will not include the license for XP and Office so you will not be able to use the updates facility.

Re: Msn
 

I had a few problems last night with MSN but apart from that I never have problems. I have got MSN Beta and never had a problem (touch wood):tongueout

Re: Msn
 

Thanks entwisi my son said similar thing. Going to have to get a new PC, but i want a very up to date one. The children on the McCain advert trying to decide which is best daddy or chips reminds me of me, but it's a case of holiday or PC. Also thanks to Margeret for pointing it out. (Sorry Reidy hope you sell it soon.)

Re: Msn
 

Scan are currently doing some decent base unit deals http://www.scan.co.uk/mixit/ and eBuyer also have decent deals on. As per other post PM me if you want advice etc

Re: Msn
 

like you Sara I don't understand all the jargon......and I am saving up for a new base unit.

Re: Msn
 

Entwisi.......looks like a good site for a techie.......but me I'm blinded with science!

Re: Msn
 

If I could get one that would do the ironing and put it away too........wow that would be brilliant!