Msn
 

Can anyone tell me what the following code means .80072efd Daughter has downloaded the new version of MSN (BETA), and now when i try and open it, it keeps telling me to try again later followed by that code. So now i don't know if it's our PC or what. Thanks

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sara a few of us have been having problems with m.s.n for the past couple of days so im not sure wether its the p/c or wether m.s.n wants shooting /

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Thanks Mez, i feel like throwing this thing through the window. Shall leave it for another day or two before panicking. I really do need to buy another PC but keep putting it off.

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download it again, they updated it a couple of days ago. It is a beta version so you can almost expect problems from microsoft, they cant get the released versions right so whats the chances of a beta version working OK!!

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I've already downloaded it three times, it's not so much me that goes on MSN a lot it's mainly the kids. Suppose there's always a good side, if they can't get on MSN i get the PC more to come on Accy Web.

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quick search on google found it could be a connection/firewall issue, have you tried disabling your firewall? if all else fails delete it and re-install version 6.2

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I haven't got a clue, if we have a firewall or not. What is one of them?

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Thanks a lot for all your help, i did what K.S.H suggested got rid of it then re-installed version 6.2, daughter,s happy now.

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PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE under NO circumstances turn off your firewall. This will give you far more problems than a slightly dodgy install of MSN. Same goes for Anti Virus.


If you want in the meantime whilst Microsoft sort out their crappy software you can download GAIM which is an alternative Messenger client.

URL here http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/g...1.exe?download

Just add your normal MSN account details and it will download all your buddy lists. If you also have a Yahoo or AOL messenger account it will manage all three from teh same program.

Ian

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Thanks entwisi, sorted out MSN but i will keep hold of that address for future reference. As for the firewall haven't got a clue what one is let alone know how to turn it off, spoke to my son though and according to him we have got one and he said the same as you, not to touch it. Thanks for the advice.

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yep entwisi is right dont disable it permanantly, i only meant to disable it just to try out the msn again and not to leave it disabled

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Only problem is that particulary if it is XP it will be infected within 30 seconds with Blaster and god knows what else. It really is important to not go online without protection(or an OS that doesn't suffer :) ). I would also recommend when upgrading them to disconnect from the net once you have downloaded the update and before you install it as they often turn off the protection for a few seconds. I have known people get infected in this short period.

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Now you tell me!:rolleyes: I recently re formatted the hard drive on my PC and having missed being on the net, I went online straight away instead of loading up my Anti-Virus first!....WRONG!!

My pc now closes down by itself even before the operating system has opened fully and I have been advised that it is the "Blaster" virus that is causing it. I can't even go on line to d/load the tools that are available.
(I am having to "borrow" Willows PC)

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you can stop it shutting down by having a MS DOS command prompt open and type 'shutdown -a' have it ready and when it says it is shutting down hit return. If you press the up key it will recall the last command for the next time it tries to shut down.

Also, Blaster needs a Firewall not AV to stop it. It gets in by scanning for open ports which XP kindly leaves wide open. PM me if you want detailed instructions.

Ian

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I had a problem with messenger a few days ago. Somehow I got invited to a conversation by someone I had never heard of, and before I knew it, there was a whole load of other people in on the conversation.

I didn't reply, and disconnected immediately.


With regards to getting overrun with viruses, I had the same problem as Busman. I restored a friend's PC and went online before installing Norton. Before I knew it, I was getting messages (in a dialog box) from the net suggesting I visit various sites, and when I finally got round to installing Norton it did a scan first and found over 50 viruses/trojans, etc.

I started from scratch and restored it again!

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

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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.

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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!!!

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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

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

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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.

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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?

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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

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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.

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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

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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.)

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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

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

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

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

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Thats called a wife Margaret, Unfortunately they costa darn sight more than a PC.

If you tell me what you want the PC to do I will happily recommend something.

Photos, Video editing, games(latest or just pass the time stuff) Internet, Office, Web development, Peer 2 peer, etc. Plus anything specific you can think of.

Ian

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Thanks for that.....isn't it a shame we can't get downloads from one brain to another.....I could do with some of yours I think.
Maybe you could give us dummies lessons.

Re: Msn
 

You really don't want what happens in my head Margaret :)

Anytime you want to ask a question feel free to PM or post on here.

PS, You've rather a lot of money there, would you not be better off sticking it in teh bank?