Re: MSN Messenger 7 problem connecting

Hi Bleh:
Please tell me if you had audio /video problems with MSN
Messenger 6.2; also if you removed 6.2 before installing
7.0.0777 or did you install ontop of 6.2 ? Did the
audio/video poblems start only with MSN Messenger 7.0.007?
>-----Original Message-----
>Same problem here.
>
>Try clicking connect, then after a few secs while its
trying setting
>status to "appear offline". I find you connect them but
my contacts
>list is empty. My friends can see me, I can't see them.
I can see they
>are online if i trigger a manual action like "Send a
instant message"
>but thats not really very useable. After two days of
this my contacts
>did appear once ! A suggestion from J.Kay to fix this
was to update
>your video drivers. I very much doubt it will make a
difference but
>why not give it a whirl. Made no difference for me or my
>friends...roll back to 6.2 until 7.1 is out imo.
>
>On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 09:59:41 -0400, Toppy
<leave.me@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>I have used MSN messenger for a long time ....
upgrading along the
>>way. I simply CANNOT get MSN v7 to connect with my
setup.
>>
>>I am on a LAN (laptop) and all is well with v6.2
however when I
>>download and install v7 I cannot connect to the
internet. I completely
>>uninstall v7 and go back to v6.2 and it connects ......
no problems!
>>My OS is Win XP Pro (about 6 months old) with the
Centrino chip. 512
>>MB ram.... and yes ... I have the latest updates. I am
baffled.
>>
>>I have tried ALL of the below hints.... no go ... any
other
>>suggestions would be appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks!!
>>
>>******* start cut and paste here ***Things I have tried
************
>>
>>However, here are some suggestions you should check/try
if you haven't
>>already.
>>
>>1. The date on your computer needs to be set properly -
- double click
>>the clock verify that
>>the time and date are set.
>>2. If your password information is not saved, verify
that you are
>>typing it in with the
>>correct case (uppercase or lowercase).
>>3. Change your password @
>>http://memberservicesnet.passport.com/memberservice.srf
to
>>something smaller (under 10-12 characters), then try
signing in again.
>>4. If you use a firewall (like ZoneAlarm, Norton
Internet Security
>>etc. ), it's possible
>>that Messenger doesn't have the correct rights to
access the Internet,
>>especially since you
>>upgraded. You may need to re/add Messenger to the
allowed list of
>>programs in your firewall
>>if this is the case.
>>5. If you disabled your firewall in the past, it still
may be
>>blocking Messenger -- try
>>restarting it and see if that helps the situation. You
also might try
>>uninstalling an
>>installed firewall, to verify that it isn't causing a
problem (even if
>>it is disabled).
>>6. Clear your IE cache and cookies -- open Internet
Explorer, click
>>the Tools menu, then
>>Internet Options, then click the Delete Files button,
and when that's
>>complete click the
>>Delete Cookies button.
>>7. Check your IE Security settings -- open Internet
Explorer, click
>>the Tools menu, then
>>Internet Options, then Advanced tab, scroll to the
Security section,
>>and verify that "Check
>>for server certificate revocation" is unchecked. Also
verify that
>>'Use SSL 2.0' and Use SSL
>>3.0' is checked, then click OK.
>>8. Click Start, then Run, and enter the following:
>>regsvr32 softpub.dll
>>then click OK
>>and do the same for the following:
>>regsvr32 wintrust.dll
>>regsvr32 initpki.dll
>>____________________________________________
>>Jonathan Kay
>>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>>Associate Expert
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005
Jonathan Kay.
>>You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>
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