Re: can't transfer files via msn



Zip the file or simply change the extension and see what you get - ex.
file.exe.txt
Michael
"Elsie" <Elsie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2B401007-E6EF-4721-A359-7351DB0DCEA6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> Its a relatively new laptop.... and this only happens for certain file
> extensions only. gif seems ok. could that be some settings in msn or
> window
> messenger that blocks certain file extensions? or due to router or
> firewall
> in that environment?
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Usually when it crashes you'll see a more exact message in the actual
>> conversation window --
>> since it's happening near the end of the transfer, you could be running
>> out of disk space or
>> something similar.
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>> "Elsie" <Elsie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:29EBB39D-33DB-4FC1-9FBE-6083E82E01E8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > hi, got a system which is slow in receiving files. and when reach the
>> > end of
>> > the transfer, the transfer stopped with 'error in transfer'. pls help.
>>
>>
>>


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