Re: New Error After XP SP2

From: Tim (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/18/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 17:49:18 -0700

I guess it WAS coincidence after all...now it's working
again!

Thanks for the suggestion,
Tim

>-----Original Message-----
>I sure hope it is on Hotmail's end...but I would think
>others would be affected. It seems too coincidental it
>just happened when I installed XP SP2. When I go to
>Hotmail via IE, all is well. I had already tried adding
>hotmail.com to the trusted sites and to allow
>cookies...no help.
>
>Tim
>>-----Original Message-----
>>That error usually indicates problems on Hotmail's end,
>Tim.
>>
>>You might want to:
>>
>>IE Tools>Internet Options>Sites> type in hotmail.com
and
>Allow cookies.
>>--
>>~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
>>
>>Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
pr=windowsxpsp2
>>
>>What You Should Know About Spyware
>>http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devious
s
>oftware.mspx
>>
>>AumHa Forums
>>http://forum.aumha.org
>>
>>Tim wrote:
>>> Has anyone encountered the following two error
messages
>>> after (or before) installing XP SP2? A technet search
>>> only results in two hits, which don't solve the issue.
>>> These errors occur when trying to connect to Hotmail
>>> using Outlook Express. IE and Outlook 2003 (using a
>>> different account) work fine. The messages are:
>>> Unable to poll for new messages on your HTTP server.
>>> Account: 'Hotmail',
>>>
>Server: 'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.as
p
>>> ', Protocol: HTTPMail, Server Response: 'Redirected',
>>> Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x80004005
>>>
>>> Header download for the 'Inbox' folder did not
>complete.
>>> Account: 'Hotmail',
>>>
>Server: 'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.as
p
>>> ', Protocol: HTTPMail, Server Response: 'Redirected',
>>> Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x80004005
>>.
>>
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