Jonathan
Sun Mar 20 07:52:09 CST 2005
Greetings Bianca,
There's nothing insecure with 7 beta (in fact until the recent 6.x upgrade, it was -more-
secure than the production client). With the exception of some type of firewall blocking
your outgoing connections, these may or may not be related.
However, besides reinstalling the beta (which is what I would suggest you do), 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
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Jonathan Kay
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Associate Expert
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"Bianca" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1b9701c52d4f$81e5e240$a401280a@phx.gbl...
Hi Everybody!
I am desperate! I use to have the Messenger 6.2, since I
had problems with this version and the windows messenger
together I deinstalled it. Later I decided to install it
again, because the windows messenger shows the camera so
very little. I did .... quiet a few times, but I can´t
sign it ... it always shows the Error 81000301!
I also installed the Beta Version, which worked well, I
deinstalled it again because I´ve been told it´s unsecure
and since I had something unknown on my computer I rather
deinstalled it. Still I can´t sign in in the 6.2 version,
which I downloaded again! :((
Well, also my Outlook Express is not downloading all my
emails, I don´t know if this has to do anything with the
messenger!!?!!
I hope somebody can help me,
thanks a lot,
Bianca