Jonathan
Tue Jun 21 20:40:49 CDT 2005
Messenger Discovery is a third-party application and is not supported by MSN Support.
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Jonathan Kay
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"Lance" <Lance@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> email msn supoprt here:
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http://support.msn.com/contactus_emailsupport.aspx?productkey=messenger&ct=eformfree
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> tell them exactly what u said here. also tell them ur operating system
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> In the mean time u cud try this:
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> Do you have Norton Antivirus installed? Recent versions of Norton Antivirus
> added a new
> "instant messaging scanning" feature, which can conflict with Messenger and
> cause this
> behavior. To stop it, open Norton Antivirus (Right-click on the Norton
> Antivirus icon in the
> System Tray/Notification Area (by the clock), choose 'Open Norton
> Antivirus'), click Options,
> then Instant Messenger then uncheck MSN Instant Messenger and click OK.
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> still not working:
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> 1) If you're using a third-party firewall (Sygate, ZoneAlarm, Norton, etc.)
> set Messenger to "Permit All" or "Allow" type options in the firewall
> configuration.
> 2) If you're using a router, make sure you have the latest firmware from
> your router manufacturer. As well, you might try setting your computers
> local IP into
> the routers DMZ setting (see documentation on how to do this).
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> still not working:
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> WINDOWS 98,ME
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> 1) Click Start > Run
> 2) Type: %windir% and press enter.
> 3) Open Application Data and then the Microsoft folder.
> 4) Right-click the MSN Messenger folder and delete it.
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> WINDOWS 2000, XP
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> 1) Click Start > Run
> 2) Type: %appdata%\Microsoft and press enter.
> 3) Right-click the MSN Messenger folder and delete it.
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> Courtesy of jonathan kay
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> "boiler_turbo@yahoo.com" wrote:
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>> hello guys, im having this problem with messneger
>> I downloaded and used MSN Discovery for some days and then I unistalled
>> it. Yes I know i made a mistake by downloading it in the first place.
>> The problem is that since I uninstalled it i get disconnected every 4
>> or 5 minutes, its very annoyinh, ivre tried several things and nothing
>> works. I uninstalled messneger and installed it again and also erased
>> everything on Conections:Advanced Options and the problems still there,
>> please help me!!! and please tell me this has a solution
>> THanks a lot in advance!!!
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