does anyone else have problems with msn messenger. mine keeps saying that it cannot connect becuase it cannot connect to the internet. yet i am on here now.

wondering if the gov have blocked it if so at least i can stop messing abo with my settings

cheers

Moving to the internet forum, you are sure to get better advice there, BigC

Options --> Connections-----> Advanced -----> TCP

Run the test and see what happens.

What OS are you using do you have firewall premission for MSM to connect to the interrnet. If using Win xp go to firewall setting and be sure messager is allowed. Norm this will happen by itsself and a warning that it has seen MSM and is allowing it, but you may have second firewall or norton or something. MSM norm works vary well I use it everyday.

Options --> Connections-----> Advanced -----> TCP

Run the test and see what happens.

thanks. i tried all that and switched my computer on and off for some reason it says it canot connect becuase it can't connect to my internet brower yet i am on it now. maybe a virus or something. might have to take it to a shop. cheers

MSN calls home too much. Use Trillian or Pidgin. All free and less hassles.

I agree there are many better options, but my whole family back home is on the MSN platform and it makes it easy for me to just use it for video conf. with mom and stuff. I keep it shut down as much as possable. It will eat bandwidth if ya don't shut it off when not in use.

WARNING: If you do use MS products for this and email like hotmail make sure your Geo info is other then in thailand. It will determine where the ads it sends at you come from and the ads from Thailand server are full of hover buttons and other things that block your use of controls if you don't click the ad. Resent Cock pit tire sale ad was the worst of these lately. profile yourself as US or UK so you don't get the intrusive and disrpecful type ads.