I posted earlier about this. I am running xp and downloaded messenger 6.2
whenever I try and log in I ger the error code 0x81000301, I can log in on
my old messenger 4 I think it is,with no problems.help please

Hi k,

If you can log into the "old one" without problems (which I assume you mean Windows Messenger
4.x), then more than likely you might have a third-party firewall which is blocking MSN
Messenger but not blocking Windows Messenger. You might need to go into whatever firewall
software you have installed's configuration and setup MSN Messenger to have full access so
the Internet connection.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

"k" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:cvk6eb$v5t$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I posted earlier about this. I am running xp and downloaded messenger 6.2 whenever I try and
>log in I ger the error code 0x81000301, I can log in on my old messenger 4 I think it
>is,with no problems.help please
>

I have turned XP firewall off and still get the same fault code
K
"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi k,
>
> If you can log into the "old one" without problems (which I assume you
> mean Windows Messenger 4.x), then more than likely you might have a
> third-party firewall which is blocking MSN Messenger but not blocking
> Windows Messenger. You might need to go into whatever firewall software
> you have installed's configuration and setup MSN Messenger to have full
> access so the Internet connection.
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>
> "k" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:cvk6eb$v5t$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I posted earlier about this. I am running xp and downloaded messenger 6.2
>>whenever I try and log in I ger the error code 0x81000301, I can log in on
>>my old messenger 4 I think it is,with no problems.help please
>>
>
>

Hi k,

The XP firewall blocks incoming traffic only, it won't block Messenger's logging in procedure
(which is outgoing only); there must be something else you have installed.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

"k" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:cvn9qd$jst$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have turned XP firewall off and still get the same fault code
> K
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi k,
>>
>> If you can log into the "old one" without problems (which I assume you mean Windows
>> Messenger 4.x), then more than likely you might have a third-party firewall which is
>> blocking MSN Messenger but not blocking Windows Messenger. You might need to go into
>> whatever firewall software you have installed's configuration and setup MSN Messenger to
>> have full access so the Internet connection.
>> ____________________________________________
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>> "k" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:cvk6eb$v5t$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I posted earlier about this. I am running xp and downloaded messenger 6.2 whenever I try
>>>and log in I ger the error code 0x81000301, I can log in on my old messenger 4 I think it
>>>is,with no problems.help please
>>>
>>
>>
>
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