Jonathan, can you HELP!!

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Bobbie

Windows Messenger loses contact after about a minute. It
happens on typed or voice conversations. The icon says I
am on, but nothing happens. If I then sign out and sign
back on, I can continue the conversation until it cuts
out again. I checked...there is no firewall.

Thanks
 
Greetings Bobbie,

Here are a few suggestions that may help you fix this --
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).

This can also happen due to a lack of bandwidth. If you have Kazaa, WinMX, GNUtella or some
other file sharing-type application or something else that takes considerable amounts of
bandwidth, you may want to shut it down and see if that helps the situation (even if you're
using a high speed connection, these applications can use most of the resources of your
connection).

Finally, you might try using MSN Messenger 6, which has some new features to stop this from
happening:
http://messenger.msn.com/download/v6preview.asp?client=1
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
 
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