Messenger/Hotmail

  • Thread starter Thread starter Ian Lee
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Ian Lee

I am another one that is suddenly having issues signing
into anything using a passport account.. Hotmail email
and messenger particularly.

It says the username/password is invalid, yet it works
fine from another XP system. other valid
usernames/password also fail on teh "bad" system.

it seemed to appear after an automatic update was loaded.

Any thoughts/ideas on where to start ? all of the help
items don't assist with this.
 
Fixed it from a previously posted answer... seemed to be
a need to register softpub.dll

Do the following:

Click Start, then Run, and enter the following:
regsvr32 softpub.dll
then click OK
 
-----Original Message-----
Fixed it from a previously posted answer... seemed to be
a need to register softpub.dll

Do the following:

Click Start, then Run, and enter the following:
regsvr32 softpub.dll
then click OK

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Click to expand...
 
Greetings Ian,

Actually this should have already been registered, registering it again simply fixes if it's
been broken in the registry in some way.

The softpub.dll is a component for Internet Explorer's SSL (Secure Socket Layer) support
which provides authentication to Messenger and other .NET Passport services (like Hotmail).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
 
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