MSN & LIMEWIRE not connecting

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Hi just recently i had to reboot my computer and once i done that i can not
connect ot msn or limewire
i thought it was java or something but i installed the latest java and that
was no problem

must be a file that they both share and is missing or something

If you could help me would be great

thank you
 
As in MSN explorer,or msn.com,thier is a diffrence...If msn explorer is the
issue,try installing xp cd,select,windows components,chk that msn is checked.
And/or,chk event viewer for errors/warnings.
 
Ivan said:
Hi just recently i had to reboot my computer and once i done that i can not
connect ot msn or limewire
i thought it was java or something but i installed the latest java and that
was no problem

must be a file that they both share and is missing or something

If you could help me would be great

thank you
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Are you able to connect to other Sites?, did you scan for viruses and
malware on this machine?.
What your Anti-Virus and firewall or do you have any protection Software
installed?.

It doesn't sound good to me, you need to provide in depth info for us to
help you.
HTH.
nass
 
ok i had few viruses and my computer crashed but limewire worked till last
minute.. i deleted my xp partition and reinstalled xp
now i have not even put a antivirus on it or anything.
the internet is working fine with no problems but MSN messenger and Limewire
will not connect. limewire just says connecting even if i leave it overnight
and msn just wont log on.

if it worked before with viruses then it should be working now too but
something has happened

thank you for all your help so far
 
Big Mistake to have a Machine without Anti-Virus and Firewall at least.
Try to get either but both AVG free or AVast also Avira Good AV with
Firewall like ZA, Comodo , Kerio and install one of both of the software
above on your machine.

http://www.avast.com
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5

http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm
For Firewall go here and you can make your search on the rest :
http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp
Install run a scan then configure the Firewall to ask you when an
application want to access the Internet (Note there some application trusted
one to allow Access without asking you, otherwise it will be a painful job
keeping asking you every second).

Have a look in the Event Viewer for error messages (X) that can through some
light on the exact causer, you may have a damaged Software installation?.
HTH.
nass
 
Ivan,

Its a huge mistake not to use a virus scanner & firewall

Does sound like a port is blocked. if you are using SP 2 then Limewire needs to
listen on a certain port (see below for instructions) & you will need to add it
to the Windows Firewall Exception list

In Limewire you have TOOLS | OPTIONS | ADVANCED | FIREWALL CONFIGURATION... &
you can set it to Use UPnP & the port is listed at the top-right of this dialog
box

From using Limewire for a few years I have noticed that anything that is 197 kb
or 851.7 kb is an old fileshare virus. Always add them to the JUNK list
 
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