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Yes, im back again with the exact same problem as earlier, ive been to just about every site and no one seems to know what the problem is. Im having problems with my Windows Live Messenger, it doesnt seem to want to sign in. Its been "Signing In" for almost an hour now, never connects. I dont get any errors unless, i try to log onto MSN Web Messenger while trying to sign into Live at the same time. Ive done just about everything, Repaired it, Reinstalled it and nothing helps.

Heres a pic. to see what it looks like, its been this way all day, and ive let it "sign in" for hours and it just doesnt work, weird thing is, is that it was working fine last night.

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someone said it could be my internet connection, but idk i was thinking maybe malware related. thanks in advance =\
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Do you have a firewall active? If you have a firewall , maybe its causing interference with the connection.
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Yes. Windows Firewall
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Alright, disable it and restart the computer.

See if you can log-in
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Alright but when i do disable it, norton takes its spot, should i disable that also?

Edit: ill just go ahead and restart first

Edited by skater1788, 12 October 2006 - 08:00 PM.

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Ah, Norton

Bingo. Disable Norton's Firewall to see.

Norton blocks everything. Thats why I dont have it. year subscription, forget about it LOL.
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It doesnt say Norton Firewall tho, it said Norton Internet Worm Protection, i disabled it, and im going to restart again.
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Disable anything with Norton for the time to see if they are blocking your connection to your instant messenger.
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Ok, I disabled the firewall and everything with norton, no changes =\
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Ok I never used Windows Live or anything in that nature but Im gonna take a guess at this point.

Try to make a new name for the time being and see if you can log-in.

Maybe there servers are down. How long has this been happening
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Oops, read your topic over again, dont tell me the details about when did this happen

Try making a new name to see if its just your current hotmail name.
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ok

Edited by skater1788, 12 October 2006 - 08:26 PM.

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Tried it, still doesnt work. Its weird tho, it was working perfect last night.
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Hmm, thats really weird.

Sorry Im running out of opitions

Check to see if theres a update for the program.

Did you install any new software lately since last night?
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Nope, i just logged off and went straight to bed. Tried to log on this morning and it wouldnt work =\

Doubt theres an update for it, usually pop-ups when i open messenger if there is.
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