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when attempting to connected to windows live messenger I receive that error (81000306) i go to troubleshoot and I get a hosts file that needs repaired. I did have an older version but recently upgraded to WLM 8.0 and still get that error. I’ve even went into my registry and deleted all entries related to msn messenger. anybody have suggestions?
p.s. my aim messenger and yahoo messenger still sign in and work perfectly fine.
VilsonHi, upgrade to the latest version of WLM8 (build 0812) and see whether that helps.
Also, please see my post at https://bigblueball.com/forums/windows-live-messenger/37628-those-you-experiencing-error-1603-problems.html and give it a try.Hi Vilson05, sorry it took a little while to respond to this. Try the following suggested solutions:
Make sure you have installed the latest available updates for your operating system. For Microsoft® Windows® operating systems, website.
If you are using a firewall, make sure that MSN Messenger is allowed full access through the firewall. For more information, see the firewall documentation.
Verify the Advanced Connection settings for MSN Messenger.If your computer is part of a corporate network, contact your network administrator to make sure that the network allows access to the MSN Messenger service.
If you use a dial-up connection, the connection may be timing out. Try to connect again later.Also i advise you to see with the windows FireWall to see if the MSN is authorised to connect if yes try to see if the PORT# : 1080 is authorized to be used .
Normally your problem doesn’t go beyond these probabilities.
Good luck 😎
I tried all the solutions and then some…I finally went into Add/Remove programs, chose WLM and clicked on change then repair. I rebooted my system and so far so good. Another trick I have done was completely uninstalled and reinstalled WLM, but that was a temp fix for about a week at most. I will keep you posted if the repair option works..so far so good.
yes, I got the same response when trying to sign in. It said my hosts file needed to be fixed and would I allow msn to fix it. I said yes and that didnt help one bit. Then I get the same error and I troubleshoot and there is NO PROBLEM with it, but it still wont sign in. So I go to the add/delete and do the repair thingy on it and that still didnt help. It finally told me that msn wasnt available and to try later……but the status board said everything was stable and running. yea, right. Trillion is looking really good about now.
And as for being leary of tampering with the registry, get “jv16 power tools” from macecraft and it will do the trick for you. I have been using it for years now and it has never screwed up anything on my computer. Keeping a clean registry helps the computer operate faster also.
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