ha

hey i have sorta that problem, i have a firewall, but i can download most stuff, when ever i want to preview, i have the file extensions show, i just make a copy of the file im downloading, and rename it to whatever that applies 2, such as,
music= .mp3
video=.avi, .mpeg, .mpg
document = .doc

to show ur extensions, go to the folder options, and view, and take off the checkbox “hide extensions for known file types”

this story makes me feel smart, cuz retarted ppl should have use of the internet

i just gave up on making profiles, there a waste and 50% time they dont load correctly

for ur second question, i know how they did it
“”””””””Ok then today I was playing an online game and i get warned all of the sudden. I had my away msg out. So i thought i could tell cuz the person needed to im me first…but no SN was listed…now how on earth did they warn me. HELP!”””””””””
some one can im you when you have your away message on , and the computer is gay thinking that you are responding, when it is only and away message, they can warn u then, cuz they get

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see, its gay, i had some fat chic do it to me, then i hacked her computer, and overclocked it to 1 gig when it was only at 400 :-), thank god her brother was my friend

did you try to go to the auto configure in teh connections folder,
aim preferences, connection button, AUTO CONFIGURE