Please help a feckwit in distress!
13 May 2004, 12:21 AM
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Please help a feckwit in distress!
This is long winded but PLEASE bare with me as I haven't got a clue!
I've been trying to get into Hotmail and MSN Messenger for the last couple of days.
Firstly, When I try getting in Hotmail it comes back that the page is not currently available. I have followed the instructions, i.e Tools/Internet Option/Connections and Settings and cannot see anything wrong, but then again I don't know what I'm looking for
. In 'Dial-up settings" I have my user name and password but there is nothing in 'domain', is this correct?
Secondly, when I try Messenger it keeps on coming back that my password is not valid (although I know it is) then it states that the error is 'OX81000303'.
Can anyone enlighten me what the hell is going on?? If so can you take me through it one step at a time.
Here's hoping
I've been trying to get into Hotmail and MSN Messenger for the last couple of days.
Firstly, When I try getting in Hotmail it comes back that the page is not currently available. I have followed the instructions, i.e Tools/Internet Option/Connections and Settings and cannot see anything wrong, but then again I don't know what I'm looking for
. In 'Dial-up settings" I have my user name and password but there is nothing in 'domain', is this correct? Secondly, when I try Messenger it keeps on coming back that my password is not valid (although I know it is) then it states that the error is 'OX81000303'.
Can anyone enlighten me what the hell is going on?? If so can you take me through it one step at a time.
Here's hoping
13 May 2004, 11:29 AM
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I had similar a few weeks ago - I couldn't get the Google home page, just 'page not found'
Turned out that some nasty spyware had editted my 'hosts' file (somewhere in the C:\windows directory structure) and was redirecting all Google traffic somewhere else
I just cleaned up the hosts file with notepad and normal service was resumed
'step by spep' instructions available if required
HTH
Turned out that some nasty spyware had editted my 'hosts' file (somewhere in the C:\windows directory structure) and was redirecting all Google traffic somewhere else
I just cleaned up the hosts file with notepad and normal service was resumed
'step by spep' instructions available if required
HTH
13 May 2004, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by thecirsch
Martin,
If you could using words with one syllable or less I would be obliged.
Cheers
If you could using words with one syllable or less I would be obliged.
Cheers
'To' 'start' 'with', 'what' operating system? - 'damn'. 'I' 'knew' 'it' 'would' 'be' 'too' 'hard' !
13 May 2004, 04:23 PM
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Have a look here - but it's not in one syllable words
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...7/wrkappf.mspx
What you are looking for is entries in your HOSTS file with something like
aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd www.hotmail.com
etc
...no # at the start of the line, by the way
...there might be one with "127.0.0.1 localhost", but that's OK - in fact you must leave it
Open the HOSTS file with an editor (eg notepad) and delete these extraneous lines. Save the file and close the editor.
Should be problem solved - unless it's something completely different
PS no responsibility taken, or implied, for anything you may do in error
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...7/wrkappf.mspx
What you are looking for is entries in your HOSTS file with something like
aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd www.hotmail.com
etc
...no # at the start of the line, by the way
...there might be one with "127.0.0.1 localhost", but that's OK - in fact you must leave it
Open the HOSTS file with an editor (eg notepad) and delete these extraneous lines. Save the file and close the editor.
Should be problem solved - unless it's something completely different
PS no responsibility taken, or implied, for anything you may do in error
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