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mattoc66 | 21:24 Wed 19th Apr 2006 | Technology
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Ive had a MSN hotmail account for years but upto now not have not installed MSN messenger. A friend has recently gone abroad and wants to stay in touch using MSN messenger. Ive installed the software ok but it wont connect me when i sign in..


All im getting when i try to connect is a window that says " We are unable to sign you into the MSN Messenger at this time.. your Firewall may be blocking messenger from connecting"


I get this message even when i disable my firewall plus ive tried changing my proxy settings but to no avail..


My ISP is NTL.. can anyone out there help me? many thanx

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Do you connect through a router of some sort? If so, does that have a firewall on it that's preventing the stuff from getting through?
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many thanx for your answer.. i have now solved this problem.. so if anyone else has this problem, here's how i did it lol


I'm running the zone alarm FireWall. I brought up the control centre and clicked on the FireWall tab and then clicked on zones.. i changed the listed items from "internet" to "trusted" sites and then closed the window.. MSN messenger then connected Yay!!


Sorted!!!

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