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and begging for you to just at least let me know that you
saw this message. please!
i have done some very thorough testing over the past few
weeks to see i can fx my problem.
Ok look at this: i have a nice amount of data:
---- symptoms ----
my probelem was that sometimes i randomely do not get the
messages that people send me, and sometimes my msn logs
off automatically.
---- configuration -----
windows XP home on a toshiba laptop, MSN 6.2 latest
version, wireless netgear router with this computer and
another desktop PC, allowing only thse 2 computers to
connect to it via MAC address
---- Here's what i tried (desperate measures) ----
1)ok lastnight i reformatted my laptop with the toshiba
recovery disks, and re-installed msn 6.2, i DID NOT
installl SP2 this time.
2)i picked a different hotmail account alltogether, one
that i only used on msn a couple of times, i changed the
secret hint question, i changed the password.
3)i logged onto msn, and the symptom of missing a friend's
message came back.
---- conclusions ----
the problem is not:
-is not SP2
-is not windows xp home in itself
-is not that someone hacked my address or is logging on
instead of me or by accident...
-is not the msn program itself or any of its registry
entries
the problem might be:
-related to my laptop hardware (because our other computer
does not do that)
-related to my networking hardware or its configuaration
-maybe related to a default setting in windows xp home
that comes with toshiba that affects msn?
it would be funny it it's my laptop or networking hardware
because we've had them for over a year whereas i've had to
problem for about 2-3 months.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE I BEG YOU
PLEASE ADVISE
thank you,
Mike
and begging for you to just at least let me know that you
saw this message. please!
i have done some very thorough testing over the past few
weeks to see i can fx my problem.
Ok look at this: i have a nice amount of data:
---- symptoms ----
my probelem was that sometimes i randomely do not get the
messages that people send me, and sometimes my msn logs
off automatically.
---- configuration -----
windows XP home on a toshiba laptop, MSN 6.2 latest
version, wireless netgear router with this computer and
another desktop PC, allowing only thse 2 computers to
connect to it via MAC address
---- Here's what i tried (desperate measures) ----
1)ok lastnight i reformatted my laptop with the toshiba
recovery disks, and re-installed msn 6.2, i DID NOT
installl SP2 this time.
2)i picked a different hotmail account alltogether, one
that i only used on msn a couple of times, i changed the
secret hint question, i changed the password.
3)i logged onto msn, and the symptom of missing a friend's
message came back.
---- conclusions ----
the problem is not:
-is not SP2
-is not windows xp home in itself
-is not that someone hacked my address or is logging on
instead of me or by accident...
-is not the msn program itself or any of its registry
entries
the problem might be:
-related to my laptop hardware (because our other computer
does not do that)
-related to my networking hardware or its configuaration
-maybe related to a default setting in windows xp home
that comes with toshiba that affects msn?
it would be funny it it's my laptop or networking hardware
because we've had them for over a year whereas i've had to
problem for about 2-3 months.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE I BEG YOU
PLEASE ADVISE
thank you,
Mike