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    December 05

    Microsoft Vista and MSN problem 81000306

     
    Just managed to fix a damn frustrating little bug on Vista. Since installing last Friday, I couldn't get MSN Messenger to sign in. Kept getting the Error 81000306.. "We were unable to sign you in to Windows Live Messenger, possibly because of a problem with the service of with your internet connections. Please make sure you are connected to the Internet."  I am connected to the Internet and when I use the Connection Troubleshooter in Messenger, it shows all test results passed.
     
    I switched off all the Vista firewalls, checked the ports on the router, then realised MSN was still good on my old XP box so the router settigns are fine. Finaly admitting defeat, I turned to good old google and eventually turned up the following, thanks to David McGown:
     
    - Click start
    - Type: cmd
    - Right-click cmd.exe when it appears under Applications
    - Click Run As Administrator
    - Type the following: netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled
    - Press enter
     
    Clicked Sign in, and perfection...no need to reboot either.
     
    Now I just have to fix my realtek sound drivers on this MS-7060 motherboard(661FM2-VLSR)
     
    Other than the lack of sound, it's running ok.
    Installed a new enterprise edition of VNC that I'll test from home tonight...old VNC and RAdmin just gave me a black screen, so I couldn't do anything remotely.
     
     
    12:01 PM | Blog it | Computers and Internet

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    Samwrote:
    perfect, have been looking for this quite a while!

    thanks man..
    Sept. 4
    Gregory Ali Ngwrote:
    I still could not sign it... it really giving me a nuts right now. I could not sign in msn at all. Can some body help?
    It used to be easy to sign in, only this couple weeks begin hard to sign in..
    Please help.
    Sept. 4
    Anja Rwrote:
    where do i have to type cmd? :S
    Mar. 16
    Sadalit Van Burenwrote:
    You are my best friend today.  Thank you so much for resolving my WLM error.  Like Donovan Marais, I've been struggling with it for a long time!
    Mar. 13
    Donovan Maraiswrote:
    WOW !!!!
     
    IT works - I have battled for over three months and finaly I can use my MSN again !!!
     
    Thanks a mil for the post
    Feb. 14

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