Guest Ivan Posted July 27, 2007 Posted July 27, 2007 Hi just recently i had to reboot my computer and once i done that i can not connect ot msn or limewire i thought it was java or something but i installed the latest java and that was no problem must be a file that they both share and is missing or something If you could help me would be great thank you
Guest Andrew E. Posted July 27, 2007 Posted July 27, 2007 RE: MSN & LIMEWIRE not connecting As in MSN explorer,or msn.com,thier is a diffrence...If msn explorer is the issue,try installing xp cd,select,windows components,chk that msn is checked. And/or,chk event viewer for errors/warnings. "Ivan" wrote: > Hi just recently i had to reboot my computer and once i done that i can not > connect ot msn or limewire > i thought it was java or something but i installed the latest java and that > was no problem > > must be a file that they both share and is missing or something > > If you could help me would be great > > thank you
Guest nass Posted July 27, 2007 Posted July 27, 2007 RE: MSN & LIMEWIRE not connecting "Ivan" wrote: > Hi just recently i had to reboot my computer and once i done that i can not > connect ot msn or limewire > i thought it was java or something but i installed the latest java and that > was no problem > > must be a file that they both share and is missing or something > > If you could help me would be great > > thank you Are you able to connect to other Sites?, did you scan for viruses and malware on this machine?. What your Anti-Virus and firewall or do you have any protection Software installed?. It doesn't sound good to me, you need to provide in depth info for us to help you. HTH. nass
Guest Ivan Posted July 27, 2007 Posted July 27, 2007 RE: MSN & LIMEWIRE not connecting ok i had few viruses and my computer crashed but limewire worked till last minute.. i deleted my xp partition and reinstalled xp now i have not even put a antivirus on it or anything. the internet is working fine with no problems but MSN messenger and Limewire will not connect. limewire just says connecting even if i leave it overnight and msn just wont log on. if it worked before with viruses then it should be working now too but something has happened thank you for all your help so far "nass" wrote: > > > "Ivan" wrote: > > > Hi just recently i had to reboot my computer and once i done that i can not > > connect ot msn or limewire > > i thought it was java or something but i installed the latest java and that > > was no problem > > > > must be a file that they both share and is missing or something > > > > If you could help me would be great > > > > thank you > > Are you able to connect to other Sites?, did you scan for viruses and > malware on this machine?. > What your Anti-Virus and firewall or do you have any protection Software > installed?. > > It doesn't sound good to me, you need to provide in depth info for us to > help you. > HTH. > nass
Guest nass Posted July 27, 2007 Posted July 27, 2007 RE: MSN & LIMEWIRE not connecting Big Mistake to have a Machine without Anti-Virus and Firewall at least. Try to get either but both AVG free or AVast also Avira Good AV with Firewall like ZA, Comodo , Kerio and install one of both of the software above on your machine. http://www.avast.com http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5 http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm For Firewall go here and you can make your search on the rest : http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp Install run a scan then configure the Firewall to ask you when an application want to access the Internet (Note there some application trusted one to allow Access without asking you, otherwise it will be a painful job keeping asking you every second). Have a look in the Event Viewer for error messages (X) that can through some light on the exact causer, you may have a damaged Software installation?. HTH. nass "Ivan" wrote: > ok i had few viruses and my computer crashed but limewire worked till last > minute.. i deleted my xp partition and reinstalled xp > now i have not even put a antivirus on it or anything. > the internet is working fine with no problems but MSN messenger and Limewire > will not connect. limewire just says connecting even if i leave it overnight > and msn just wont log on. > > if it worked before with viruses then it should be working now too but > something has happened > > thank you for all your help so far > > "nass" wrote: > > > > > > > "Ivan" wrote: > > > > > Hi just recently i had to reboot my computer and once i done that i can not > > > connect ot msn or limewire > > > i thought it was java or something but i installed the latest java and that > > > was no problem > > > > > > must be a file that they both share and is missing or something > > > > > > If you could help me would be great > > > > > > thank you > > > > Are you able to connect to other Sites?, did you scan for viruses and > > malware on this machine?. > > What your Anti-Virus and firewall or do you have any protection Software > > installed?. > > > > It doesn't sound good to me, you need to provide in depth info for us to > > help you. > > HTH. > > nass
Guest Newbie Coder Posted July 27, 2007 Posted July 27, 2007 Re: MSN & LIMEWIRE not connecting Ivan, Its a huge mistake not to use a virus scanner & firewall Does sound like a port is blocked. if you are using SP 2 then Limewire needs to listen on a certain port (see below for instructions) & you will need to add it to the Windows Firewall Exception list In Limewire you have TOOLS | OPTIONS | ADVANCED | FIREWALL CONFIGURATION... & you can set it to Use UPnP & the port is listed at the top-right of this dialog box From using Limewire for a few years I have noticed that anything that is 197 kb or 851.7 kb is an old fileshare virus. Always add them to the JUNK list -- Newbie Coder (It's just a name) "nass" <nass@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EE33CED5-2B77-4FC5-BA9A-F58164E0D9FB@microsoft.com... > > Big Mistake to have a Machine without Anti-Virus and Firewall at least. > Try to get either but both AVG free or AVast also Avira Good AV with > Firewall like ZA, Comodo , Kerio and install one of both of the software > above on your machine. > > http://www.avast.com > http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5 > > http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm > For Firewall go here and you can make your search on the rest : > http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp > Install run a scan then configure the Firewall to ask you when an > application want to access the Internet (Note there some application trusted > one to allow Access without asking you, otherwise it will be a painful job > keeping asking you every second). > > Have a look in the Event Viewer for error messages (X) that can through some > light on the exact causer, you may have a damaged Software installation?. > HTH. > nass > > > "Ivan" wrote: > > > ok i had few viruses and my computer crashed but limewire worked till last > > minute.. i deleted my xp partition and reinstalled xp > > now i have not even put a antivirus on it or anything. > > the internet is working fine with no problems but MSN messenger and Limewire > > will not connect. limewire just says connecting even if i leave it overnight > > and msn just wont log on. > > > > if it worked before with viruses then it should be working now too but > > something has happened > > > > thank you for all your help so far > > > > "nass" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > "Ivan" wrote: > > > > > > > Hi just recently i had to reboot my computer and once i done that i can not > > > > connect ot msn or limewire > > > > i thought it was java or something but i installed the latest java and that > > > > was no problem > > > > > > > > must be a file that they both share and is missing or something > > > > > > > > If you could help me would be great > > > > > > > > thank you > > > > > > Are you able to connect to other Sites?, did you scan for viruses and > > > malware on this machine?. > > > What your Anti-Virus and firewall or do you have any protection Software > > > installed?. > > > > > > It doesn't sound good to me, you need to provide in depth info for us to > > > help you. > > > HTH. > > > nass
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