My msn wont sign in, look at screen below

I live in Quebec, Canada

and i never had this problem...
look at your firewall settings, proxy settings, etc...
what connexion do you have?
do you have the latest version installed? (.0207)

Also, I see that you have Norton Antivirus....
Norton has a build in firewall which is known to give problems. Disable it and try again...

not all norton products. not Nortan Anti viruys. System works comes with Personal Firewalll, i think..... but not AV

Norton Anti Virus can be a trouble maker.... It has to do with it's build in protection. There is info about it, but at this hour (6am) I'm not gonna search for it. It's in the messenger newsgroups though...

I had this problem... But I found it out! The solution lies in the registry

1) Start->Run->REGEDIT (ok)->HKEY_CU->Software->Microsoft->MSNMessenger
2) Delete the DA blah blah and D blah Authority strings (I can't remember them, but those are the only ones to get rid of)
3) REstart MSN, and it WILL work!

quote:

---

Originally posted by CJ Barone
I had this problem... But I found it out! The solution lies in the registry

1) Start->Run->REGEDIT (ok)->HKEY_CU->Software->Microsoft->MSNMessenger
2) Delete the DA blah blah and D blah Authority strings (I can't remember them, but those are the only ones to get rid of)
3) REstart MSN, and it WILL work!

---

it still wont sign in! (i didnt try regedit) i tried windows messenger it wont work either sometimes microsoft are a bunch of idiots

HEY i used regedit! u fixed it! ty alot! i only needed to delete one

quote:

---

Originally posted by modoman
...microsoft are a bunch of idiots

---

Good to know, thx CJ Barone.... (if only there was a reputation system now and I could vote )

Still, I wanna know what those key's exactly do...

JESUS IM PISSED! I reboot it comes back i delete it agen then i try to sign in it replaces

Edited by Chrono. reason: language

ok figured out norton kept puttin in the key so i tried disabling auto protect then deleting the key then loggin in then re-enabling it

Ok, I searched and compiled some solutions:

In most cases this will resolve itself after a few hours or a reboot, but if it doesn't and if it is persistent, then you get such an error because you have restricted internet access due to Firewalls, bad configurations, protection software, anti-virus software, ad-blockers, ....

In that case, try these solutions out one by one and please report back if some (combination) solution works... Remember to close MSN Messenger before trying out something and to reboot after you change something (not required for every option).

1. The date on your computer needs to be set properly -- double click the clock verify that the time and date are set.

2. If your password information is not saved, verify that you are typing it in with the correct case (uppercase or lowercase).

3. Change your password at http://memberservicesnet.passport.com/. Then try signing in again.

4. If you use a firewall (like ZoneAlarm, Norton Internet Security etc. ), it's possible that Messenger doesn't have the correct rights to access the Internet, especially since you upgraded. You may need to re/add Messenger to the allowed list of programs in your firewall if this is the case.

5. If you disabled your firewall in the past, it still may be blocking Messenger -- try restarting it and see if that helps the situation. You also might try uninstalling an installed firewall, to verify that it isn't causing a problem (even if it is disabled).

6. Clear your IE cache and cookies -- open Internet Explorer, click the Tools menu, then Internet Options, then click the Delete Files button, and when that's complete click the Delete Cookies button.

7. Check your IE Security settings -- open Internet Explorer, click the Tools menu, then Internet Options, then Advanced tab, scroll to the Security section, and verify that "Check for server certificate revocation" is unchecked. Also verify that 'Use SSL 2.0' and Use SSL 3.0' is checked, click "OK".

7b. If you don't want to uncheck "Check for server certificate revocation". Then you should add messenger.hotmail.com and loginnet.passport.com to your "Trusted Sites" in the Security tab in your Internet Options. Make sure the checkbox for "Require Server Verification" is cleared.

8. Click Start, then Run, and enter the following: regsvr32 softpub.dll

9. Click Start, then Run, and enter the following: REGEDIT
Now go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger
Delete the keys DAConfigVersion and DomainAuthority. Make sure that you don't run registry protectors. Restart your Messenger.