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hi guys

well i have a prob. see we recently got this 'new' computer (its windows 98) and i cant download msn onto it. i got to the site, click download, then nothing happens. u no how usually a lil box comes up and says whether 2 download or save it bla bla, well tht doesnt even come up, it just says plugin did not initialize. i dont know what a plugin is, or wat one i need 2 make msn download. plzzz help me

You should activate Javascript and ActiveX whenever you wanna download Something from Microsoft. I'm not sure ActiveX is needed here, but Javascript is. Go to Internet Explorer Options and activate them.

thanks heaps, can u give me the sites? theres heaps of diffrent javascript packages or sumfin i dont no which one 2 get...

There is no other package of Javascript since it's in-bond into IE. You could try to download it from htttp://www.mess.be or http://www.msnfanatic.com

To enable JavaScript and ActiveX in IE, go to Tools | Internet Options | Advanced.

How about re-installing IE? Or consider formating ur PC, it always works

Kimmy, go to Start > Run > Control Panel (If you can see it on upper left hand click on Switch to Classic View if not then just ignore this bit) Internet Options then click on the Security tab, then click on Internet...and tell us the internet Security level, if its on High it has been known to cause problems with ActiveX...move it down one level at a time, click apply then try to download MSN Messenger keep moving it down and clicking apply until it works, when it does click OK. If none of them work move the bar to Medium and then click OK.