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I really don't know, my second pc has the same problem, all my friends have this problem, can we change the server with a tool that does work?

Aparantly that tool doesn't work on Msn 7 and no server changing tools will work on Msn 7.

You don't have a firewall?!?!? Thats is now-a-days a must while surfing the internet. A hacker will track you down in no time. I suggest you get a firewall and quick.

Pete.

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Originally posted by wwfc_barmy_army
You don't have a firewall?!?!? Thats is now-a-days a must while surfing the internet. A hacker will track you down in no time. I suggest you get a firewall and quick.

Pete.

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Anyways here is the thing. This is going to sound strange but Plus! Plugins can cause a PC's signin time to greatly increase if they have a huge initilization routine. Try this, Press CTRL+ALT+DEL since you are running Windows XP click the Processes tab. Look for msnmsgr.exe and click End Processes > yes. Do the same for MsgPlus.exe. Then open MSN Messenger again (Pluls! will not hook at all because the process for hooking is not running.) Is your signin time still slow?

If you are using MSN Messenger 7 then goto Tools > Options > Connection > Test Connection (Note you cannot be signed in. This will give you an idea of how fast it is actually connecting at)

In the Main Messenger window > Click Tools > Options > Connection and could you tell me what comes up in the top connection panel.

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Originally posted by wwfc_barmy_army

You don't have a firewall?!?!? Thats is now-a-days a must while surfing the internet. A hacker will track you down in no time. I suggest you get a firewall and quick.

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Even if you don't have a firewall as long as you know what you're doing with setting up connections and things you can be safe. I know someone with a high NVQ in Networking who doesn't use a firewall...In any case he's using a router, which makes hacking harder, and most routers have firewalls up and running most of the time.

Well, the Alt+Ctrl+Del thing doesn't work, when i test my connection while not signed in, 'messenger doesn't have found problems in the configuration', but it takes as long as the sign-in problem anyways

As for my firewall: I have the 'firewall' of windows XP, a router with firewall, wpa-psk connection and mac-adress filtering...

Ow yeah i'm doing 7.0 again, the same problem as with 6.2 tough..

a piece of log of my router's firewall:

Firewall log:
Fri Feb 11 11:24:41 2005 1 Blocked by DoS protection 80.0.52.233
Fri Feb 11 11:24:44 2005 1 Blocked by DoS protection 80.0.52.233
Fri Feb 11 11:24:47 2005 1 Blocked by DoS protection 80.0.52.233
Fri Feb 11 11:26:03 2005 1 Blocked by DoS protection 10.95.10.80
Fri Feb 11 11:26:54 2005 1 Blocked by DoS protection 80.0.52.233
Fri Feb 11 11:26:57 2005 1 Blocked by DoS protection 80.0.52.233
Fri Feb 11 11:27:00 2005 1 Blocked by DoS protection 80.0.52.233
Fri Feb 11 11:28:03 2005 1 Blocked by DoS protection 10.95.10.80
Fri Feb 11 11:29:09 2005 1 Blocked by DoS protection 80.0.52.233

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At the connection tab, following information is displayed:

You are currently connected to .NET Messenger Service using your default browser's HTTP proxy settings.

You are connected to the internet trough a UPnP symmetric NAT.
(administrator)

if you are connected through HTTP that means that you are using a proxy, or something is stopping MSN from signing in using the port it normally uses.

I did a quick google search, make sure the following ports are unblocked...

IN TCP 6891 - 6900
IN TCP 1863
IN UDP 1863
IN UDP 5190
IN UDP 6901
IN TCP 6901

I messed with an option called 'virtual servers' in my router's firmware  which enabled the ports you suggested. And it seems it okay: at the connection tab in Messenger there's written that i'm directly connected to the .NET service. But my msn still freezes like 30seconds right after signing in... and when my contactlist finally appears (before that I just have a white window) i still can't do anything the first 10 seconds or so...

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I have found a thread about people who have also my problem

http://forums.techguy.org/showthread.php?t=249370&page=1&pp=15

It seems that the problem occurs at version 6 and higher, and when connected with a router. Does anyone have a solution? P.S., when I disable my router firewall it doesn't help...

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anyone?

hmm cud be the server or just ur internet connection...do u have DSL/cable/56k/dial up? what and do u and ur friends have the same internet connection and same company?

I have cable, and yes, my friends have the same company. But there are like only 2 companies here in our country and we all are connected to the biggest. Internet goes very fast, and as I already said, MSN 5 doesn't have the problem...

I enlarged the pagefile, my pc starts a bit faster but it doesn't change a thing to msn. It's really annoying. I found many other threads of people with this problem by now, there's never a solution. Looks like many people have to deal with it...