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Hey guys thanks for checking this thread, i used the search button but could not find anything to help with my problem. I have a problem trying to play online games like checkers and bejeweled with my contacts. I used to play checkers all the time like 2 months ago and i havent played since then and today i went to play bejeweled and checkers and my friend said his loaded but mine did not load and came up with a white screen that says: the page cannot be displayed. i am puzzled at this point how all of a sudden over just 2 months of playing these games and i go to play them again and they wont work. any help would be greatly appreciated. I am using msn messenger plus version 3.62 and i am running windows ME. i do not have a norton firewall running, i am running the free avg virus program. i have tried disabling this and playing a game but it does still not work. like i said i am puzzled and any help would be much appreciated. and any other questions just ask me.

just a suggestion, but switch from win me because it is probably the worst os ever made. win2k is much better

have you tried reinstalling msn messenger and did you install something like mess.be custom games patch?

lol how in the world do i switch my operating system. i really dont want to start messing with that especially since the games DID work just 2 months ago on my same computer. i just tried re-installing msn messenger plus again and it did the same thing. and no i havent installed the games patch..would that help?

i just updated my messenger plus 3.62 to the 3.63 but its all the same thing, i tried uninstalling messenger plus and running the regular msn messenger 7.0 but it still did the same thing

the button exists for a reason

do the games work when the friend plays with someone else?

yes, and i have tried playing games with a few different people and everytime theirs loads and mine does not.

Its simply because your free trial is over, and your friendS isnt yet

what free trial are you talking about? there's no trial for the msn messenger games.

does anybody else have any ideas to help me out? im pretty much stuck, i tried re-installing msn messenger 7.0 and plus 3.62 again today and tried the games again w/ someone new and still nothing ..any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Note (and why didn't anyone said this before?):

Those online games have got nothing todo with Messenger Plus!.

Messenger Plus! is not a replacement for Windows Messenger, MSN Messenger or Windows Live Messenger.

Messenger Plus! is an addon for Windows Messenger, MSN Messenger and/or Windows Live Messenger and only adds some extra features.

The games are part of Windows Messenger, MSN Messenger and/or Windows Live Messenger itself.

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Thus this thread is also in the wrong subforum as this subforum only deals with Messenger Plus! related support. So, this thread is reported to be moved to the correct subforum "MSN/Windows Messenger".

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Originally posted by Zac1987
lol how in the world do i switch my operating system.

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That wont fix anything though.

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Originally posted by Zac1987
i just tried re-installing msn messenger plus again and it did the same thing.

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Messenger Plus! has got nothing todo with this so that wont fix it neither.

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Originally posted by Zac1987
and no i havent installed the games patch..would that help?

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No.

The problem might be that you've installed some new firewall or updated/changed the settings of your firewall (windows firewall, 3rd party firewall, etc). Or that you have some other internet security settings which block the games. All this can be done without your knowledge by the use of some security tools or even by applying some updates or fixes. Even disabling some security tool might not mean that block is lifted.

I often get that error, and some other faults, usually just starting the activity again a couple times works...

Possible fixes include, but are not limited to:

1. Make sure your Windows system time is correct.
   
   
2. Reregister softpub.dll using the command regsvr32.exe:
   In Windows: Start > Run > regsvr32 softpub.dll
   
   
3. Remove any Internet Explorer proxy server settings:
   In Internet Explorer: Tools > Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings... > Untick "Use a proxy server for your LAN"

(note: close Messenger completely before doing anything)