[HM] MSN Messenger problems

[Jim Norman]

Thanks Sue, I trashed the old copy which came with the Office for Mac 
install and the new version worked correctly straight away.

Jim
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Sue Rodriguez wrote:

>I had a similar problem recently, and it was solved by downloading a newer
>version of MSN Messenger.  I was running 3.0 I think and I downloaded 3.5.
>It connected without problem , but the first time I ran it, it told me that
>there is a later version for Macs, 4 something. Both 3.5 and the 4 version
>worked.
>
>Good luck,
>
>Sue
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>>Now that my number one child is away at university, I have tried to get
>>MSN Messenger working on our family computers.  It works fine on my
>>daughter's blue iBook (running System 9.2.2), but I cannot get it
>>working on my G4 Cube (running OS X 10.3.8).
>>
>>I try to sign in but it almost instantaneously says there is no
>>connectivity.  I suspect it is somehow looking for modem connectivity,
>>and is failing to recognise the broadband connection that is shared
>>over the home LAN.
>>
>>Are any of you aware of settings I need to tweak? I am sure I am
>>missing something simple (other than a Microsoft revenge).
>>
>>Jim
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