jpmarth

Hi all. Having a problem with MSN messenger 6.2 on my laptop. I can connect just fine and chat just fine. But, when I try to play one of the online games, such as minesweeper flags, it starts to connect and then tells me that the service is unavailable at this time.

I know the service is still available because I can connect with another computer at the same time and start a game.

Tried uninstalling and resinstalling it. I even went as far as to delete all the files in the folder after uninstalling to make sure everything was wiped out.

Anyone had this problem before? Any suggestions? Could it be an issue with the Explorer security settings?

wooch06

What OS & SP are you running on your PC?

jpmarth

Running XP. SP?

wooch06

OK, are your critical updates "up to date"?

jpmarth

yep. i have cable internet, so i downlod them as soon as they become available.

wooch06

Hmmm, problem is, it could be a number of different things. The first thing that comes to mind is the MS Virtual machine settings in IE6. While in IE, click tools - options, and then click the advanced tab. Make sure all the boxes under the Microsoft VM setting are checked. This is a good place to start . . .