Greetings Joe,
As a first step, upgrade to Live Messenger 8.5:
http://get.live.com/messenger/config
Plus will continue working.
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"Joe Smith" <Joe
> wrote in message
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> I use the 8.1 live messenger. One afternoon, it simply stopped logging in. It
> doesn't give an error message, it just stays forever trying to connect. I've
> changed the password, reinstalled it and nothing works. I've created a new
> hotmail account and in the exact same computer I was able to log in. I've
> actually used the Plus feature to allow signing in two separate accounts, and
> while I was able to log in in the new one, the old one just kept trying to
> connect. At home, in another computer, I was able to log in just fine. I
> don't know what to try. Appreciate any help possible.