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Bruce Hagen
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      11-06-2009
Well, it was a good thought, but no go. I have been using this Hosts file:
(http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm) for a few months because the
advertisement on My MSN was eating up CPUs. All was well until October 23. I
removed the Hosts file program and rebooted. My MSN is still not available
and I have no other programs that come close to blocking ads.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"doctorindyj" <> wrote in message
news:b03ae284-4566-462c-b40f-...
>I can tell you exactly what the problem is. If you block ads in any
> way shape or form that is when your page goes bye-bye. I've looked up
> the problem in several different places and some of the suggestions of
> turning off ad blockers seems to work. Make of that what you will.


 
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...winston
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      11-09-2009
Same 'hosts' file and no other blocking here.
All is well, why...no clue whatsoever.

I did notice that once I accessed msnmember.msn.com without signon, that www.msn.com was no longer the loaded page(it is and
remained default in IE) when opening IE...msnmember.msn.com became the default. A subsequent sign on(with a subscription msn Live
ID) from msnmember.msn.com to My.Msn loads msnmember.my.msn.com with a module to access the MSN Member Center admin page(add sub
accounts, download software etc)

Signing off, clearing all msn.com cookies(after closing IE) returned IE opening to msn.com. A subsequent sign on with the same
subscription Live ID on msn.com using the MyMsn.com link loads my.msn.com and without the member center admin page.

Thus for those with a MSN subscription, different entry points may yield slightly different results.

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"Bruce Hagen" <> wrote in message news:...
> Well, it was a good thought, but no go. I have been using this Hosts file: (http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm) for a few
> months because the advertisement on My MSN was eating up CPUs. All was well until October 23. I removed the Hosts file program
> and rebooted. My MSN is still not available and I have no other programs that come close to blocking ads.
> --
>
> Bruce Hagen
> MS-MVP [Mail]
> Imperial Beach, CA
>
>
> "doctorindyj" <> wrote in message news:b03ae284-4566-462c-b40f-...
>>I can tell you exactly what the problem is. If you block ads in any
>> way shape or form that is when your page goes bye-bye. I've looked up
>> the problem in several different places and some of the suggestions of
>> turning off ad blockers seems to work. Make of that what you will.

>

 
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Bruce Hagen
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      11-09-2009
Reported earlier: Removing PowerShell fixed it for me.
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"...winston" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Same 'hosts' file and no other blocking here.
> All is well, why...no clue whatsoever.
>
> I did notice that once I accessed msnmember.msn.com without signon, that
> www.msn.com was no longer the loaded page(it is and remained default in
> IE) when opening IE...msnmember.msn.com became the default. A subsequent
> sign on(with a subscription msn Live ID) from msnmember.msn.com to My.Msn
> loads msnmember.my.msn.com with a module to access the MSN Member Center
> admin page(add sub accounts, download software etc)
>
> Signing off, clearing all msn.com cookies(after closing IE) returned IE
> opening to msn.com. A subsequent sign on with the same subscription Live
> ID on msn.com using the MyMsn.com link loads my.msn.com and without the
> member center admin page.
>
> Thus for those with a MSN subscription, different entry points may yield
> slightly different results.
>
> --
> ...winston
> ms-mvp mail
>
> "Bruce Hagen" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Well, it was a good thought, but no go. I have been using this Hosts
>> file: (http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm) for a few months
>> because the advertisement on My MSN was eating up CPUs. All was well
>> until October 23. I removed the Hosts file program and rebooted. My MSN
>> is still not available and I have no other programs that come close to
>> blocking ads.
>> --
>>
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS-MVP [Mail]
>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>
>>
>> "doctorindyj" <> wrote in message
>> news:b03ae284-4566-462c-b40f-...
>>>I can tell you exactly what the problem is. If you block ads in any
>>> way shape or form that is when your page goes bye-bye. I've looked up
>>> the problem in several different places and some of the suggestions of
>>> turning off ad blockers seems to work. Make of that what you will.

>>


 
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CDR
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      11-10-2009
Yes it fixed it for me for a while but I lost My Msn again earlier today.

"Bruce Hagen" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Reported earlier: Removing PowerShell fixed it for me.
> --
> ~Bruce
>
>
> "...winston" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Same 'hosts' file and no other blocking here.
>> All is well, why...no clue whatsoever.
>>
>> I did notice that once I accessed msnmember.msn.com without signon, that
>> www.msn.com was no longer the loaded page(it is and remained default in
>> IE) when opening IE...msnmember.msn.com became the default. A subsequent
>> sign on(with a subscription msn Live ID) from msnmember.msn.com to My.Msn
>> loads msnmember.my.msn.com with a module to access the MSN Member Center
>> admin page(add sub accounts, download software etc)
>>
>> Signing off, clearing all msn.com cookies(after closing IE) returned IE
>> opening to msn.com. A subsequent sign on with the same subscription Live
>> ID on msn.com using the MyMsn.com link loads my.msn.com and without the
>> member center admin page.
>>
>> Thus for those with a MSN subscription, different entry points may yield
>> slightly different results.
>>
>> --
>> ...winston
>> ms-mvp mail
>>
>> "Bruce Hagen" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Well, it was a good thought, but no go. I have been using this Hosts
>>> file: (http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm) for a few months
>>> because the advertisement on My MSN was eating up CPUs. All was well
>>> until October 23. I removed the Hosts file program and rebooted. My MSN
>>> is still not available and I have no other programs that come close to
>>> blocking ads.
>>> --
>>>
>>> Bruce Hagen
>>> MS-MVP [Mail]
>>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>>
>>>
>>> "doctorindyj" <> wrote in message
>>> news:b03ae284-4566-462c-b40f-...
>>>>I can tell you exactly what the problem is. If you block ads in any
>>>> way shape or form that is when your page goes bye-bye. I've looked up
>>>> the problem in several different places and some of the suggestions of
>>>> turning off ad blockers seems to work. Make of that what you will.
>>>

>



 
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Bruce Hagen
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      11-10-2009
I have nothing to do with My MSN. I have only been sharing my experiences
here. Have you bothered to contact My MSN Support? I have twice. The more
people that do, the sooner the issue will be addressed.

If you can't find the link, here it is. Write them a letter and start
bitching.

My MSN Tech Support.
https://support.msn.com/eform.aspx?p...msn&ct=eformts
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"CDR" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Yes it fixed it for me for a while but I lost My Msn again earlier today.
>
> "Bruce Hagen" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Reported earlier: Removing PowerShell fixed it for me.
>> --
>> ~Bruce
>>
>>
>> "...winston" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Same 'hosts' file and no other blocking here.
>>> All is well, why...no clue whatsoever.
>>>
>>> I did notice that once I accessed msnmember.msn.com without signon, that
>>> www.msn.com was no longer the loaded page(it is and remained default in
>>> IE) when opening IE...msnmember.msn.com became the default. A subsequent
>>> sign on(with a subscription msn Live ID) from msnmember.msn.com to
>>> My.Msn loads msnmember.my.msn.com with a module to access the MSN Member
>>> Center admin page(add sub accounts, download software etc)
>>>
>>> Signing off, clearing all msn.com cookies(after closing IE) returned IE
>>> opening to msn.com. A subsequent sign on with the same subscription Live
>>> ID on msn.com using the MyMsn.com link loads my.msn.com and without the
>>> member center admin page.
>>>
>>> Thus for those with a MSN subscription, different entry points may yield
>>> slightly different results.
>>>
>>> --
>>> ...winston
>>> ms-mvp mail
>>>
>>> "Bruce Hagen" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Well, it was a good thought, but no go. I have been using this Hosts
>>>> file: (http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm) for a few months
>>>> because the advertisement on My MSN was eating up CPUs. All was well
>>>> until October 23. I removed the Hosts file program and rebooted. My MSN
>>>> is still not available and I have no other programs that come close to
>>>> blocking ads.
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Bruce Hagen
>>>> MS-MVP [Mail]
>>>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "doctorindyj" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:b03ae284-4566-462c-b40f-...
>>>>>I can tell you exactly what the problem is. If you block ads in any
>>>>> way shape or form that is when your page goes bye-bye. I've looked up
>>>>> the problem in several different places and some of the suggestions of
>>>>> turning off ad blockers seems to work. Make of that what you will.
>>>>

>>

>
>


 
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...winston
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      11-10-2009
Yes, I understand that but their must be more than one variable involved..
Power Shell is not installed here.
Today 2 Live ID's while loading my.msn.com fail to have the previous customized settings with one module exception(Hotmail)


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"Bruce Hagen" <> wrote in message news:...
> Reported earlier: Removing PowerShell fixed it for me.
> --
> ~Bruce
>
>
> "...winston" <> wrote in message news:...
>> Same 'hosts' file and no other blocking here.
>> All is well, why...no clue whatsoever.
>>
>> I did notice that once I accessed msnmember.msn.com without signon, that www.msn.com was no longer the loaded page(it is and
>> remained default in IE) when opening IE...msnmember.msn.com became the default. A subsequent sign on(with a subscription msn
>> Live ID) from msnmember.msn.com to My.Msn loads msnmember.my.msn.com with a module to access the MSN Member Center admin
>> page(add sub accounts, download software etc)
>>
>> Signing off, clearing all msn.com cookies(after closing IE) returned IE opening to msn.com. A subsequent sign on with the same
>> subscription Live ID on msn.com using the MyMsn.com link loads my.msn.com and without the member center admin page.
>>
>> Thus for those with a MSN subscription, different entry points may yield slightly different results.
>>
>> --
>> ...winston
>> ms-mvp mail
>>
>> "Bruce Hagen" <> wrote in message news:...
>>> Well, it was a good thought, but no go. I have been using this Hosts file: (http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm) for a
>>> few months because the advertisement on My MSN was eating up CPUs. All was well until October 23. I removed the Hosts file
>>> program and rebooted. My MSN is still not available and I have no other programs that come close to blocking ads.
>>> --
>>>
>>> Bruce Hagen
>>> MS-MVP [Mail]
>>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>>
>>>
>>> "doctorindyj" <> wrote in message news:b03ae284-4566-462c-b40f-...
>>>>I can tell you exactly what the problem is. If you block ads in any
>>>> way shape or form that is when your page goes bye-bye. I've looked up
>>>> the problem in several different places and some of the suggestions of
>>>> turning off ad blockers seems to work. Make of that what you will.
>>>

>

 
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Robert Aldwinckle
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      11-10-2009

"...winston" <> wrote in message news:uxnwg$...
<QP>
Yes, I understand that but their must be more than one variable involved..
Power Shell is not installed here.
Today 2 Live ID's while loading my.msn.com fail to have the previous customized settings with one module exception(Hotmail)
</QP>


On which OS? This sounds like an implementation which depends on
Cookies, so in Vista you may have to consider whether the Cookies
are going into the regular Cookies directory or into Vista's new Low one.
An additional complication then is that the Cookie viewer doesn't show
you much any more. So, I would use dir/od/ta in a cmd window in both
directories to find out for sure what was going on with them.

BTW it might help to repeat the symptom description here (in Robear's
cross-post) or provide a link to wherever it is. I've read through this
twice and still am unclear what people think they are seeing. ; )

Has anybody tried using Fiddler and ProcMon to figure out what
is happening/not happening? <eg>


Robert
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....winston
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"Bruce Hagen" <> wrote in message news:...
> Reported earlier: Removing PowerShell fixed it for me.
> --
> ~Bruce
>
>
> "...winston" <> wrote in message news:...
>> Same 'hosts' file and no other blocking here.
>> All is well, why...no clue whatsoever.
>>
>> I did notice that once I accessed msnmember.msn.com without signon, that www.msn.com was no longer the loaded page(it is and
>> remained default in IE) when opening IE...msnmember.msn.com became the default. A subsequent sign on(with a subscription msn Live
>> ID) from msnmember.msn.com to My.Msn loads msnmember.my.msn.com with a module to access the MSN Member Center admin page(add sub
>> accounts, download software etc)
>>
>> Signing off, clearing all msn.com cookies(after closing IE) returned IE opening to msn.com. A subsequent sign on with the same
>> subscription Live ID on msn.com using the MyMsn.com link loads my.msn.com and without the member center admin page.
>>
>> Thus for those with a MSN subscription, different entry points may yield slightly different results.
>>
>> --
>> ...winston
>> ms-mvp mail
>>
>> "Bruce Hagen" <> wrote in message news:...
>>> Well, it was a good thought, but no go. I have been using this Hosts file: (http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm) for a few
>>> months because the advertisement on My MSN was eating up CPUs. All was well until October 23. I removed the Hosts file program
>>> and rebooted. My MSN is still not available and I have no other programs that come close to blocking ads.
>>> --
>>>
>>> Bruce Hagen
>>> MS-MVP [Mail]
>>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>>
>>>
>>> "doctorindyj" <> wrote in message news:b03ae284-4566-462c-b40f-...
>>>>I can tell you exactly what the problem is. If you block ads in any
>>>> way shape or form that is when your page goes bye-bye. I've looked up
>>>> the problem in several different places and some of the suggestions of
>>>> turning off ad blockers seems to work. Make of that what you will.
>>>

>



 
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