Greetings,
Which firewall/security software do you have installed? If it's a third-party (non Windows)
one, you may want to consider uninstalling it just to verify that isn't the problem.
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"vegetablesoup" <> wrote in message
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> I'm having the exact same problem and I'm just about out of ideas other than
> a reinstall of the OS which seems ridiculous for such a simple problem (not
> that a solution is).
> I installed build 1202 and when I try to sign in I get no error, just spins
> and back to login window. Server status is fine, and in options/connection it
> states I am connected and able to sign in. When I downgraded to 8.5 it signs
> in perfectly. I left it on 8.5 for a while but tonight I needed to do remote
> assistance which required upgrade. I downloaded and installed again and same
> issue is still occuring. So far this is what I've tried.
>
> -tried multiple other known good emails and had the same issue.
> -tried removing the registry entries in the msn folder as well as ran a reg
> file to remove those files found on the web. This did not work so I again
> reinstalled to ensure untainted install.
> -tried a test user on the computer (eliminating the possibility of a user
> specific problem and good as removing the WLM cache folders) issue persist
> -registered dll files in live folder
> -turned off firewall
> -turned on firewall and created an exception for any windows live related
> program
> including wlcomm.exe as I noticed when I try to sign in this run in task
> manager
> -removed wlcomm.exe at which point I got an error stating service is
> unavailable which was expected (replaced file which brought it back to its
> state
> -ended all tasks not needed in task manager
> -installed windows live mail, which signed in successfully however I get the
> error saying sorry ... needs to close basically which I read is common and if
> I ignore it windows live mail works fine
> -selected option in windows live mail to sign into windows live messenger as
> well and still issue persist however it seemed to try for longer when I did
> that
>
>
> ---issue still persist and I really need some help on this.
>
> -FYI I'm on windows xp service pack 3
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> "RawrLukehx" wrote:
>
>> I get this
>>
>> \/
>>
>> Error Code: 81300030d
>>
>> Along with the message > Service Temperaly Unavalible, but it says its all
>> stable when i click the link at the bottom!
>>
>> PLEASE HELP... im on 8.5 for now anf thats old and boring compared to the
>> 2009 edition, PLEASE ASSIST...
>>
>> much love,
>>
>> RawrLukehx
>>
>> xx