Greetings Chris,
Here are a few suggestions that may help with this problem:
If you're using a third-party firewall (Sygate, ZoneAlarm, Norton, etc.) try
uninstalling them or set Messenger to "Permit All" or "Allow" type options in the firewall
configuration.
If you're using a router, make sure you have the latest firmware from your router
manufacturer.
If you see the disconnection problem on a corporate network, the network may be timing out
your settings -- in this case, you might want to ask your system administrator to adjust the
corporate internet sharing solution/firewall (if possible).
Finally, this can also happen due to a lack of bandwidth. If you have Kazaa, WinMX, GNUtella
or some other file sharing-type application or something else that takes considerable amounts
of bandwidth, you may want to shut it down and see if that helps the situation (even if
you're using a high speed connection, these applications can use most of the resources of
your connection).
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
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