Windows Messenger 4.7 (4.7.2009) gets disconnected with no warning

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HornyToad

hi,

messeger gets disconnected but doesn't tell me and doesn't display the
disconnected status in the contact list (ie still displays the contact
names),

yet when i double-click on someone to chat it opens the chat box as
usual, but the text area is grey and says i'm no connected.

whats the problem and how can it be fixed ?

i really don't want to upgrade to 5 or 6


thanks for any info
HT
 
Greetings HT,

Here are a few suggestions that may help you fix this --
If you're using a router, make sure you have the latest firmware from your router
manufacturer. As well, you might try setting your computers local IP into the routers DMZ
setting (see documentation on how to do this).

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).

Finally, you might try using MSN Messenger 6, which has some new features to stop this from
happening:
http://messenger.msn.com
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
 
thanks for the info,

i dont have a router, but it might be the bandwidth, eventhough i can
upload at 40kb/sec i might've set the ftp too high.

its strange that messenger think it needs to go offline without
actually going through the normal log off procedure and stranger for
thinking it needs to log off eventhouhg my net conenction is
permanent.

neways, i'll look into that, maybe version 6 has better luck.

thanks.
 
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