MSN Problems

Dear all,

Sorry for this lengthy post. There's still a fresh post by Weiwen regarding FoS below this, don't forget to read.

Having MSN trouble? This may help... it's a solution that is circulating over LJ and, ironically, MSN.

1. Run C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\
(Meaning Start > Run > type the address and press OK)

2. Open the host file in notepad
(Double click > Open > select Notepad, press OK)
Please note that this file has no file extension like .txt. It's just "hosts".

3. Add these two lines to the end:
65.54.239.80 messenger.hotmail.com
65.54.239.80 dp.msnmessenger.akadns.net

(So your notepad will look something like this)

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
# ... ("Zomg wall of text" - Ed)
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com...
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com...

127.0.0.1 localhost
65.54.239.80 messenger.hotmail.com
65.54.239.80 dp.msnmessenger.akadns.net

4. Save the file.
You should be able to save it without any alerts. But if you're prompted to specify the filename, make sure you say "hosts". That's hosts with two quotation marks.

5. Sign in to MSN and shake that sexy thang.

If you can't get it to work, I'll be online for awhile.

Peace,
Xian