tommyboy

I have windows 98 w/comcast cable connection. About a month ago I couldnt get onto the internet at all. My g/f messed around with it and got it working again. I think she said something about not enough memory or something. Since then I can get everywhere on the net except I cant sign into my Hotmail account or messenger. I have tried everything at msn help site over and over to no avail. I have tried to make a new account and it wont even let me onto the site....just saying page cant be displayed. Anyone out there have any clue on whats going on here? Thanks.

The_Dude

think there is any security settings preventing this?

are your cookies enabled?

also, try to access your account through outlook express.
hotmail provides free pop to outlook exp.

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tommyboy

I have put my security settings according to there recomendations. How do you enable cookies? Sorry for being so computer illiterate.

dnd

try this...go to tools ->internet options->connections->settings-> and then untick all the proxy server boxes.
This may help, i had a similar problem before.

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kris

i have the same problem except they said i tried to log in unsuccessfully too many times. I waited like 2 weeks and it still says it. Anyone else have this problem?

GreasyP

I don't think it could be a memory problem. Check your cookie settings, like The_Dude said, and try emptying your cache. (Go to Tools->Internet Options and hit "delete files" where it talks about temporary files.

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poof

<b>cant sign into hotmail anymore </b>. Lucky for you!

I made some firewal/privacy changes last year and had the same problem. I was perturbed and had to change to Yahoo for an anon/free email. After the learning curve, and adjusment to no spam, I couldn't be happier with such a free service.

Get used to no hotmail. It is horrible! I would check my hotmail and <b>NO</b> mail there was for me directly! It would consist of eleventy three cajilion spam messages for my address, none for me personally! I would forward them to "abuse@hotmail.com". They would get pissed, ban me for a few days, and the cycle would continue.

Once I stepped up my security I could not login to hotmail. No big loss.

OK, that was my story. I am glad I had a place to tell it.

Donate to the TFP.

tommyboy

It's not the hotmail that I miss it's the messenger and city chats that I miss. Oh well.