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Name: leon
Date: October 7, 2002 at 05:55:32 Pacific
OS: XP pro
CPU/Ram: 1.2G/256
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Hi, im using MSN 4.7 on XP pro. i have a little trouble sending or revceive files from other prople who use win98, sometimes i can only receive files, they already updated their MSN to the latest version, but it still doesn't work. Could anyone help me out please? thanks



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Response Number 1
Name: dan
Date: October 7, 2002 at 06:08:40 Pacific
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if you have a firewall it could be that stopping the traffic so to speak


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Response Number 2
Name: Jesper
Date: October 7, 2002 at 07:00:40 Pacific
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Look if you have XP own firewall activated.
You find it under TCP/ip properties.
Hope that helps you.


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Response Number 3
Name: terry
Date: October 7, 2002 at 07:31:19 Pacific
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Hi Leon it is the firewall because when I switch it off it works. I dont know the real cure yet, but I have been asking on this site for the answer for a while now!

What I did to get round it was make a copy of my dail up connection and untick the Firewall which I use when I know I'm going to use MSN Messenger.
Hope this helps let us know if you get the cure please?
terry


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Response Number 4
Name: Leon
Date: October 7, 2002 at 12:55:50 Pacific
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thanks for the replies guys, i checked the proporty of tcp\ip, the firewall is on. so im gonna switch it off and test it tonight. but im not sure is there any risk if i switch it off?


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Response Number 5
Name: emmab
Date: October 8, 2002 at 02:39:13 Pacific
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Hi Leon. I had a similar problem with messenger and found a tip on another forum. Go to outlook express.-tools, options, security and untick "do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus". I wondered about the risks of that but am running xp firewall and antivirus and can now use netmeet etc which I couldnt do before. Hope this helps.+


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Response Number 6
Name: emmab
Date: October 8, 2002 at 06:50:22 Pacific
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Sorry. Disregard the above. Found that I cant send or receive files either,although it solved my problem with netmeeting. will keep checking to see if someone has a solution


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Response Number 7
Name: leon
Date: October 8, 2002 at 12:45:12 Pacific
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i switched xp firwall off, still cant receive or receive files, maybe its due to some shortcomings with DSL that im using.


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Response Number 8
Name: terry
Date: October 9, 2002 at 06:56:05 Pacific
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Hi leon did you remake the dailup connection before trying to send files?
terry


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Response Number 9
Name: leon
Date: October 9, 2002 at 20:22:52 Pacific
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hi, terry, i unclicked the firewall in the dailup connection, still didn't work, im not sure if thats what you meant by remake the dailup connection.

thanks



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Response Number 10
Name: terry
Date: October 10, 2002 at 03:24:22 Pacific
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Hi leon when you untick it you have to come off the net and then go back on again, this makes sure it comes up disabled. (Also have your friends done the same?)
when I had your prob this is what I did and its worked ever since.
And as I said I made a copy of my dail up connection by right clicking it and I use this one if I want the firewall off, but if you do this renable the one you took a copy of. (One set to off the other to on.)
Then you can click which ever one you want to use. Dont give up!
terry


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