I have been searching and trying out all sorts of things for the past 13 hours, and i am still unable to solve this.
OS: Windows XP Professional
Problem: This problem happened last week. Normal internet browsing is fine in all cases.
I'm unable to log in to MSN (vital for school) and unable to go on game private servers (no problem on retail servers). Also, one funny thing i noticed is that when i am unable to go online on MSN, i notice that my torrent client starts to fail in downloading a BF2 Mod. When i am able to go on MSN (which is rarely), my torrent client is able to download at optimal speeds. Then my MSN disconnects and my torrent client is no longer able to download. I changed from Azureus to uTorrent and my downloading is no longer linked with MSN, so my torrent speeds is back to normal. I decided to include this problem because i think it would be relevant.
Now my main problem is trying to get on MSN, which i need in school. I tried using Gaim or Trillian and they too cannot login. Web based messengers work fine.
To summarize, my main problem is that i cannot login to MSN, or to enter into online game private servers. I think both are related, so i included this private server part, and the torrent thing also.
The msn error number is 81000306. And i have tried solutions related to this like
-flushing the dns cache
-doing the regsvr32 Softpub.dll ~~~~ solution
-MSN's repair (everything is fine, but i decided to try repair anyway)
-Deleting the subkey "Shared" in the registry for Windows Live Messenger
None of this worked.
So i went on to do a virus scan. I scanned with Nod32 and no viruses were found. Then i did an antispyware scan with Counterspy and Spyware Doctor. All they found were cookies.
Next, i used online scanners like Bitdefender, F-secure, McAfee and Panda (which i ditched when i found out they won't remove viruses). Viruses were found and removed, but it still didn't work. I can't use Housecall by TrendMicro because of some error.
Called my ISP technical support, and they said they can't help.
Then i removed Zonealarm Pro Firewall as my last method. Still not solved. Right now im sticking with Windows Firewall till this is fixed.
I also tried changing the MTU according to instructions from some site. Didn't work. Its now back to the default of 1492.
Is there a solution to this? I really need help, please! I don't use a router.
OS: Windows XP Professional
Problem: This problem happened last week. Normal internet browsing is fine in all cases.
I'm unable to log in to MSN (vital for school) and unable to go on game private servers (no problem on retail servers). Also, one funny thing i noticed is that when i am unable to go online on MSN, i notice that my torrent client starts to fail in downloading a BF2 Mod. When i am able to go on MSN (which is rarely), my torrent client is able to download at optimal speeds. Then my MSN disconnects and my torrent client is no longer able to download. I changed from Azureus to uTorrent and my downloading is no longer linked with MSN, so my torrent speeds is back to normal. I decided to include this problem because i think it would be relevant.
Now my main problem is trying to get on MSN, which i need in school. I tried using Gaim or Trillian and they too cannot login. Web based messengers work fine.
To summarize, my main problem is that i cannot login to MSN, or to enter into online game private servers. I think both are related, so i included this private server part, and the torrent thing also.
The msn error number is 81000306. And i have tried solutions related to this like
-flushing the dns cache
-doing the regsvr32 Softpub.dll ~~~~ solution
-MSN's repair (everything is fine, but i decided to try repair anyway)
-Deleting the subkey "Shared" in the registry for Windows Live Messenger
None of this worked.
So i went on to do a virus scan. I scanned with Nod32 and no viruses were found. Then i did an antispyware scan with Counterspy and Spyware Doctor. All they found were cookies.
Next, i used online scanners like Bitdefender, F-secure, McAfee and Panda (which i ditched when i found out they won't remove viruses). Viruses were found and removed, but it still didn't work. I can't use Housecall by TrendMicro because of some error.
Called my ISP technical support, and they said they can't help.
Then i removed Zonealarm Pro Firewall as my last method. Still not solved. Right now im sticking with Windows Firewall till this is fixed.
I also tried changing the MTU according to instructions from some site. Didn't work. Its now back to the default of 1492.
Is there a solution to this? I really need help, please! I don't use a router.