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Messenger problems: Solving Messenger error code 81000306 at sign-in

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Some of you have problems while trying to sign in to Messenger, receiving error code 81000306. Let’s take a look at the solution.

Preview of new MSN homepage, getting socialized

Today Microsoft unvealed its new format for the MSN.com homepage in a public preview.
What are the most interesting changes?

History and Future of Live Search and Bing

When you visit www.live.com these days, you get a notification banner within the Bing homepage: “Your access to the Bing homepage from live.com will stop soon.” What will we see at www.live.com in the future?

Minor update for Messenger Plus! Live: 4.83

All the noise around Windows 7—and a new build of Messenger Plus! is released.  What’s new?  The most important changes: Improved network hooking mechanism. For some people, this will improve how Messenger Plus! catches various network events (used for notifications, the event viewer, …). For other people, this will solve a rare problem where Messenger [...]

More than 20,000 Hotmail passwords leaked

Several thousands passwords for European users of Microsoft’s e-mail and identity service Hotmail/Windows Live ID have been published on the Web, according to information published by Neowin. The Windows Live team states: We immediately requested that the credentials be removed and launched an investigation to determine the impact to customers. As part of that investigation, [...]

Stay secure and don’t get phished via Messenger

Some of you have asked Max Messenger whether there is a possibility to display who in your contacts is “online” but has set their status to “Appear offline”. There is no such possibility! Not even using an additional program or via some websites. Those sites claim that it is possible. But that’s not true! They [...]

Phasing out Windows Live Messenger 8.1, 8.5 and 2009 QFE1

“Beginning on August 25, we started asking our customers using versions 8.1, 8.5 and 14.0 to upgrade to the newest version of Messenger.” This is what the Windows Live Messenger team is announcing in regards to phasing out old Messenger versions in the coming weeks. Here is the roadmap.

Messenger problems: Solving sign-in error code 80048051

You receive error code 80048051 when you try to sign in to Messenger? Try these steps.

10 years Messenger: Turning the time wheel (Part II)

Remember the good old times when Windows 98 was so cool? These were the times of MSN Messenger 6, a stone-age program nowadays. Some months ago, in February, I had the chance to check it out, and I decided to share it with you. What is interesting is that you could see your contacts’ display [...]

Top 5 Messenger Plus! Live scripts

Windows Live and You: “Windows Live services help me keep in touch” (Lance Manasse)

10 years Messenger: Turning the time wheel (Part I)

Messenger problems: Resolving sign-in error 80072ef3

Messenger problems: Configuring your firewall

Windows Live and You: “Hmm, I wonder if I can do this better” (Frans–Willem Hardijzer)