As promised, today we will be talking about how to fix error 8100030d when trying to sign in to Windows Live Messenger. The solution is to empty your Contacts cache. The single steps depend on your Windows version.
Tag: Windows XP
Messenger problems: Cannot sign in, no error code
You cannot sign in to Messenger, but you do not see any specific error code? Your computer’s clock might go wrong. Check if time and date are set correctly If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, click Start, and type Date and Time into the search box. Then
How-to get your webcam working again in Messenger
You have a webcam, connect it to your computer, but Messenger doesn’t recognize it? There are several tips you might try out. Restart Messenger. The camera might appear now. Doesn’t work? Restart Windows, having the webcam plugged in (if external). Is the cable connected correctly? Look in “My Computer” (Windows
How-to: Minimize Messenger to the system notification area in Windows 7
If you are running Messenger quite frequently, perhaps even permanently, the rather big Messenger icon in the “normal” taskbar might get into your way rather quickly. How would it be to force Messenger to act like in previous versions of Windows—that is, to “minimize to tray”? Here is how you can.
Internet Explorer 8 released
After some two years of development, Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 8 Final, wanting to get their hands back on the market percents lost to other browsers in the recent years. The strategy is adding some new functions and reinventing the existing IE functionality. Internet Explorer 8 has been released
How-to: Add Empty Recycle Bin entry in Desktop context menu
If you are one of the lazy ones (hey! I said, “if”), you are probably tired of having to empty the waste bin next to your desk now and then. So, you can at least make it easier to empty your PC recycle bin. This tip shows you how to
Windows XP geht in Erweiterte Supportphase über
Ab 14. April 2009 wird der Mainstream-Support für Windows XP, inklusive aller Editionen, von Microsoft eingestellt. Danach werden nur noch kritische Fehler in Windows XP behoben. Viele Privatanwender als auch Firmen lieben Windows XP so sehr, dass sie noch nicht einmal darüber nachdenken, auf Windows Vista umzusteigen. Jedoch wird der
Windows XP enters Extended Support Period
From April 14, 2009, onwards, Microsoft is retiring the Mainstream Support for Windows XP, covering all editions. Afterward, only critical bugs in Windows XP will be fixed. Many private people as well as companies love Windows XP so much that they don’t even think about changing to Windows Vista. However,
How-to: Exit Explorer safely in Vista and XP
Your desktop hangs, or you want to apply a trick which requires Explorer to be restarted? No, you don’t need to log off and back on, neither to reboot. Exiting Windows Explorer and restarting it will be sufficient. Here is how you do it safely, without killing the process. Vista-rians
New Live Hotmail: Has Microsoft a hearing ear?
Since the roll-out of the new Windows Live Hotmail, there has been an enormous reaction of the users, mostly negative, as we see on the amount of comments to various blog posts on Windows Live Wire. Finally, it seems as if Microsoft was listening to their users and working on