MSN Messenger send/ receive files

[Martin Ackerley]

I try to send and receive files from/to friends. I've
gone into internet settings and gone into security and
defaulted the security to windows normal default, but no
joy. Can anyone help?

- Martin

[Gr@y]

Check your firewall :o)
...................Gr@y
"Martin Ackerley" > wrote in message
...
> I try to send and receive files from/to friends. I've
> gone into internet settings and gone into security and
> defaulted the security to windows normal default, but no
> joy. Can anyone help?
>
> - Martin

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Martin,

If you're not able to receive files, due to the way Messenger receives files, any problem
receiving files is most likely on the
side of the person sending (when you receive, you connect to your contact and download the
file). This is probably due to either the contact sending having a firewall that isn't allow
Messenger to connect to the correct ports, or not using a router with support for Messenger
file transfer, or an UPnP enabled router and MSN Messenger 5/6.

If you're not able to send, you might want to make sure that your built-in Windows XP
Internet Connection Firewall isn't engaged, click Start, then click the Control Panel. If
you're in category view click Network and Internet connections then click Network
Connections. Right click the network/internet connection, then click Properties. Click the
Advanced Tab, and verify that the Internet Connection Firewall is unchecked.

If either you or your contact are behind a third-party firewall (Norton Firewall, Sygate,
Mcafee Firewall, ZoneAlarm, etc.) make sure that Messenger is set to 'Permit All', 'Allow
All', or that the firewall is set to 'Medium' (especially for ZoneAlarm).

Finally, if you're still experiencing problems, you and your contact might try upgrading to
MSN Messenger 6, which has several new ways to establish file transfers:
http://messenger.msn.com/download/v6preview.asp?client=1
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Martin Ackerley" > wrote in message
...
> I try to send and receive files from/to friends. I've
> gone into internet settings and gone into security and
> defaulted the security to windows normal default, but no
> joy. Can anyone help?
>
> - Martin