Messenger constantly disconnecting

[FD]

Hi everyone,

I've been having some trouble with MSN Messenger 7.5 in the past months. It
keeps disconnecting automatically. I downloaded Messenger Live yesterday and
now it's even worse.

It's not that bad when I'm not using the computer or Messenger. The worst is
when I'm typing a message to someone. Now I get disconnected every 30 seconds.

I run WinXP Pro SP2 and I have a high-speed cable connection through a SMC
router. I called my ISP and they sent a few technicians who didn't find any
problem with the line. I'm pretty sure that the router isn't the problem
either since I also get disconnected when I plug straight into the cable
modem.

I'm also positive I don't have any spyware or viruses on my computer.

Any help would be greatly appreciated since my contact list is getting
pretty annoyed by my constant disconnecting/reconnecting !

[mtb2k2]

i think this is where johnathan kay would tell you to run %appdata%\Microsoft
and to delete the msn messenger folder. don't waste your time, it doesn't
work. I've done it 3 times now, and I still have issues. Leave it to
microsoft to put something out that doesn't work.

"FD" wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I've been having some trouble with MSN Messenger 7.5 in the past months. It
> keeps disconnecting automatically. I downloaded Messenger Live yesterday and
> now it's even worse.
>
> It's not that bad when I'm not using the computer or Messenger. The worst is
> when I'm typing a message to someone. Now I get disconnected every 30 seconds.
>
> I run WinXP Pro SP2 and I have a high-speed cable connection through a SMC
> router. I called my ISP and they sent a few technicians who didn't find any
> problem with the line. I'm pretty sure that the router isn't the problem
> either since I also get disconnected when I plug straight into the cable
> modem.
>
> I'm also positive I don't have any spyware or viruses on my computer.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated since my contact list is getting
> pretty annoyed by my constant disconnecting/reconnecting !
>

[rich k]

You may already know this but I will tell you anyway. I solved my disconnect
problem by exiting AIM and outlook when I use messenger. Seems to me that
these programs always checking there servers screw up the messenger. Hope
this helps.
--
rich


"FD" wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I've been having some trouble with MSN Messenger 7.5 in the past months. It
> keeps disconnecting automatically. I downloaded Messenger Live yesterday and
> now it's even worse.
>
> It's not that bad when I'm not using the computer or Messenger. The worst is
> when I'm typing a message to someone. Now I get disconnected every 30 seconds.
>
> I run WinXP Pro SP2 and I have a high-speed cable connection through a SMC
> router. I called my ISP and they sent a few technicians who didn't find any
> problem with the line. I'm pretty sure that the router isn't the problem
> either since I also get disconnected when I plug straight into the cable
> modem.
>
> I'm also positive I don't have any spyware or viruses on my computer.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated since my contact list is getting
> pretty annoyed by my constant disconnecting/reconnecting !
>

[FD]

Problem solved !
The problem was caused by interference from the new VoIP service. My ISP
fixed everything.

Thanks for the replies though...


"rich k" wrote:

> You may already know this but I will tell you anyway. I solved my disconnect
> problem by exiting AIM and outlook when I use messenger. Seems to me that
> these programs always checking there servers screw up the messenger. Hope
> this helps.
> --
> rich
>
>
> "FD" wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I've been having some trouble with MSN Messenger 7.5 in the past months. It
> > keeps disconnecting automatically. I downloaded Messenger Live yesterday and
> > now it's even worse.
> >
> > It's not that bad when I'm not using the computer or Messenger. The worst is
> > when I'm typing a message to someone. Now I get disconnected every 30 seconds.
> >
> > I run WinXP Pro SP2 and I have a high-speed cable connection through a SMC
> > router. I called my ISP and they sent a few technicians who didn't find any
> > problem with the line. I'm pretty sure that the router isn't the problem
> > either since I also get disconnected when I plug straight into the cable
> > modem.
> >
> > I'm also positive I don't have any spyware or viruses on my computer.
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated since my contact list is getting
> > pretty annoyed by my constant disconnecting/reconnecting !
> >

[mtb2k2]

interesting. I don't run any other programs that access the net. I usually
close up outlook express, and I don't use AIM. But perhaps there is
something from my ISP that still runs. I'll look into it. Thanks for that
info. It's a better explanation then do this when THIS clearly doesn't work.


"FD" wrote:

> Problem solved !
> The problem was caused by interference from the new VoIP service. My ISP
> fixed everything.
>
> Thanks for the replies though...
>
>
> "rich k" wrote:
>
> > You may already know this but I will tell you anyway. I solved my disconnect
> > problem by exiting AIM and outlook when I use messenger. Seems to me that
> > these programs always checking there servers screw up the messenger. Hope
> > this helps.
> > --
> > rich
> >
> >
> > "FD" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I've been having some trouble with MSN Messenger 7.5 in the past months. It
> > > keeps disconnecting automatically. I downloaded Messenger Live yesterday and
> > > now it's even worse.
> > >
> > > It's not that bad when I'm not using the computer or Messenger. The worst is
> > > when I'm typing a message to someone. Now I get disconnected every 30 seconds.
> > >
> > > I run WinXP Pro SP2 and I have a high-speed cable connection through a SMC
> > > router. I called my ISP and they sent a few technicians who didn't find any
> > > problem with the line. I'm pretty sure that the router isn't the problem
> > > either since I also get disconnected when I plug straight into the cable
> > > modem.
> > >
> > > I'm also positive I don't have any spyware or viruses on my computer.
> > >
> > > Any help would be greatly appreciated since my contact list is getting
> > > pretty annoyed by my constant disconnecting/reconnecting !
> > >