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    MSN - What services are needed for it to work?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by gaastra, Mar 28, 2009.

  1. gaastra

    gaastra Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I install MSN & it wont sing in. & says that you are not connected to Net messanger service.

    I removed like 80% of windows components & services & killed many left over services & all apps have been working so far. But MSN wont work.

    I tried trillian it wont work nether just keeps trying to connect.

    I tried the Connection troubleshooter & it said that something is wrong with IE offline settings. but what on earth does it mean?

    MY IE Proxy settings are OK
    I registered the soft..something.Dll
    Firewall is Off
     
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  2. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You know... based on your post reinstal the OS and keep it as it is, it may work..

    Serious answer:
    I think its is very difficult to figure out exactly which service you need to restart.
    If you can, get an exact error message - and the OS may help, I'm not sure if its going to be the same for XP & Vista or if its going to be different.

    And the firewall has got nothing to do with this.
     
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  3. gaastra

    gaastra Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah...a day of virtual OS emulating & I finally found it:

    MS Mail and mapi Component under Network components in nLite.

    Its useless component if you dont use messangers.
     
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  4. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I think different components will have different uses for different users.

    If you can live without it, fine.

    This does not necessarily mean it is useless though.

    Also - if you class them as usless it may be reasonable to elaborate why.

    Anyway. Well done for getting it to work!
     
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  5. gaastra

    gaastra Notebook Enthusiast

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    MSMail and MAPI

    Short for Messaging Application Programming Interface, a system built into Microsoft Windows that enables different e-mail applications to work together to distribute mail. As long as both applications are MAPI-enabled, they can share mail messages with each other.

    Needed only for:
    - Send To Desktop context menu option
    - Windows Live Messenger
    - Windows Desktop Search
     
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  6. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    im having the same issue but i do not have msmail or mapi .... im running windows vista service pack 1 ... i disable a few services in task manager , i cant remeber all of them
     
    The_Moo™, Mar 28, 2009
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  7. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    nvm evidentally my date was wrong :eek:
     
    The_Moo™, Mar 29, 2009
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