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Old 05-30-2008   #1 (permalink)
Gil Tennant
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Can't open any MSN Messenger Ad links

The little news and video blurbs, that run at the bottom of MSN
Messenger, do not open up a viewable browser window, when I click on the
"play" button - to look at a video, OR take me to an article - when I
click on the link.

It's as if all of them don't work.

They DID work at one time, on a past version of Messenger. Anyone got an
idea where I might begin troubleshooting this one?

Specs on Messenger - Windows Live Messenger version 2008 8.5.1302.1018

Short of that, if I remove it from XP, and re-install it, will all my
contacts disappear, or are they managed on the Server, where I have my
MSN Messenger account?

TIA!


Gil

Old 05-30-2008   #2 (permalink)
Jonathan Kay [MVP]
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Re: Can't open any MSN Messenger Ad links

Greetings,

These should open in your default browser. Whatever browser you prefer it may be helpful to
go ahead and re-confirm it's the default on your PC.

All contacts are on the server -- so you can sign in anywhere, completely reinstall Windows,
etc. and all your contacts will still be there.

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"Gil Tennant" <gtennant@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The little news and video blurbs, that run at the bottom of MSN Messenger, do not open up a
> viewable browser window, when I click on the "play" button - to look at a video, OR take me
> to an article - when I click on the link.
>
> It's as if all of them don't work.
>
> They DID work at one time, on a past version of Messenger. Anyone got an idea where I might
> begin troubleshooting this one?
>
> Specs on Messenger - Windows Live Messenger version 2008 8.5.1302.1018
>
> Short of that, if I remove it from XP, and re-install it, will all my contacts disappear,
> or are they managed on the Server, where I have my MSN Messenger account?
>
> TIA!
>
>
> Gil

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