MSN Messenger Sign-in Problems

September 11th, 2006

I’ve been experiencing problems signing onto MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger since this morning. Error Id 81000314 and 80072745.

Mess.be offers the following quick fix by adding the following to the hosts file:

65.54.239.80 messenger.hotmail.com
65.54.239.80 dp.msnmessenger.akadns.net 

On Windows XP, you can usually find the Hosts file at C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\hosts.

You can remove these two lines after a few days when the issue should be sorted.

Alternatively, you can sign in using Web Messenger.

It’s amazingly annoying when there are downtime issues or other technical difficulties with MSN Messenger. It used to happen all the time but more recently it’s been getting pretty good. I’ve said quite a few times that one should always have another IM program such as Yahoo or Jabber for times like this but it’s really problematic as nobody else has them. 

Anyway, that explains why not many people are online and why you may not be able to connect

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18 Responses to “MSN Messenger Sign-in Problems”

  1. # Opheron 11 Sep 2006 at 5:30 pm

    Hehe, works :)

  2. # Lewison 11 Sep 2006 at 7:23 pm

    Use Gaim ;) No downtime for years, except twice when the whole of MSN was down.

  3. # Opheron 11 Sep 2006 at 8:16 pm

    I supose i could have loaded Bitlee up…

  4. # Calvinon 12 Sep 2006 at 8:06 am

    You can also use http://www.meebo.com .

  5. # Clearon 12 Sep 2006 at 10:51 am

    Anyone ever thought about what would happen if MSN decided to shut down their Hotmail and MSN messenger service.

  6. # Opheron 12 Sep 2006 at 7:13 pm

    Erm.. Not working again…

  7. # Khloon 12 Sep 2006 at 7:52 pm

    I’ve still got it in my hosts file and it works. Seems like not many other people are online.

  8. # Andrewon 25 Sep 2006 at 4:42 pm

    You should try using koolim.com when MSN is down.

  9. # Nikolett Pasztion 26 Sep 2006 at 3:58 pm

    I cant download the msn messanger! Please help me wher can i!!1!

  10. # Amy Won 05 Oct 2006 at 9:50 pm

    Hey i cnt get dis STUPID THING to work!!!!!!!!11

  11. # Cow’s Blog » Blog Archive » Windows Live Messenger Downon 26 Feb 2008 at 4:37 pm

    [...] Oddly enough, I found out about the downtime when I saw the traffic from my blog doubling in one page and a few hundred pageviews on one of my old blog posts about MSN Messenger Downtime. [...]

  12. # babyfizon 15 Mar 2008 at 4:47 pm

    plzzzz cn sum 1 help me i cnt sign in windowz liv messenger it keepz on sayin errror code 81000306

  13. # anonymouson 03 Apr 2008 at 4:22 am

    Worked right away. Thanks alot.

  14. # Charlotteon 16 Apr 2008 at 1:23 pm

    HELP!
    I cant sign in to messenger on my account but can on my daughters? Anyone know why and what can be done? Im useless on computers as it is so Im stuck proper!!

  15. # bekon 19 Apr 2008 at 3:54 am

    thanks!
    if msn shut their services, they as a company would be less popular and i guess people would have to start using yahoo, icq and irc~ but the problem with irc, is people who have no idea about the net will most likely not be able to get on there.

  16. # asqqon 16 May 2008 at 5:30 am

    error 8100387 ??

  17. # georginaon 18 May 2008 at 4:30 pm

    why wont it work i love it sorry

  18. # ireneon 31 May 2008 at 1:46 pm

    pls some help.i did all those things you say and now i can open only one of my two accounts.the other account can’t get in and it doesn’t show any messages now..plzzzz help me

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