[frgeek-michiana] Re: MSN Explorer problem at SBWD
- From: Chuq <chuq00@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:21:55 -0500
That was going to be my suggestion.
I used MSN Explorer a while back, and I remember that it did have some
quirks.
It did have some nice features for the time.
Chuq
On Thu, 2009-11-12 at 22:16 -0500, Tom Brown wrote:
> I got an email from the owner. Uninstall and reinstall worked.
>
> Tom
>
> Rick Tribble wrote:
> > Also, does ie even work? The tcpip stack might have gotten broken.
> > There is a program to fix that. I will try to look it up sometime
> > tonight.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Nov 12, 2009, at 17:37, "Tom Brown" <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks for the wikipedia reference. I’ll ask if SBWD has a
> >> subscription and if support is available.
> >>
> >> Tom
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> *From:* frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> <mailto:frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> [mailto:frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Rick Tribble
> >> *Sent:* Thursday, November 12, 2009 17:00
> >> *To:* frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> <mailto:frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> *Subject:* [frgeek-michiana] Re: MSN Explorer problem at SBWD
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Given the choice of a $200 call or switching, some might do it.
> >> Sounds like they won't. If they are paying the monthly fee for it,
> >> it might be a free call to MS.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Tom Brown <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> <mailto:tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Short answer, no.
> >>
> >> I've never used MSN Explorer, and the company I work for doesn't use
> >> it, so
> >> I am hard pressed to describe it to you. Besides, I was focused on
> >> restoring
> >> the application to the point where the clerk could login and get the
> >> functions she is accustomed to. I paid little attention to the other
> >> functions and learned nothing about MSN Explorer in general. I can
> >> say for
> >> sure it is different than bare IE7/8.
> >>
> >> Tom
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> <mailto:frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> [mailto:frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> <mailto:frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Rick Tribble
> >> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 12:57
> >> To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: MSN Explorer problem at SBWD
> >>
> >> But isn't msn explorer just a fancy Internet explorer? With a
> >> butterfly?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Nov 12, 2009, at 12:53, Tom Brown <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> <mailto:tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >>
> >> > The owner and staff have used MSN Explorer daily for quite a while
> >> > and want to retain it. Right now, cutting MSN Explorer lose isn't on
> >> > the table.
> >> >
> >> > I will recommend a paid MS Support call to deal with the issue if I
> >> > can't find any other way to fix the problem. If MS Support says MSN
> >> > Explorer cannot be resuscitated on this particular machine or they
> >> > won't support it on any machine, the owner will have to consider
> >> > abandoning it.
> >> >
> >> > Tom
> >> >
> >> > Rick Tribble wrote:
> >> >> Remove all traces of MSN explorer. Just use Internet explorer or
> >> >> Firefox. MSN Explorer is a very old thing that needs to go.
> >> >>
> >> >> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Tom Brown <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> <mailto:tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> <mailto:tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> One of the clerks at SBWD, our warehouse benefactor, inadvertently
> >> >> quarantined MSN Explorer with Kaspersky A/V on her XP system. The
> >> >> owner, Abe, un-quarantined it. However, some part of MSN Explorer
> >> >> remained quarantined so the menu and desktop icons were gone.
> >> >>
> >> >> I used Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel to re-install MSN
> >> >> Explorer so the desktop and menu icons are back and functional.
> >> >> MSN Explorer fires. The login icons are there, but MSN Explorer
> >> >> doesn't see the LAN Internet connection. When I run the Connection
> >> >> Settings wizard inside MSN Explorer, it only offers dialup access,
> >> >> not LAN access. The MSN Connection wizard does the same. In
> >> >> Control Panel/Network Connections, the MSN connection icon is
> >> >> grayed out, and the Properties option doesn't present anything
> >> >> useful.
> >> >>
> >> >> Has anyone seen this problem? How did you resolve the issue? Any
> >> >> troubleshooting ideas are appreciated.
> >> >>
> >> >> Tom
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