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] On Behalf Of Rick Tribble Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 17:00 To: 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> 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] On Behalf Of Rick Tribble Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 12:57 To: 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> 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 >> >> 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? 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