Good info on MSN Explorer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN_Explorer Sounds like it is a quick way to get hotmail and internet. And they are probably paying for it. 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? Any > >> troubleshooting ideas are appreciated. > >> > >> Tom > >> ** This list is PUBLICLY archived. ** > >> PLEASE don't post personal or sensitive information unless you > >> wish for it to be in the public domain. > >> > >> To visit the main website for Free Geek Michiana go to > >> http://www.freegeekmichiana.org <http://www.freegeekmichiana.org/> > >> > >> To post to the list send email to frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> <mailto:frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. > >> The archive is available at > >> //www.freelists.org/archives/frgeek-michiana/ > >> > >> You may unsubscribe or change your list settings by going to the > >> list website at //www.freelists.org/webpage/frgeek-michiana > >> > >> > > > > ** This list is PUBLICLY archived. ** > > PLEASE don't post personal or sensitive information unless you wish > > for it to be in the public domain. > > > > To visit the main website for Free Geek Michiana go to > http://www.freegeekmichiana.org > > > > To post to the list send email to frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > The archive is available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/frgeek-michiana/ > > > > You may unsubscribe or change your list settings by going to the > > list website at //www.freelists.org/webpage/frgeek-michiana > > > ** This list is PUBLICLY archived. ** > PLEASE don't post personal or sensitive information unless you wish for it > to be in the public domain. > > To visit the main website for Free Geek Michiana go to > http://www.freegeekmichiana.org > > To post to the list send email to frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > The archive is available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/frgeek-michiana/ > > You may unsubscribe or change your list settings by going to the list > website at //www.freelists.org/webpage/frgeek-michiana > > > > ** This list is PUBLICLY archived. ** > PLEASE don't post personal or sensitive information unless you wish for it > to be in the public domain. > > To visit the main website for Free Geek Michiana go to > http://www.freegeekmichiana.org > > To post to the list send email to frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > The archive is available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/frgeek-michiana/ > > You may unsubscribe or change your list settings by going to the list > website at //www.freelists.org/webpage/frgeek-michiana > >