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cusoi
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Posted: 14th Mar 2004 13:11
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Hi everyone,
First I will tell you about the situation. This morning my girlfriend logged in on her account, and her contactlist was totally empty. She thinks she has been hacked, but a bug could also be the problem. But to be honest, the reason is not important. I, and her, like to know if she could retrieve her contactlist in a way. I know that it's probably not online anymore, but maybe somewhere on her computer?
Thank you very much in advance,
Jeroen

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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 14th Mar 2004 17:36
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You contact lists are stored on the Microsoft Passport Server, not your local machine. Please Contact Microsoft Passport Support.


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Teh Go0rfmeister
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Posted: 14th Mar 2004 17:43
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save ur contacts list regurlaly ppl!

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Jeku
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Posted: 14th Mar 2004 21:35
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Or try looking in your Outlook Express address book. I don't use that email client, but when I *did*, it grabbed all my contacts automagically from MSN.


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cusoi
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Posted: 14th Mar 2004 23:24
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Thank you for your help, I will tell her to contact Microsoft passport support. And i doubt she uses Outlook but it's worth the try. And I, myself, I backup my list every week.. Girls...

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Killswitch
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Posted: 14th Mar 2004 23:41
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I have an MSN question (sorry for chaging he subject):

One of my friends said that while she was talking to someone that person was able to use sound effects! How can you do that?

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ReD_eYe
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Posted: 14th Mar 2004 23:42
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download "msn plus"
google it , both people need to have it for the sounds to work

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cusoi
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Posted: 14th Mar 2004 23:58
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http://www.msgplus.net/

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Philip
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Posted: 15th Mar 2004 07:25
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I've uninstalled MSN Messenger from my system. I found that it caused a massive slowdown in my computer when online. Also, it has all kinds of security vulnerabilities.

Philip

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DarkSin
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Posted: 15th Mar 2004 08:48
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I dont like msn plus anymore... anything that forcefully adds things to my internet explorer i consider a evil force from the depths of h3ll and should be destroyed... "deletes the new load of links added to favorites and the stupid new search bar that won't go away"


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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 15th Mar 2004 12:27
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Quote: "Also, it has all kinds of security vulnerabilities"

And you were expecting anything different ?


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Philip
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Seriously, yes, I was. I was particularly dismayed by the lack of tortoises Microsoft bundled with it. I only bothered to install MSN Messenger when I read that it came with added tortoises.

Let this be a lesson for all of us: MSN Messenger - no added tortoises.

I was shocked. Shocked, I say.

Philip

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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 15th Mar 2004 13:57
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Tortoises, eh ? Never knew it had them... I had to add the guinea-pig update (should have seen the mess it made when I stuck it in the DVD drive)...


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Philip
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Posted: 15th Mar 2004 14:10
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I remember with nostalgia the olden days when our computers were all powered by trusty, dependable hamsters ...

Philip

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Posted: 15th Mar 2004 14:48 Edited at: 15th Mar 2004 14:48
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Ah yes - they were the days... I pity those who couldn't afford the hamsters and had to make do with either mice or sloaths...


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Philip
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Posted: 15th Mar 2004 18:15
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You had a sloath? One of my friends had a sloath as well. I didn't mind the sloath. It could run a much wider selection of games (larger wheel you see). However, I didn't like the interface mechanism - this basically involved jabbing at it with a stick.

It could be worse. Years before sloaths people had to make do with bats. And they worked by getting them to eat punched cards!!

Philip

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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 15th Mar 2004 18:34 Edited at: 15th Mar 2004 18:35
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Ah yes - punched cards... Some enterprising soul (or even sole - he was a rather fishy person), tried to get a rabbit to write to a punched card once... Didn't quite work out - the punched card disappeared and a whole lot of baby rabbits suddenly appeared instead. He wouldn't have minded too much, but the card that disappeared had the AI for Pong...


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Lance Lumpy
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Posted: 15th Mar 2004 22:22
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I hate that damn msn search bar. I downloaded MSN plus a year ago and it didnt have it. When i downloaded it recently it had it. It annoys me.

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Phaelax
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Posted: 17th Mar 2004 13:00
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i hate msn messenger. I hate aim, but unfortunately i have to use it because everyone else in the world thinks its cool. icq was the only good service, then aol took 'em over.

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Dazzag
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Posted: 17th Mar 2004 23:02
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Yeah, ICQ was tops.

But I just got MSN messenger to work on my PDA (needs a new update from MS it turned out), so I forgive it.

Cheers

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Posted: 17th Mar 2004 23:23
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Donkeys.

Donkeys are good fun

I see plenty donkeys!

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