Re: Cannot get into my hotmail account

From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 01/02/04


Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 10:32:33 -0500

When you ping www.hotmail.com do you get an IP address returned (even if the
replies time out)?

Jim Gibson wrote:
> For some reason, I have recently been unable to access my
> hotmail account on my PC. I have broadband access which
> is firewalled via XP's own firewall. When I attempt to
> log in I get to the following message:
>
> The page cannot be displayed
>
> The page you are looking for is currently unavailable.
> The Web site might be experiencing technical
> difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser
> settings.
>
> I then try all the suggestions which follow but nothing
> changes.
>
> I'd be grateful for any help from anyone. I can access my
> account from my laptop and have compared the internet
> settings which appear to be identical on both machines.
>
> Thanks



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