# Windows messenger on laptop with jfw 6.2

Category: Geeks r Us

## Post 1 by mdyer1983 (I can't call it a day til I enter the zone BBS) on Sunday, 21-Aug-2005 18:05:26

Hi all I am currently using a dell laptop and for some strange I can not log in to windows messenger, but if I use my desktop which is being updated It works fine. Any ideas? I am on a wireerles connecttion.
Tanks.

## Post 2 by sjtaylor (I can't call it a day til I enter the zone BBS) on Sunday, 21-Aug-2005 19:55:20

what happens when you try to use it on the laptop?

## Post 3 by blink183 (I can't call it a day til I enter the zone BBS) on Sunday, 21-Aug-2005 23:46:04

Does your laptop have SP2 installed? If so, you need to update to WM 5.1.

## Post 4 by sugarbaby (The voice of reason) on Monday, 22-Aug-2005 1:43:44

do you get an error on messenger? or does it just not log in. if it's on a wireless connection it could be that the signal strength just isn't good enough to maintain a constantly stable internet connection. if the internet signal is intermittant, then that could be why messenger doesn't log in.

## Post 5 by mdyer1983 (I can't call it a day til I enter the zone BBS) on Monday, 22-Aug-2005 13:09:43

I can not even get the windows update to work. If I try to log in I get the message saying that I can nogt sign because the password is incurrect, but I know it is rite because I typed it manualy the first time to be sure.
Now if I try to run windows update It wants me to install an active x control, but I can nlot get to the information bar to install it. any ideas?
Matthew