Just answer the F*#king question

Wow, this one really sucks, and I’ve spent ages trying to fix it – from changing MTU, re-registering DLL, reinstall MSN etc etc.

Anyway you will see some posts that hint that changing or correcting your PC’s time fixes the issues – well in my case I unchecked the “adjust for daylight savings” box in the time settings dialog and BAMM – now MSN is working ( though my PC time is off by an hour ) … way to go Microsoft …