# Question about MSN Messenger

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-msn-messenger/138016>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 21, 2002, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-msn-messenger/138016 "2002-11-21T20:43:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Breezy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@Breezy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breezy)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-msn-messenger/138016/1 "2002-11-21T20:43:27Z")

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I ALWAYS use MSN Messenger while I’m at work. I just let it run in the background.

I have two accounts. One with my married name, and one with my maiden name. This morning, I logged on with my married name as I always do, and then logged out so I could delete mail from the hotmail account with my maiden name. When I tried to log back on, MSN Messenger wouldn’t let me. I can log in with my maiden name account, and I can even log on with my husband’s account.

I can check e-mail on my married name account, but I just can’t get on Messenger. THIS IS DRIVING ME CRAZY!

I’ve rebooted my computer. I’ve removed MSN IM from my computer, then downloaded it again.

STILL NOTHING WORKS.

This is driving me nuts, as almost all of my contacts are listed on my MARRIED NAME ACCOUNT!!!

What is wrong?

Tks!

Oh yeah, I also tried to log on with another computer in the office and it still wouldn’t let me in.

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**Author:** ![Breezy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@Breezy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breezy)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-msn-messenger/138016/2 "2002-11-21T21:29:13Z")

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Is my question so hard that no one knows the answer??

haha (I doubt it)

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**Author:** ![Snetho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@Snetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snetho)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-msn-messenger/138016/3 "2002-11-21T23:55:01Z")

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Breezy, same thing happened to me…(well I’m not married, but I rebooted and then was unable to log into MSN). I think certain names log on into certain servers so if they are servicing the server block that you log into (this is a total-ass guess by the way) then you can’t log in.

Hopefully it will be working again tomorrow…

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**Author:** ![Snetho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@Snetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snetho)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-msn-messenger/138016/4 "2002-11-22T02:10:54Z")

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You can check status of the service here:  
[http://messenger.msn.com/support/status.asp](http://messenger.msn.com/support/status.asp)

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**Author:** ![Breezy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@Breezy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breezy)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-msn-messenger/138016/5 "2002-11-22T20:01:17Z")

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It’s working today, thank god! haha

But thanks you guys for the advice!