Re: Suddenly can't receive mp3's

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

This is a new "security" feature in MSN Messenger 7. Assuming you're using Windows XP SP2,
you can restore the functionality by downloading and running the following .reg file:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/extfix.reg
You'll need to restart Messenger to see the change.
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"ashenangel66" <ashena...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1ED80FBB-F435-4613...@microsoft.com...
>I upgraded to version 7 and now MSN is blocking mp3 transfers. It tells me
> that they are potentially unsafe. I don't need MSN acting as some sort of
> net nanny for me. I can't find anywhere to turn off the blocking or to allow
> certain files. Does anyone know how to fix this?

[anon...@discussions.microsoft.com]

search google for msn messenger 7 patch

and download and install it

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