Thank you too Robear. Is there something going on that you're aware of with
msn? I feel much better already. I've just ordered (again) sp2 cd but am
very reluctant to install because of the severe problems I had the last time
I tried. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" is the attitude but I've been
told that doesn't apply in this case.

"PA Bear" wrote:

This is a very rare MSN/Hotmail error and usually indicates temporary
problems on MSN/Hotmail's end. Should clear up automagically soon.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

sandra4453 wrote:
wanted to add this to my original dilemma in case anyone out there knows
how to help:

Service Unavailable

Configuration:
Account: http://oe.msn.msnmail.hotmail.com/cgi-bin/hmdata
Server: http://oe.msn.msnmail.hotmail.com/cgi-bin/hmdata
User name:
Protocol: HTTPMail
Port: 0
Secure(SSL): 0
Code: 800cccf0


"sandra4453" wrote:

I'm hoping this is an easy fix. I'm always keeping computer clean,
running antiviral, spyware removal, etc. Now, all of a sudden and
continuously, outlook express 6.0 is acting up. Everytime I open it,
the message "some error occurred while processing requested task" and
"check for new messages - FAILED" appears. Also, "service currently
unavailable" message. My messages do get downloaded but there's
something definitely wrong. As well, I'm noticing that IE goes to
"temporarily not working...check your ie connections....service may be
temporarily unavailable"......Eventually, with this too I'm able to get
the link I'm shooting for. I get nuts when things go wrong and I have
a feeling something is going wrong and can get a lot worse. Anybody
out there that can advise me?