Comments on: MSN Messenger Error Message: 81000378

By: mido

mido — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:23:32 +0000

hi i am having the same problem
but i donâ€™t actually have a hotmail account
mines aol (damn) so your solution did not work for me
is there any other way round it
if so
please tell me cos i have been waiting for msn since yesterday and iâ€™m getting a bit fed up now

By: laura

laura — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:05:08 +0000

can somebody please better explain this solution? i dont understand it all all. Where am i inserting what? and how do i get to the place where im inserting it?

C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts – (When you open the ETC folder open
the HOSTS file using notepad).

insert the following addresses:

65.54.239.80 messenger.hotmail.com
65.54.239.80 dp.msnmessenger.skadns.net

By: Life Saviour

Life Saviour — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:04:32 +0000

I’m a life saver you can call me, My real name is JACK, I’m a computer tech., the solution for your problem is the following : Download MSN Messenger 8.0 or higher, here’s the link : http://www.msgshit.com/downloads/605/Windows-Live-Messenger-8.1-Beta.html
Wish you all good luck, Bye

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:31:25 +0000

hmmm looks like i have the same problem as everyone , i tried your thread but doesn’t work, got any sugestions, or will it just sort its self out within a few days, need it back soon to contact people, they dont seem to read their email, if anyone is worried about losing all their contacts, get them back by looking on msn under contacts and therefore re-typing them into your new hotmail account(havn’t done that, its a suggestion)

By: bethan

bethan — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 17:04:29 +0000

i tryed it n still wnt work arrrh lol thanks anyway xx

By: InTenZz

InTenZz — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 16:32:58 +0000

Hello.

I have the same problem as many people above – getting the error message 81000378 saying, that my contact list is not available so the MSN is unable to sign in.

First of all I would like to calm everybody down who is really upset about this error. I can tell you that I have tried everything (and I mean everything) to make my MSN work again, but unfortunately with no success.

So, what could be wrong with your MSN program? The answer is: Nothing is wrong with your MSN program, there is something wrong with your MSN account. Re-Installing your MSN will not help, because your contact list is not saved on your PC, but on Hotmail’s server in your account. Since there is no option to make your contact list available when signed in on Hotmail’s website, you have only 2 possible solutions:

1.) Wait for a while. This “while” can take from several minutes to several hours, maybe even days, so do not get upset, angry or nervous if your MSN will not sign in in about few minutes. (Mine did not sign in for 2 days!) After waiting try logging back into the MSN. If it works – lucky you, enjoy again chatting with your friends! If it does not work – try the second solution written bellow.

2.) Make a new MSN account. You will probably say “Good solution – NOT!” Well, trust me. It is the only thing you can do if you want to chat with your friends again. And it is even faster way to get back into “chat business” than waiting for your contact list to be available again. But now you will say “OK, I can make another account, but it won’t serve me, since I don’t remember my contact’s MSN addresses. ” Well, guess what? YOU CAN GET THE ADDRESSES! Go to http://www.hotmail.com and sign in with your msn account that does not work on msn. Click the CONTACTS button and voila – you now have all the addresses that are in your MSN! It seems that hotmail services and messenger services run on two different servers, and that is why you are able to sign into hotmail, even if you cannot sign into MSN. (Correct me if I am wrong, but this is how I understand the possibility of signing into hotmail whether MSN is available or not.)

So, this would be all. I regret that I was unable to give you some software style solution – if I knew a working software solution I would tell you right away! Just remember one thing – DO NOT PANIC IF YOUR MSN WILL NOT SIGN IN! TRY ONE OF TWO POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS OF MINE – ONE OF THEM WILL DEFINITELY WORK!

-Sincerely,
InTenZz

P.S. If you do not like my solutions, then send an e-mail to hotmail staff to help you sort out the problem or whatever… But since they will probably tell you that you should only wait for a while for the MSN to start working back, I think it is a bit worthless…

By: una dama en apuros

una dama en apuros — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:32:29 +0000

ayuda. no puedo entrar a mi msn, me dice que mi lista de contactos no esta disponible, que hago?
no se mucho de ingles, asi que agradeceria que si alguien sabe lo que hacer(y sabe algo de espaÃ±ol) me pudiera ayudar, por favor. es muy importante. mi vida academica esta en juego.
gracias

By: ph3d

ph3d — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:18:04 +0000

Error 81000314, error 81000377 or error 81000378: Your contact list is not available
Your address book or contact list is not available or is in read-only mode. Wait a few minutes, and then try to sign in again.

By: ph3d

ph3d — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:15:55 +0000

its a network wide problem for certain people, all my college class today could login, but as for me i couldnt login via home or college same error message as above, guess we just need to ride it out.

By: turu

turu — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:09:53 +0000

error 8000378, my msn not open. i donÂ´t know english, but…I NEED HELP, please. do you help me? why is the reason of this error attack my msn?