Activities Menu Unavailable

I've noticed a number of instances with users not being able to access our P4 application because the Activities menu is consistently unavailable. I have witnessed this situation myself over several home broadband connections and the Activity list comes up with the following message:

"List of games or activities is temporarily unavailable. Please close and try again later."

I initially thought this was due to a restriction on the client machine's network, but this has happened to me in my own home after a recent move. I've changed nothing...even my provider is the same, but the Activities menu is inaccessible from home.

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Activities Menu Unavailable

Drew Nught
There's definitely a check on your Passport when the activities or Games menu is displayed. A large number of Activities and Games are US only and will only show up if your passport location is set to US.

I've got two Passports set to a UK location and they have a very limited set of Games and Activities compared to my one US Passport (i'd say the lists are easily half the size).

So if you have no location set you may well be denied access to the activities as it has no idea which country's content to show you.
Rahul_hk1
We have received reports of this problem from several users. It has been logged as a bug and is actively being investigated. I'll report back when we have more info as to what the cause is...

Thanks for reporting this issue.

-Scott
Chuck Leonard
I think the problem is associated with Norton Internet Security as suggest previously. I had the same problem, but when i dissabled norton, the games list appeared. I think thats what seems to be the problem. Thanks for the help
MichaelSh
Dear All,

Just change your location only then you would be able to activate your games.

Ghawas
dinsdale
I have also encountered the same problem. However, i was able to use games if i disabled by Norton 2005 Internet Security on my Windows XP computer. I suggest try disabling your firewalls, etc. to troubleshoot this problem.
briandra3
Have you found any solutions to the MSN Messenger bug related to the Games and Activities

"List of activities or games is temporarily unavailable. Please close and try again later."

I used to be able to access these games but haven't done so since a couple of updates.

Please write back if you've found the solution to this issues.

Thanks.
wynfred
I am having the same problem. Tried turning off Windows Firewall but still no games menu. I hate Norton Firewall, creates more problems than it solves if you ask me. My profile is a newer one. I went in and made sure my profile was set for the US. Still no games menu. I get the same error. Hurry and come up with a solution. Thanks. Contact me if needed for a solution at stevenmartin@hotmail.com. Thanks.
J. Ho
I have the same issue. but if i create a new passport account and log in i have no longer seem to have this problem.

issue seems to be associated with ones passport account. so my guess is that when you click on the games, something somewhere check your passport account to determine which games to be displayed now my passport account is very old, and the location settings are not set. could this be the issue microsoft has expanded the content of a passport user profile... so i wont be suprised if this only affects a certain set of people who created their profiles during a certain period back in time.

can others check by creating new passport profiles to see if the games list shows up when you login as the new user
Airex
Blue Shirt isn't alone with having this problem. I'm having exactley the same trouble.

Any help you can give would be appreciated!
elias_adum
I also must report a similar condition,

For informations sake:

Windows XP Build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519 (Sp2)
MSN Messenger Build 7.5.0311

I am running Patchou's Messenger Plus build 3.61.145 if that might be contributing to the problem.

I am on a 2MB ADSL connection supplied by Toucan

I'm running Norton Internet Security 2005... could firewalls be having any effect
thezman
I also have the same problem. I tryed to "deactivate" F-Secure Anti Virus and I still can't get the games list.
bradrum
have u been able to solve this problem yet i have had the same problem for months now and im finding it very anoying. if u find out how 2 get the games working would u be able 2 e-mail me on rowey_baby@yahoo.co.uk thanks dude
corestar
How do you change your location, I have the same problem

Many thanks,

Rob.
ko_aveen
Well im pretty damn sure its not firewall.
My girlfriend in bulgaria, she has this same message, but when i asked her to sign in with my UK passport the games worked fine.
If you goto your hotmail (email) account on the top right there is options tab, here you can change your settings, inlcuding location.....she setting hers from bulgaria to UK, ill post if it works then or not.
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