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• bookiewookie MSN Best App Competition Prizes?

  Hello winners of the MSN Best App competition. Being one of the winners myself, I was wondering whether anyone has received anything (documents, forms, PRIZES) after they sent their affidavit of eligibility back to Microsoft I tried contacting Jennifer Johnson one month ago and she said that they are still in the process of sending out additional forms for us to fill out. She said that they are planning on having all of them sent out by the e ...Show All

• rff1 I am not able to sign in on MSN messenger Please help anyone!

    Recently i have been having porbelms with signing in on MSN, i think it is due to me agreeing to download the latest MSN. From this moment i am not able to sign in. I clicked on troubleshoot (80048883) and it showed 'Your gateway appears to be offline' which i dont know what it means. Then i went on on the Tools menu, click Options , and then click Connection, to check my connection and it showed 'You are currently NOT connected t ...Show All

• Dave Gelowitz 1 result less...

  I have been receiving 1 result less than what I ask for... Am I doing something wrong Is this a bug Is there an official response to this issue - ps: if Count=50/Offset=0, and I get 48 back, then do I start my next query at Offset=49 or 51 The "official" answer is this: The MSN Search Web Service may not return the exact number of results you requested for a variety of reasons. The most common reasons ...Show All

• gcryall Monetization of Messenger Applications (bots/activities)

  As those of you that have been developing Messenger applications (activity applications or bots) know, we've required up to this point that there are no 3rd party advertisements within those applications. In the event you didn't catch this as part of the news around Microsoft's Mix'06 event, we've started to change all of that. Through an agreement with Kanoodle, you will be able to start direct monetizaiton of your Messenger applications. T ...Show All

• D_J_ v3 with SSL

  Hello, Under ssl, I get the "this page has secure and unsecure data...". Is there a setting that indicates that the v3 http calls should be https Thanks, Jeff ...Show All

• Steve Danielson Error

  I cant get windows live to work. I keep geting this error code:8004882c Anyone know what this error is Hey Friends... I'm really so afraid with some Windows/MSN Developers, what kind of Impact Analysis they do I've got the last windows security update and my messenger stoped to work! Incredible, isn't it The same error code has been reported to me... what the hell can I do I'm using MSN 7.5 version and ...Show All

• Slugo Local Search Issues

  Hi there, To get right to the point, I've successfully connected to the Search Web Service and am able to retrieve searched-for items when I set the Source to 'Web'. However, I've changed the Source to 'PhoneBook' and keep getting 0 results. The API (and other threads here) say that this function should be working correctly, but for some reason it's not working for me. Any suggestions as to what to check ...Show All

• cisco0407 Hi there I got a problem with my MSN...Can anyone help me?

  When try to recivive stuff when my friends send to me, when i try, it doesnt move, it doesnt download at all.. i tested my speed and its fine and tried allowing all traffic with my virus protection program but it still doesnt move... can anyone help me The purpose of this forum is to discuss MSN and Windows Live application development using the Messenger Activity API, and Windows Live Bots. If you have technical support questions ab ...Show All

• sindhu Custom layers

  Hi, Is there any way to create a custom overlay I believe this is possible with Google maps; it would be good if it were with Microsoft Live as well. have a look at mapcruncher, its a ms app that allows you to do this. Thanks for the reply. I think mapcruncher uses a modified map control though. They've edited it to allow you to use a custom tile provider. Which was going to b ...Show All

• Mabbus Server side scripting ?

  Just a little question, I could not find out if server-side scripting is allowed with the World's Best App competition. If so, what kind of server side scripting will be allowed ASP, ASP.net PHP, MySQL - joost Ps. congratulations with the release of this great idea!   joost g. wrote: Just a little question, I could not find out if server-side scripting is allowed with the World's Best App compet ...Show All

• Greetings Submit an App - Get the Windows Live Messenger Beta!

  Would you like early access to the Windows Live Messenger Beta Starting today, November 8 th and running thru 9:00am PST on Monday, November 14 th The first 5 people to submit Activity Apps to the Worlds Best App contest and successfully pass compliance checking will receive an immediate invitation to the Windows Live Messenger Beta! Be one of the first people in the world outside of Microsoft to run with the next version of Windows ...Show All

• Mike55 Gwaam Concept - Need help!

  Good day We have developed a new concept in multi user gaming called Gwaam. We need help from someone with the MSN API to produce a Gwaam for MSN version. Desktop demo and instructions can be seen at www.gwaam.com if you can help or know anyone please let us know  - understand there is time involved so we can be flexible about payments/shares/recognition Haha just send an e-mail to you this after ...Show All

• Waqar Ahmed Submit an App - Get the Windows Live Messenger Beta!

  Would you like early access to the Windows Live Messenger Beta Starting today, November 8 th and running thru 9:00am PST on Monday, November 14 th The first 5 people to submit Activity Apps to the Worlds Best App contest and successfully pass compliance checking will receive an immediate invitation to the Windows Live Messenger Beta! Be one of the first people in the world outside of Microsoft to run with the next version of Windows ...Show All

• emmie What consitutes a query?

  I know that the max queries in a day is 10,000, and the maximum results per page is 50. If I have a query that has 1000 results, so that it returns 20 pages at 50 results a page, does this still count as just 1 query towards my 10,000 limit OR does it count as 20 queries since 20 pages were returned Thanks. That would only count as 1 query, your results are part of a query and have no affect on your que ...Show All

• Samantha Low Errors in contest entries?

  Some of us who've submitted our entries to the contest may not be aware of bugs in our apps. If you find one, please post it here. We can determine if the problem is in the Activity API or our app's code and then elevate any relevant issues. Please include: The name of the app The exact error message (including line number if displayed) Steps to reproduce the error An objective suggestion to correct the problem By the way, my app is ...Show All