I found the option to turn on the WLM logging feature. After one login
attempt I now have a log file that is 35KB. I can attach the whole file but
here's a few lines from around where the error code shows up:

[08:44:21.788] Zone_HotmailService CreateReducedPolicy: policy -
lc=1033,id=507,tw=40,ru=http%3A%2F%2Fmessenger%2Emsn%2Ecom,ct=1164126509,kpp=1,kv=9,ver=2.1.6000.1,rn=sLheLC6U,tpf=1d9d535752bace3f218da4e4ebf293c5
[08:44:21.788] Zone_HotmailService CreateReducedPolicy: This is a PPM
policy
[08:44:21.788] Zone_HotmailService CreateReducedPolicy: reduced
policy - ?id=507&tw=40&kpp=1&kv=9&ver=2.1.6000.1&rn=sLheLC6U
[08:44:21.788] Zone_HotmailService
CHotmailService::FireLocalStateChangeResult@01A30268:(BUGBUG: Whidbey link
progress, 0x0001)
[08:44:21.798] Zone_SDrive SDriveLifetime::OnLogonResult
(0x81000306)
[08:44:21.798] Zone_SDrive SDriveLifetime::OnServiceLogoff
[08:44:21.798] Zone_SDrive Buddy's not online - Cannot get root
paths

Does this kind of log info help?


"Bill Frisbee" <wfrisbee@comcastx.com> wrote in message
news:0F33071A-A610-4264-88C6-1A0DDB457CB9@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> David,
>
> Can you be more specific with the error? Is there anything in the event
> log?
>
> Bill F.
>
> "David McGown" <dmcgown(nospam)@apriso.com> wrote in message
> news:9DF2DE6F-2644-43A0-BCEC-C6421ED2DDE1@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> I've installed Vista (Build 6000) and Windows Live Messenger (Build
>> 8.0.0812) and cannot get Messenger to sign in. It gives the same error
>> every time - 81000306. This is a fresh & clean Vista install and the
>> local firewall is disabled but there is a firewall on our router. Since
>> all of our XP SP2 users have no problem with the same version of
>> Messenger, I am guessing that there is something different about the way
>> Vista works with our router. My IT guy is reluctant to change anything at
>> this stage unless I can make specific requests about what needs to
>> change.
>>
>> Any ideas what to change that might fix this? Is this a known
>> incompatibility with Vista and Messenger?
>>
>> Thanks.[/color]
>[/color]