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Hi everyone
Since yesterday, Hotmail has been very slow in loading and even if one page loads, the next doesn't. In addition, Windows Live Messenger stopped working, with the error code 81000306 (most recent, its always changing).

For Hotmail:
It says Done even though there is just a blank white screen. Sometimes, the sign in page loads, but I am unable to sign in. I tried using IE, and I got to the MSN Today Page, but not past that.

For Messenger:
Error Code given is always changing. The most recent one is 81000306.
There are no problems with basic connectivity tests

Also, I recently uninstalled a few programs and removed some processes from the startup. Thinking that this might have triggered the problem, I restored the computer to 2 days ago, but even though all the programs were back and the processes started like before, it didn't help.

AVG 8.0 isn't detecting anything. I use Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14, but also have IE 6.0
I am running Windows XP Home, 768 MB RAM, 80GB Hard Drive with a 2.8Ghz processor.

I have tried deleting cookies (through Ctrl+Shift+Del) but it doesnt really help.

I would appreciate any help.
Thanks in advance.