Monday, January 20, 2014

Steps To Check If Someone Is Blocking You On Msn

As well all know, Windows Live Messenger is an instant messaging service developed by Microsoft, which allows the users to chat with others. Some of the features included in Windows Live Messenger are an album viewer, social networks integration, games, as well as the options to allow offline messaging. Earlier this service was termed as MSN messenger, and later on it was replaced as the current Windows Live Messenger. Windows live chat support provides ample assistance in fixing the issues related to this online messaging application.

In this application, the user can register for a free account, download the chat software, and then add others to the contact list. The best option about Windows Live Messenger is that here, you can block other users from contacting you through the chat service. Although you would not be able to check if someone else has blocked you in Windows Live Messenger, you can try the following instructions to view this information.

  • One of the best ways is to check if the other person has blocked you is to ask that user to confirm if he/she is currently signed on. This is because if the person is online and still you cannot view him/her in your contact list, chances are more that the person would have blocked you.
  • According to the technicians at the Windows Live chat support, another option is to add the person as a contact on another Windows Live account, without letting the person know about it. Now, you can check if the person is signed on, and if you are able to view him/her in your new contact list. Now, sign in using your old account, and if you are not able to view the person in your contacts list there, it simply means that you have been blocked by him/her.
  • You can also rely on any Windows Live groups to which you both have been added. Here, you would be able to view the status of the person i.e. if he/she is online or not. Now, if you are not able to view the same person in your personal contact list, chances are high that you have been blocked by the person.

These are some of the tips that you can consider while checking if you have been blocked by someone in Windows Live Messenger service. For more assistance, feel free to contact our technical support team.

Monday, January 13, 2014

How To Remove The Ask Toolbar From Your PC

Ask toolbar is a browser extension program that is used mainly for providing the users with search results from the popular search engine Ask.com. However, the site does monitor your search traffic using the toolbar and will use the results for displaying ads from the site. Most of the users will find it rather intimidating and would like to remove the toolbar from their system. Follow the simple instructions given below for removing the Ask toolbar from your computer.

Instructions To Remove Ask Toolbar From IE

  • Open the Internet Explorer web browser by double clicking on its desktop shortcut icon and then click on the Tools tab found in the top of the application window just below the address bar. 
  • Click on the option named Manage Add-ons and the select the option named Toolbars and Extensions option for viewing all the toolbars and extensions added to the Internet Explorer web browser. 
  • Look for the Ask toolbar in the list and uninstall everything related to the program for making the Ask toolbar removal process complete. 
  • Now select the Search Providers option in the window and set the search engine of your choice as the default search engine of the browser. 
Instructions To Remove Ask Toolbar From Firefox
  • Open the Firefox web browser by clicking on its tab found under the Programs tab in the Start menu. 
  • Click on the Tools menu found in the menu bar and then select the Add-on option for viewing all the add-ons installed with the web browser. 
  • Click on the option named Extensions and look for the Ask toolbar extension in the list populated, then click on it to select the toolbar. 
  • Right click on the toolbar and then select the option Uninstall so that the users will be able to uninstall the toolbar from their computer. 
  • Now move to the Tools menu and then select the Options tab for setting the homepage of the browser back to its default web page or you can set another page of your choice manually in the text box provided for entering it. 
  • Restart the web browser for making the changes complete and for completing the Ask toolbar removal. 
If you follow the simple instructions given above, you will be able to easily remove all the contents related to the Ask toolbar.