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KBAlertz.com: (839110) - Describes how to verify that the .NET Passport servers are online. If you are trying to play a game on Zone.com or if you are trying to play an online game of Age of Mythology, you must use .NET Passport services.

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You cannot sign in to Passport Network to play online games

Article ID:839110
Last Review:November 14, 2007
Revision:2.8

SYMPTOMS

When you try to sign in to a Microsoft Passport Network site such as Microsoft Zone.com, or when you try to sign in to a Passport Network site to play an online game of Microsoft Age of Mythology, you cannot sign in.

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CAUSE

This issue may occur if the Passport Network servers are offline.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, determine if there are any issues with the Passport Network servers. To do this, follow these steps:
1.Visit the following Microsoft Web site:
https://support.msn.com/networkstatus.aspx (https://support.msn.com/networkstatus.aspx)
2.Click Microsoft Passport Network.
If there are no issues with the Passport Network servers, try to play the game again. If you experience the same issue, there may be other reasons for the issue.

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to troubleshoot online games, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
819836 (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=819836/) Games: How to troubleshoot multiplayer issues

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Age of Mythology
•Microsoft Age of Mythology Gold
•Microsoft Age of Mythology: The Titans
•MSN Games

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Keywords: 
kbconfig kbprb KB839110

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