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Error Code 0x80041004
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Today I started getting network error code 0x80041004 while trying to play internet checkers. What is this error code and how do I fix it?
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Problem solved. Yeay, I can now play Internet backgammon after days of torture. I use Win 7. Clear the SSL State by following these steps.
a. Press the Windows Key and the R key simultaneously to get the Run prompt.
b. In the Run prompt, type inetcpl.cpl and press enter.
c. In the Internet Properties window, click on the Content tab.
d. Click on Clear SSL State.
Go to this link: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-gaming/new-81-user-and-cant-connect-to-my-online-games/008c9889-3b42-44a6-b47e-b66a8003effe
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I appreciate your suggestion - which may be helpful in a corrupted SSL state.
But in the current case, error 0x80041004 was just a simple game server connection issue. I was notified this morning about the posts given above. My short test on a Windows 7 production machine shows, that MS Internet games are working again - whitout any further interaction - a kind of voodoo. Or some Microsoft supporter hit the reset button on a game server ;-) - cheers.
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2015-12-08T05:11:40+00:00 The cause is rather simple: when you get this ERROR CODE (0x80041004) after 20-30 seconds of waiting, it simply means that the server is NOT responding because IT IS OFFLINE/DOWN.
Try playing the games from ANOTHER PC and if you get the error code, it should reassure you that this IS the case!!!
PERIOD! Case closed!....
No SSL clearing, no firewall rule editing, no Internet "Adance" exception In Internet Zone (where does this solution comes from! Geeeee.....!!!) will fix this issue. You can try bamboozling any stupid solution that you believe will make you become the wizard of Oz but THERE IS NOTHING TO DO BUT WAIT...
Go play solitaire or better yet: get your lazy a** off your couch and go swim at the municipal pool or play volleyball with others. SOCIALIZE damn it! Who knows, you might like it! :-)
It's a shame that Microsoft is also too "unconcerned" to issue an update that could soooo easily fix this issue by advising the end-user that the server is down. Noooo... The're too much busy sending stupid critical updates to harass WindowsXP users that their support for this product has ended.... And you better BUY ANOTHER OS FAST to get THE MOST (YA right!) out of all the best thing they have to offer.... What a joke this company has become! When you start thinking of this, you realize what a no good scam company it now is!!! Anyway, my 2 cents!
At the time of writing this post, the games have been down for the past 2 days. I expect this to REMAIN FOR THE NEXT DAYS... Let's post back when the server is back up!!!
Also posted to this thread last week: I get this Error code: 0x80041004 when i try to play internet checkers
Happy Volleyball !
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Anonymous
2015-12-06T22:01:28+00:00 It´s just coincidence for sure. i never did any of all this "fixes" and the games started working again a couple of days ago after a week of connection error, but today they stopped working again. Don´t waste your time trying to fix anything.