Error Code 0x80041004

Anonymous
2010-06-11T22:22:57+00:00

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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Anonymous
2015-12-02T01:09:36+00:00

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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Anonymous
2015-12-02T08:57:30+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2015-11-30T18:12:33+00:00

    Thanks for the heads up. It's so ridiculous how fast Microsoft phases out an operating system that really is a nice one.... I loved XP and wouldn't upgrade till after I learned about how much better 7 was than it's predecessor Vista. Haven't had much time with it before it's being phased out.... sad... I'm reluctant to go to 10 and 8 is an absolute yuck....

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-11-30T05:05:18+00:00

    Unfortunately, restoring my computer using a backup I'd done early this month hasn't solved the issue. I suspect it's on Microsoft end since our other computers are having same problem now too. Thing I hate about restores... have no memory of what was on them.... just lost all the work I've done this month since I thought it was there in the backup... apparently not.... and for what... cuz Microsoft is making some change on their end? As good a guess as any I suppose... would be nice if there was some announcement before hand.... maybe I didn't get the memo.

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