For those who fail to sign into MSN Live, you might want to try these but I cannot guarantee if it would work. Do it at your own risk.

1. Open the file – C:WindowsSystem32Driversetchosts
2. Append these 2 lines to the bottom:
65.54.239.80 messenger.hotmail.com
65.54.239.80 dp.msnmessenger.akadns.net
3. Save and close the file

Note: Make sure you do not change the file format, not even to “.txt”.

Anyway, I have come across this article saying “MSN Chat will no longer be offered on or after October 18th” from http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Shuts-Down-MSN-Chat-34560.shtml. Seriously I would prefer the older versions of the MSN since MSN Live seems to take up more system resource.