unable access my participation connect

Still not able to get into the Connect site, other than the top level pages, was able to do so on Wednesday, but yesterday and today, it seems to be broken. It says there's a problem with the site, but how can this be, for 2 days?
It tries to log in 3 times and gives up..
Nick
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Try again and keep trying - there have been a few problems with the sudden rush of people accessing Connect :o)
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Still not able to get into the Connect site, other than the top level pages, was able to do so on Wednesday, but yesterday and today, it seems to be broken. It says there's a problem with the site, but how can this be, for 2 days?
It tries to log in 3 times and gives up..
Nick
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I suspect Vista BETA 2 frenzy is the culprit. :-p E-mail mchelp@microsoft.com if you still can't get into your beta program. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Nicholas Bedworth, CTO, DigitalDirect" wrote in message

Still not able to get into the Connect site, other than the top level pages, was able to do so on Wednesday, but yesterday and today, it seems to be broken. It says there's a problem with the site, but how can this be, for 2 days?
It tries to log in 3 times and gives up..
Nick
Sign In to Microsoft Connect Help
The Microsoft Passport Network is unavailable from this site for one of the following reasons:
This site may be experiencing a problem. The site may not be a member of the Passport Network.
You can:
You can sign in or sign up at other sites on the Passport Network, or try again later at this site.
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New to Microsoft Connect?
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