Trebor:I have exactly the same problem-  worked great BEFORE the 041 patch, disconnects within seconds of the first game screen appearing AFTER the patch.   I used a stopwatch and timed it several times this weekend and found that approximately 50 seconds after the login screen appears, (the one where you enter your username, password and pin), I ...

has any1 found an answer to this problem yet? or that could give me some ideas on how to fix it?

ok go into my computer. right-click ur C drive or ur main hard drive and click properties.click the tab that says tools and click defragment now. and the rest is pretty easy. hope it works!

um what do u mean??? u go to maplestory.nexon.net click game download, scroll down and click ''download Manual Patch'' its a red button on the left

i just got a new laptop with vista home basic and it works perfectly fine. all i did was install it and play.

can any1 tell me what is wrong plzz???

mateosama the cars from target definitly work i bought one just recently logged on and put in the number then went on MS and used it =D

when i go in to play MS i login, click world and channel and when i click on my character it logs in i see the screen for like 2 seconds and it exits the game. Can any1 help me plz?