hello. this isnt a serious problem but irritating all the same.

one of my contacts on messenger has changed his contact name. all my other contacts can see this change but not me. i see all my other contact's name changes but not his, but he insists his messenger doesnt have a problem. any ideas?

Check if you have a nickname set for the contact. Right click on his name in the contact list.

If "Edit nickname" is in the menu, then you have set a nickname for him. Press "Edit nickname" and then clear the textbox and press Enter.

Otherwise you will see "Add a nickname" in the menu. If you see this, then you don't have a nickname set for him and this is not the cause of the problem.

Would this work?  I've no idea personally, but it seems to be around the same area as this topic.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Fix

Delete you handshaking policy cache:
Exit Messenger completely (this means right clicking the Messenger tray icon and choosing Exit).


Open your registry editor (Start > Run > regedit.exe) and navigate to:
   for Messenger 8.0: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger
   for Messenger 8.1: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Live\Communications Client


Once there, you must remove the following subkeys:
   for Messenger 8.0: Policies
   for Messenger 8.1: Shared


Close your registry editor and restart Messenger.

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deAd- thank you.

i honestly never remember setting a nickname as i dont use them! i must have been drunk at the time! anyway sorted now. thanks again.