Shoutbox

Hello

Well, first of all I don't know if this is a problem with Plus, with Messenger itself, with NET Passport (this is my guess) or with my e-mails.

This is the deal, if someone add my e-mail contact to Messenger, it doesn't happen anything, I can't accept it. I need to accept all the contacts, they can't add me.

I don't use any hotmail address. Some time ago I used a lot gmail accounts and I didn't have any problems. Then I bought an host and I've been using ever since. I think for a year now I've been having this problem. Since I can't guess people are adding me (I don't really exchanges Messenger contacts), but a few months I noticed that.

Now I think it's a Net Passport, since I need to register there to use the non hotmail account, cause now I registered a new email, a Gmail one and it's having the same problem, people can't add me.

Maybe I should first uninstall Plus and annoy again a contact or too to try to add me and then I can see if it's a Plus or Messenger problem. But anyway, anyone has this problem ? The ones who don't use hotmail accounts? Or is this resolved somewhere?

Thank you in advance and sorry for the trouble.

I don't see how this can be a Messenger Plus! issue though...

Anyways, first make sure in Windows Live Messenger that the option is checked to show the "contact has added you" popup:



Though, if that option isn't ticked, people should normally be able to add you immediatly.

This more sounds like an issue with Messenger itself.

PS: yes, before you are able to use your non-MS email in Messenger, you need to register it to be a .NET Passport or Windows Live ID. If you don't do that, you can't change your screen name (and 'not-registered' will be displayed).