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Originally posted by asairel
hmm is it deleting it in C:\programs files\MSN Messenger is different to deleting it to control panel > add/remove > WLM & WLM sign in assitant?
Yes, absolutely...
There is a massive difference between
uninstalling an application and just
removing the files from the main installation directory.
In most cases an application installs far more things then just some files in some directory under "program files".
Removing the files under "program files" is something you should never do when you want to uninstall an application. You should always uninstall the application by going to 'add/remove programs'.
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Originally posted by asairel
i totally deleted all to clean it..
So this is not the proper way to 'clean' it, and it may even render certain applications useless. Fortunatly, for Messenger this isn't the case and you will be able to reinstall Messenger again without any problems. But remember that this is not always the case for other applications.
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Originally posted by asairel
you think something good will came up?
No....
In most cases, simply reinstalling Messenger will not solve anything at all. After installing everything of Messenger will still be the same as it was before.
Reinstalling Messenger will only fix something when some registry settings were deleted or when some program files got corrupted due to patching or something.
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Originally posted by asairel
nothing happens.. i was expecting my avatar will get lost and its still there.. this is getting so frustrating... 
There is a new option in Windows Live Messenger which saves your avatar to the MSN servers so that you will always have the same avatar no matter from where you log in. So, this might not have been the best example to show that nothing happened, as it can be quite normal.
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if this didn't work:
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Originally posted by MattyRid
or you could try CookieRevised's reply to Windows Live Messenger BIG PROBLEM!. It's probably your best bet, but beware, following that solution means you may lose data (E.g Custom Emoticons).
Then the only thing you can do is check your firewall settings or other 3rd party internet security software you have which might prevent proper connection to MSN. If it still doesn't work after that, contact Microsoft and report the problem:
http://support.live.com/eform.aspx?productKey=wlmessenger
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