Shoutbox

*Deep breath*

Okay, about a week ago I was having trouble signing into MSN Messenger (I had 7.5 at the time, and I'd take it over Live any day). It wouldn't sign me in, kept giving me one of those number errors, and although I should have written down what error it was, I was stupid and didn't write it down. I went onto some websites and couldn't find anything that could explain exactly what had happened, but I did find something that said it was probably caused by the server.

A few annoying hours later, the problem solved itself. I was able to sign into MSN messenger. However, about 10 seconds after I signed in, MSN froze and would not unfreeze. I tried signing in several more times with absolutely no change in the result. As soon as the contact list came up, it would freeze. Then it would unfreeze again for about two seconds to let that stupid news window pop up, then freeze again.

I downloaded Live Plus, thinking it might be a problem with MSN 7.5 because it was so outdated. However, the same thing happened, and I can't figure out what it is.

I am able to sign into messenger through Windows Messenger. I am also able to use websites that allow people to sign in under their MSN emails. This tells me that it is probably not a problem with my email. I've also tried signing in under a different email, but it still freezes.

I have checked my firewall settings, checked my internet connection, and ran that useless service status thing on MSN. All appear to be fine. I've also tried re-installing Live several times, but that does not work.

I deleted the "Shared" registry key. This does not work; the key just reappears again. I also deleted the "Policies" registry key for MSN. It has not affected anything.

I've tried resetting my IP, which hasn't helped either. I scanned for viruses and spyware several times, and nothing I've removed has caused a change in the condition of the program.

I am using Windows XP. The MSN version is 8.1.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. If any more information is needed, I will give it. =]