hi, first of all i'm sorry for topic hijacking and necroposting
(but my error is quite similar.)
secondly, i searched both manually and using search function ("tab black" was invalid coz of 3 char word, "tabs black" gave this topic)
the difference is that im using a clean msn with no addons (no "Clean Messneger" but a clean Messenger
), so its not the skin. my tabs sidebar is completely black, i cannot see anything except the presence icons. when mouse is moved over the tabs, the names are appear in the "popup" text or idk how to call that (the thing that usually used to contain short help or hints). the problem is totally independent of windows minimizing, other apps running, et c., it always occurs when 2 or more taps are open. also independent on tabs placing (left or top), tabs size.
any solution, patch is known?
(xp sp2 hungarian, updated. latest live and latest plus. vista inspirat skinpack for the windows but i guess its not that coz afair i had the problem even before it was installed, since the very moment i installed plus.)