Shoutbox

OK guys. Please try the following and tell me what happens at what step:

1. Import the script. Should be pretty straightforward.
   
2. For each Windows Live ID that you are currently signed in with, a prompt should appear asking: "Would you like to enable PrefsBackup for the Windows Live ID abc@xyz.com? [Yes] [No]".
   
   
   
3. After you chose Yes, a dialog should come up telling you about the risks and responsibilities of running a beta. At the same time, a Changelog window should open in a notepad.
   
   
   
4. Now, nothing more happens automatically. To start a first backup, open your Messenger contact list.
   
5. There, click the Scripts icon to bring the menu up.
   
6. Choose PrefsBackup > Backup preferences...
   
7. If this is the first time you do this for this Live ID, a window should come up asking you to enter the following:
   • A new password
     
   • Its confirmation
     
   • An e-mail address of yours in case you forget your fresh password
     
   • Its confirmation
     
   • And one of those invite codes.
   You will not be able to click on the [Save] button unless all confirmations are correct and the invite code is syntactically correct.
   
   
   
8. Now click on the [Save] button and wait.
   
9. If everything went fine, you will get a notification like "Signed in. Now choose Backup or Restore.", and the window will close. If not, you will get a notification like "The invite code is invalid.", and the window will stay open so you can enter a different code.
   
10. However, if it was NOT the first time you used that Windows Live ID with PrefsBackup, you get a different window, which asks you only for your current password (and provides you a link in case you actually forgot it).
    
    
    
11. Now that you are signed in, retry to open the Scripts menu and choose again PrefsBackup > Backup preferences...
    
12. If everything goes fine, you will get a notification some seconds later, saying like "Backup successful.", and you're done for now.
    

To perform a restore of your backed-up preferences, try the following:

1. Open the Messenger contact list.
   
2. Click the Scripts icon, and choose PrefsBackup > Restore preferences...
   
3. If you are not signed in yet, enter your password as described above.
   
4. If you didn't perform any backup for this Windows Live ID yet, you can't restore anything and you will get a notification about that.
   
   
   
5. Else, you will see a prompt informing you about the need to restart Messenger after the preferences have been restored. Choose [Yes] to continue.
   
   
   
6. Now the preferences will be written back into your current Messenger Plus! settings profile. This should take less than a second.
   
7. Finally, confirm to restart Messenger to complete the restore process.
   

The bug about paths getting restored with double backslashes is confirmed. Paths shouldn't be restored at all, as mostly the different PCs have different paths. I will remove paths in the next version.