Make also sure you have enabled all the options in the dropdown options menu in the Event Viewer itself.
In the Event Viewer window:
Options >
Show General Information
Show Personal Messages
Show Current Media
And make sure you haven't filtered out some contacts:
menu: 'Plus!' > item: 'Preferences & Options' > tab: 'Messenger' > left tab: 'Event Logging' > title: 'Event Viewer' > button: 'Filter by Contacts'
Other than that, it should show contacts coming online...
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Originally posted by eric1234
and before you ask, i do have the "display alerts when contacts come online "
That is a Messenger-option to show so called "toasts" (those popups in the bottom right corner). It has got nothing todo with the Event Viewer.
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Originally posted by eric1234
AND have a special event notification for all contacts on Messenger Plus with both sound and pop up.
Is also not related to the Event Viewer. It is again a feature to show "toasts" (or play a sound).
The "toast" notifications (or "alerts" as Messenger calls them) don't have anything todo with the Event Viewer (other than that they both can show the same information, but in a different way).
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