Shoutbox

Im using Messenger 6.1 and Messenger Plus! 2.54.74 on Windows XP.
Windows XP, Messenger and Messenger Plus is installed from Ghost file.

Logging preference.
Save files with ANSI/MBCS character set
Log Instant messages by default
Enable Event Logging
Save events to file [myloc/Events log.txt]
Create a directory each month for every file [myloc]
Archive the following logs:
Events
Instant messages

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I'm not sure if it's a bug or just a thing that has been unnoticed and i also couldn't find any reference to that topic.

My problem is with continuing logging after clean install of the machine.

I clear (fdisk) my machine each month. Now installing fresh copy of messenger and messenger plus, referencing to the same logging location messenger plus clears my previous log starts and starts with clear file. So, if i've been logging my instant messages with a client N (file size about 200kb) and installing new windows, messenger and messenger plus, next time i start my conversation with client N, the log file is created again and previous conversation is cleared.

Thanks in advance.

Well, it sounds like you're formatting your machine, which deletes ALL data on your machine. So, if you want to save it, back it up.

Also, if this is what you've done (just in case, I love back-up explanations), then really, there's no way to make it stop making a new one, to my knowledge, which is extremely limited. Just save your old ones.

Every month, Messenger Plus! archives your log. It creates a sub-directory where it moves your old logs. If this doesn't solve your problem, can you tell us when exactly you notice your logs disappear?

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Originally posted by Patchou
If this doesn't solve your problem, can you tell us when exactly you notice your logs disappear?

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Well, from his message I can tell they dissapear as soon as he talks to that person and Plus resets the log.

Sry for the late reply.

Ok, I'll try to explain the whole thing.

My laptop has 3 partitions on 60GB harddrive.
C for system and programs
D for documents, logs, webserver, desingworks
E for media- video and audio. (disregard this one)

On D i store all my MSN Messenger received files, Messenger Plus logs. It stores shatlogs on monthly basis on catalogues by user email address as file name.

I fdisk my C drive every month, but not regulary (i.e. every 5th of each month) but as I feel the "need" to do so.
Lets say, that today i fdisk my C drive again. Get the system back from Ghost file. So everything is as should and ready to "shoot".


Now i log into messenger (as a remark lets assume that i already have a chatlog [this was before i fdisk'd my machine] with user emailaddress someone@hotmail.com. chatlog is around 200Kb, lets assume i talk with the person every day).
Now im logged in, and i say to the person (someone@hotmail.com) "Hi".
Now, heres the problem - messenger plus clears the previous contents of the file (the 200Kb file) and replaces the whole content of the file as "Hi".

Is my explaination understandable?

thanks.

Did you check after the fdisk if the chatlog was in there in the first place before you started MsgPlus! and Messenger?