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O.P. MSN eror code:80004005
a friend of mine gets this eror code for only one mail in WLM.other mails are working fine
He used smiley central before ı unsitalled it no solution
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RE: MSN eror code:80004005
http://stiggy.be/msn/index.php/Error_Codes%287%29
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Thanks for the help.
I will try and post results on here tomorrow..
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RE: MSN eror code:80004005
try this
http://messengersays.spaces.msn.com/
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A few people are getting a funny little error when they try to sign in to Messenger. It seems to be happening most often to those who have been upgrading regularly, something is getting mixed when you've had various versions on the same computer.



No fear! It's SO not a big deal - just follow the steps below, provided by our support team (don't you with there was a support team to solve every error in life? )

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If you are encountering error 80004005  when signing in, please try the following:



I. Verify if you have the latest version of Windows Live Messenger by clicking on Help-->About Messenger and reading the Build number. You should see "Build  8.0.0792.00"



II. If you see any other number listed there, install the latest version of Messenger from http://get.live.com/messenger/overview .



III. Attempt to sign into Messenger again.



If you are still unable to sign in:



IV. Change Windows Explorer settings



a. Right click on the "Start" button and choose "Explore"  from the short-cut menu to

open the "Windows Explorer" window. 



b. In the "Windows Explorer" window , click on the "Tools" menu followed by "Folder Options". Click on the "View" tab. In the Advanced settings list, check"Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck the option "Hide extensions for known file types" under Hidden files and folders. Click on "OK" to close the "Folder Options" window.



c. In the "Windows Explorer" window, click on the "View" menu followed by "Explorer bar" and ensure that the "Folders" option is checked. This will ensure that you are able to see the folder list on the left side of the Windows Explorer window.



V. Delete the Contacts Cache folder by following the steps below:

a. Right click on the "Start" button, choose "Explore"  from the short-cut menu to open the "Windows Explorer" window.



b. In the "Windows Explorer" window, goto the Folder list on the left pane and navigate to the folder C:\Documents and Settings\<Your Windows logon name>\Contacts\<Your Messenger email address>  where <Windows Logon name> is the login name you use to sign into windows and <Your Messenger email address> is the address that you use to sign into Messenger



c.  Delete all the files that are within the <Your Messenger email address> folder.



d. Right click on the "Start" button, choose "Explore"  from the short-cut menuto open the "Windows Explorer" window.



e. In the "Windows Explorer" window, goto the Folder list on the left pane and navigate to the folder C:\Documents and Settings\<Your Windows logon name>\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Live Contacts\<Your Messenger email address>  where <Windows Logon name> is the login name you use to sign into windows and <Your Messenger email address> is the address that you use to sign into Messenger.



f. Delete the "real" and the "shadow" folders that are within the <Your Messenger email address> folder.           

VI. Sign into Messenger again.



VII. If the problem persists please contact Windows Live Messenger support at http://support.live.com.


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