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Strange random characters being added to my display name (Personalised Status)
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snootchies
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O.P. Strange random characters being added to my display name (Personalised Status)
I have a few custom presets made for my personalised status, some with auto responders.

Sometimes, I set myself to away/busy etc, and when I come back to my PC, I find my display name has had characters added to it.

Usually P or ', but many others. The longer I leave it, the more characters are added.

Im using Live 8.5 with Plus 4.50. It also did this with the previous version too (4.23 I think).

I thought it was a bug which would be sorted on upgrade, but seems not.

Any ideas?

Thanks :)
01-17-2008 08:47 PM
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RE: Strange random characters being added to my display name (Personalised Status)
Do you have any scripts installed, if so which ones?
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01-17-2008 09:30 PM
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RE: Strange random characters being added to my display name (Personalised Status)
This has been reported by trini and some other people a few times. I am not sure why this occurs but I am 99% sure that disabling the roaming option of Messenger (Messenger Options>General>"Use same display picture and personal message everywhere I sign in" solves it (you do not need that option enabled if you do not use any other computer to sign-in Messenger)
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Usually P or ', but many others.
I found Trini's thread and surprisingly they are exactly same characters as you said:
[Image: status1fe2.png]

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01-17-2008 09:39 PM
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O.P. RE: Strange random characters being added to my display name (Personalised Status)
Thanks for that! I'll give it a whirl :)
01-22-2008 11:04 AM
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