Alrighty, Well i was going to open up my Windows Live messenger the other day and this came up :

C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msnmsgr.exe

This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

I have reinstalled it about 5 times now I've completely deleted it and redownloaded it. I have virus scanned and nothing.

Can anyone help me fix this problem.

Any other add-ons, such as Smiley Central or SweetIM ?

Nope.

download dependency walker, open c:\program files\msn messenger\msnmsgr.exe, and tell us if anything in the top left column has a yellow question mark beside it.

Umm, if you have been redownloading it then you would/should be downloading WLM 8.5, and the WLM 8.5 executable is not located in that directory at all.
Default: C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe

Ok Volv Imma try that right now.

Well i delete all of 8.1 and downloaded 8.5 and during the installition i go this

There was a problem with this installation. Windows live suite was not installed.

System error details Code: 0x800736b1
Descripition: This application has failed because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the app may fix this problem.

What are your computer specs? Someone else had the same problem because their computer wasn't good enough.

You can find your computer specs by right clicking My Computer > Properties then everything under 'Computer'.

Hmm... well i had been useing windows live messenger 8.1 for about 3 months no problems. then once i updated it wouldn't load. And it also doesnt let me download 8.1 again.

Ok, well answer my question in the post before, then I can try and help.

I've got the same problem as well. Can anyone help? My processor is 1.73GHz, 1.24GB of RAM. thanks

Try completely removing WLM and all related data by following this guide carefully.

Doesn't say.