Funky colours bug. - Printable Version

Funky colours bug. - Printable Version

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Funky colours bug. by laurenz on 09-20-2008 at 10:07 AM

I've been using Messenger Plus! Live for quite some time now, but recently WLM 9 beta 2 got released.
I searched on the website of msgplus and it said it was 9.0 compatible. So I downloaded and installed WLM9 but to my surprise plus didn't work at all!
I reinstalled WLM8.5 but now all the Msgplus related windows get funny colours!

Obviously I tried reinstalling and it worked for a minute but then it got all funky again.

Here's a picture:

I use Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit. My computer is just 2 weeks old and I have never experienced any similar graphic bugs (except this one).

I hope someone can help!

RE: Funky colours bug. by Aardvark on 09-20-2008 at 10:19 AM

home.scarlet.be/~tsf54471/msn/delete_msn_wlm.reg
Run that, and possibly reinstall Plus! All should be fine.

EDIT: WARNING: This deletes all your settings for WLM, however keep in mind these settings can be easily set again.

RE: Funky colours bug. by Mnjul on 09-20-2008 at 10:30 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Aardvark
home.scarlet.be/~tsf54471/msn/delete_msn_wlm.reg
Run that, and possibly reinstall Plus! All should be fine.

The file deletes all your MSN Messenger / Windows Live related registry/settings, and while it's not recommended at all, it can of little help to laurenz

And laurenz, have you tried to change your Messenger theme color (and reopen the preferences) and see how such weird problem looked like with other colors?

RE: Funky colours bug. by Basilis on 09-20-2008 at 10:34 AM

I faced the same bug (I installed 9.0 and I had renamed the folder of 8.5 so I had them both) but after I changed color to red, it was fixed and it didn't occur again. Now I have uninstalled 9.0 so I don't think it will appear again.

RE: Funky colours bug. by Felu on 09-20-2008 at 10:34 AM

quote:
Originally posted by laurenz
I searched on the website of msgplus and it said it was 9.0 compatible. So I downloaded and installed WLM9 but to my surprise plus didn't work at all!

Messenger Plus! supports an earlier build of WLM 9

The latest build 9.14 is not compatible yet. Read Will Plus! be updated to work with the new 9 build? for more info

RE: Funky colours bug. by Aardvark on 09-20-2008 at 10:36 AM

I had this problem myself, and running Cookie's reg file is what fixed it. It seems that WLM 9 overrides WLM 8.5's settings, and when MP!L (as well as its installer) goes to check in the registry for WLM's existance, these entries added by WLM 9 make the colours obscure.

RE: Funky colours bug. by Felu on 09-20-2008 at 10:38 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Aardvark
I had this problem myself, and running Cookie's reg file is what fixed it.

Atleast you could have added a warning that it resets all your settings...

RE: Funky colours bug. by laurenz on 09-20-2008 at 02:54 PM

Changing the colour of WLM also fixed it. I never knew that MSG plus! adapted it's colour like WLM!

RE: Funky colours bug. by Patchou on 09-20-2008 at 03:55 PM

If you have this problem (caused by installed Messenger 9 and reinstalling Messenger 8), jut change the color in Messenger to whatever and change it back to your own color, that will sove it.