Shoutbox

Hello all,

I have recently downloaded Messenger plus and the new msn 2008.

When I now change my display name, it changes in my main msn window where all of my contacts are, but when I start a conversation with somebody my display name has not changed and it is still my old one. The people who I am talking to are able to see my new name in the conversation window but I am not. Does anybody know why this might be and what I can do to change it?

I hope this makes sense and any questions just ask

Thanks x

Where is the wrong display name? In conversation windows' title, or in the Sent/Received messages section of the window? Or both?

Try deleting yourself from your contact list. I think you have added yourself.

If you are using an add-on which lets you create a custom "chat name" like StuffPlug then go into its options and disable that option.

Something simular happened to me the other week but it seemed to be ok once I turned my laptop off and on

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Originally posted by ahmetgns
Where is the wrong display name? In conversation windows' title, or in the Sent/Received messages section of the window? Or both?

Try deleting yourself from your contact list. I think you have added yourself.

If you are using an add-on which lets you create a custom "chat name" like StuffPlug then go into its options and disable that option.

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Thanks so much. Turned out I had myself added on msn lol!

Sorry for the interrupt, but what can go wrong if I have myself added on my contacts list?

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Originally posted by ficho01
Sorry for the interrupt, but what can go wrong if I have myself added on my contacts list?

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I don't know. However something strange happened to me also while testing this issue.

While I have been using my new name for two days, I added myself to my contact list and the old name I used two days ago appeared in my contact list. I signed out and resigned in, then the new name came back to my contact list. I think it is a problem with contacts cache not being updated for yourself because your new name info isn't sent to yourself from servers. Yet I think if you delete cache, such a problem won't occur (or if you delete cache, you won't be able to see your display name, you'll see only your e-mail address). These are just my guesses, not the truth.

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Originally posted by ahmetgns
I don't know. However something strange happened to me also while testing this issue.

While I have been using my new name for two days, I added myself to my contact list and the old name I used two days ago appeared in my contact list.

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The same thing I was talking about here.

So in the end, did you delete yourself?

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Originally posted by ficho01
he same thing I was talking about here.

So in the end, did you delete yourself?

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Yes, I did. I don't see any point to have myself in my  contact list.

If you have yourself and you don't consider deleting yourself and if you think that is the cause of your problem, then tick this Messenger option "Tools>Options>Security>"This is a shared computer, don't store my address book, personal message and display picture here". This will prevent your computer from storing contacts cache. Also you can untick this option Options>General>"Use the same personal message and display picture everywhere I sign-in"

I will wait for your good answers.

Adding yourself as a contact in WLM shouldn't incur a bug or any sort of problem, but the name won't update until you sign in and out again, or appear offline and go back to an online status. I'm guessing this means that when you add yourself, it creates a problem with the function in WLM that checks to see who is online.

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Originally posted by Kezzinator29
Adding yourself as a contact in WLM shouldn't incur a bug or any sort of problem, but the name won't update until you sign in and out again, or appear offline and go back to an online status.

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I didn't have this problem. My nickname and PSM updated immediatly when I changed it.

@ahmetgns - Deleted myself and ticked/unticked those options.