I downloaded the latest Windows Live Messenger yesterday afternoon (06/03/10) after 3 days of MSN Live and MSN Plus Live troubleshooting. Everything was kind of working until last night. "Kind of means:" I was able to log in to MSN Live Messenger with Plus, and no contacts list, but I managed.
This morning when I open up MSN Live I see the list of accounts on the drop down, when I click on Sign In, nothing really happens.
If I go to HELP/About Messenger nothing comes up.
If I go to HELP/Service Status it takes me to their web page.
When I go to TOOLS/Options/Connection/Advance Settings and Tet on TCP I get Connected, verifying ability to send data now...Success, you can connect to the Windows Live Messenger service.
Note: TOOLS/Options/Personal and other options are disabled.
The last 3 days I have been troubleshooting the following:
1- No Contact list.
2- MPLive was not coming up after installed.
3- No Custome Emoticones
I resolved #2, then I wanted to go back and fix #1. I followed some instructions I found on this webpage (Can't remember the thread, but it was one I had to download ZapMessenger and follow some manual steps deleting files from different paths, etc.)
I am logged in as ADMINISTRATOR, I have uninstalled and installed MSN Live and Plus about 15 times.
When I log in from another laptop or desktop, everything is just fine. I get contacts and Plus.
I think it has to do with some registry files I might have deleted yesterday, but really don't know which ones or how to manually do it and put them back.
I had disabled my anti-virus and firewall to make sure nothing is blocking it.
I have no SmileyCentral, blah, blah... I took care of this 2 days ago.
After 3 days, I am really giving up on this, but I need MSN to communicate with Clients and Family. I have read (I think) every possible thread on this website that I could find about this and other issues and I just want a solution...even if you send me to another thread I haven't read...but 3 days of reading, unintalling, installing, restarting are enough. (Sorry, I had to get it out of my system
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