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Wlm- 8.0.0863.00

Whenever i change my nick, it reverts back to Nickname--__Days -__Hours.
This either happens while chatting or when signing in again.
I really need some help for it.

Edit; WLM-8.0.689

Tried uninstalling apatch yet ? Mabbe that is causing the problem ??

Try removing all the patches and check .... still not fixed the uninstall wlm, reboot and install wlm and check

no changes yet. Any other help??

Server issues? WLM has a lot ATM.

I even tried msn messenger 7.5, but the same problem continued. Even tried logging in through another pc. But that does not help too.

What plugins do you have installed ?

Did you try uninstalling wlm and plus, restarting then installing them again ?

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Originally posted by John Anderton
What plugins do you have installed ?

Did you try uninstalling wlm and plus, restarting then installing them again ?

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See my 1st post. It says I use Windows Live Messenger, so in any case i cant use Plus!.
And in my 2nd post  i confirmed that i had done reinstalling WLM.
Also note- now dont tell me to try Msn Messenger 7.5, ive tried it(and its in my 3rd post.

No other help . Am i helpless. None of you can solve my problem.

WLM tends to do that. I get namechanges too from time to time...

I can't guarantee the following will work (seems to solve crashes too so who knows)...but this will totally clean out the listcache:

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Originally posted by Microsoft e-mail to another member

1. Delete the Listcache.dat file for all accounts that sign in to Windows Live Messenger on the computer:

a. Click Start and Run and type in CMD and hit Enter
b. At the command prompt, type CD\ and then press ENTER.
c. At the command prompt, type CD %appdata%\microsoft and then press ENTER.
d. At the command prompt, type CD "MSN MESSENGER" and then press ENTER.
e. At the command prompt, type DEL /s ListCache.dat and then press ENTER.

2. Delete the Windows Live Messenger Contacts Cache. Please note that you will lose your nickname settings when you perform this operation.

a. Sign out of Windows Live Messenger
b. Click Start and Run and type in:

%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Messenger\ and hit Enter

c. This will open a new Windows Explorer window
d. In the window that opens double click on your Windows Live Messenger ID.
e. Double click on the Contacts folder.
f. Delete the two folders you see inside the Contacts folder.

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Besides this i can only advice a fresh install of WLM..meaning:
- Uninstall
- reboot
- remove folder in program files folder pointing to it
- remove C:\Documents and Settings\<accountname>\Application Data\Microsoft\MSN Messenger\MSN ID Number
- reinstall

Good Luck! Post back if it helped...

Thanks for the Reply Sunshine.

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Originally posted by Sunshine
WLM tends to do that. I get namechanges too from time to time...

I can't guarantee the following will work (seems to solve crashes too so who knows)...but this will totally clean out the listcache:

quote:

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Originally posted by Microsoft e-mail to another member

1. Delete the Listcache.dat file for all accounts that sign in to Windows Live Messenger on the computer:

a. Click Start and Run and type in CMD and hit Enter
b. At the command prompt, type CD\ and then press ENTER.
c. At the command prompt, type CD %appdata%\microsoft and then press ENTER.
d. At the command prompt, type CD "MSN MESSENGER" and then press ENTER.
e. At the command prompt, type DEL /s ListCache.dat and then press ENTER.

2. Delete the Windows Live Messenger Contacts Cache. Please note that you will lose your nickname settings when you perform this operation.

a. Sign out of Windows Live Messenger
b. Click Start and Run and type in:

%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Messenger\ and hit Enter

c. This will open a new Windows Explorer window
d. In the window that opens double click on your Windows Live Messenger ID.
e. Double click on the Contacts folder.
f. Delete the two folders you see inside the Contacts folder.

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This Does not works.

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Originally posted by Sunshine
Besides this i can only advice a fresh install of WLM..meaning:
- Uninstall
- reboot
- remove folder in program files folder pointing to it
- remove C:\Documents and Settings\<accountname>\Application Data\Microsoft\MSN Messenger\MSN ID Number
- reinstall

Good Luck! Post back if it helped...

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Maybe it worked. Let me see if it happens again or not.


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Edit: My Nickname is back to Nickname-- __Days - __ Hours.

You're only using WLM right? No add-ons, patches, scripts etc.?

If the answer to that is yes then there's one thing left to do, contact Microsoft about it at http://feedback.live.com

PLease post back their solution (if they have a working one).