Shoutbox

I'm not sure if anyone has found a definite solution for this, but after reading this thread (among other BBs) this is what worked for me:

1. Uninstall NVidia ForceWare Network Access Manager. If uninstalling through the default windows installer does not work, you can go to majorgeeks.com and download Total Uninstall. It's shareware, but will uninstall all of the registry keys/files associated with NFWNAM.

2. Restart.

3. Make sure you are NOT running a custom desktop theme. I was running a custom World of Warcraft desktop and changing it back to default Windows XP theme solved the problem.

I was able to get into Windows Live without moving the wldlog.dll file some sites suggest. I hope this works for all of you having problems!

Some notes: Most users with an ASUS M2N-SLI (Or any asus board with an NVIDIA chipset) are going to have the option to install the NFWNAM. Most people do because they do not know what it is/does. It has some sort of firewall built into it and this stops you from connection CORRECTLY to MSN. You CAN possibly fix it by moving your wldlog.dll (I suggest moving it somewhere safe like My Documents if you do decide to try this solution).

DO NOT DELETE THAT FILE.
That solution worked for me at first, but then I noticed that I couldn't add new contacts unless I was using Windows Messenger, eBuddy, or msn2go. Then once I was back on WLM, the cotact disappeared. Also, the wldlog.dll solution only works (for me) if you've been able to log into WLM before. If you've not logged in, this solution doesn't work.

I hope all of this information is helpful.