Gaming Windows live messenger help

[moozxy]

Starting last night sometime I couldn't log into messenger and I just thought the whole service was down like it does someimes.
But on my sisters pc she could get on fine.
When I click repair on the message it says my browser cannot connect to the internet... Except I'm online typing this now lol

Any solutions?

 

[DarkRey]

Super______FASTTTT solution for you!!!!!!!
already had this problem.
try uninstalling Windows live messenger and then get the latest version and install it.


p.s
what version are you using? any betas?

 

[moozxy]

Gah ok lol, I'll do that I guess.
I was using ver 8.5

 

[DarkRey]

The latest one should be version 9 (dunno if it was a beta), i think

 

[Prime]

The latest version is 8.5.1302 but there is version 9 out in beta which is looking very, very nice.

Go here for different versions of msn messenger

 

[DarkRey]

dunno why but today to most of the topics that im replying are about installing and unistalling.
XD

 

[moozxy]

It didn't work lol

 

[DarkRey]

The latest version is 8.5.1302 but there is version 9 out in beta which is looking very, very nice.

Go here for different versions of msn messenger

okey

again

uninstall the messenger and restart the pc.
download windows messenger beta 9 from that link and install it
then restart the pc again

and if it works say cheese if it doesn't smash ur pc!!

have a happy smashing day

when u have uninstalled messenger, go to the place where u previously installed it and see if there are any files/folders related to it, if there are kill them all!!

 

[moozxy]

Still no workey

I'm about to smash my laptop now.. that better work.

 

[Kyusuke]

You have to delete something, something from your temp cache that's causing MSN to not work. Delete everything in your temporary internet files folder or the files in your temp folder on your local settings and it should work. Happened to me, pretty sure it's something in either those two folders that's causing a confliction.

EDIT: MSN, or Windows Live, whatever it's called. I'm still using MSN 7.5 (tweaked to work with XP) so I still refer to it as MSN.

 

[Trolly]

MSN's pretty temperamental. When you go to repair in Windows Live Messenger, which component(s) have red x's next to them?
Could just be a connection problem.

 

[moozxy]

Still didn't work :/
I just downloaded and installed pidgin and that works.. I think I'll just use this lol can't be bothered to try and fix live messenger.

 

[DarkRey]

last but not least idea!! this is a BIG one!!
format the entire hard drive and reinstall windows xp pirated version.

then download messenger and install it

 

[Kyusuke]

Still didn't work :/
I just downloaded and installed pidgin and that works.. I think I'll just use this lol can't be bothered to try and fix live messenger.

Did you take on board what I said or did you only do Trolly's suggestion? I'll repeat again, it's most likely a confliction in your temp folders, clear them and MSN will be fine.

DarkRey, even I wouldn't go as far as formating the entire drive for just one minor problem.

 

[moozxy]

Ye I cleared the temp folders and it still didn't work.

 

[Prime]

Maybe open some ports?

 

[Kyusuke]

What was the error code given when you attempt to log in?