Windows Live Messenger 8.0 sign in problem - no error code

[roadconnoisseur]

Since I rebooted my PC today, it's not possible anymore to sign in onto
Live Messenger 8.0.

What happens

> As soon as I click 'sign in', Messenger starts to connect (to my account #1), but keeps on flashing the icon, without actually connecting. It keeps on going - without any time out messages or error codes.

What I tried

> When I try to log in on webmessenger with account #1, it works.
> When I sign in with another account (let's call it account #2) on Live messenger, it works too!

Conclusion

> Seems as if WLM isn't corrupted.
> Seems as if my account isn't corrupted either.

Anyone any suggestions? I'm really stuck here...

Thanks in advance!

PJ

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

You may need to rebuild your client cache.

To do so, shut down Messenger, then clicking Start, then
Run, type:
%appdata%\Microsoft

Right-click the MSN Messenger folder and choose Delete. Then restart Messenger and see if
the problem has been corrected.

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"roadconnoisseur" <pieterjan...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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[JohnPaw]

Jonathan,

I saw your writing about cleaning the cache. That did not solve the problem.
I found out that it has occured after the last automatic updates. There were
about 12 of them, mostly small. But I cannot find out which one is the one
that causes the problem. Any additional suggestions?

Greetings,
JohnPaw

[jonathan...@gmail.com]

I'm having the same issue. I tried to delete the MSN folder as
suggested still not working. I also uninstalled and re-installed Live
Messenger with no luck! Please help!! I can log into the MSN web
messenger just fine.

[jonathan...@gmail.com]

I did a system restore to a previous date and Windows Live Messenger
still didn't sign in.
I then installed MSN messenger 7.5 and I can connect with no problems.
I would still like to get Windows Live Messenger to run!

[AK Prince]

Have you tried the Registry Edit fix which a gentleman described in another
post? It worked on my system.

Regards!

Courtesy of Jimmymac (cut & paste below):

Guys,
I also had the same problem with MSN Live Messenger hanging during the login
in process, this what I did to fix the problem....

1. hit "run" in the start menu
2. type "regedit"
3. Open "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger"
4. Delete the folder called MSN Messenger
5. After this MSN Messenger Live will login as normal.

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[jonathan...@gmail.com]

Yea that worked thanks AK Prince!

[Ben123]

This worked for me too!

Thanks AK Prince.

[Bruce]

It works! It works! IT WORKS!

[tenchibmw]

Still have the same problem.

any other ideas?

[Steph]

YES!!!! Finally...after 4 days of hunting down supposed fixes, hinting down
viruses, uninstalling and reinstalling both live and plus! countless times,
system restoring etc... THIS worked. You made my day!!!

[meta]

This fix worked perfectly for me!!!! I am so happy because I have a lot of
business exchanges with a partner stored in history and could not access it.
You saved my sanity!!!!

[dragon1]

It DIDN'T work for me... :-(

[ala...@gmail.com]

Fixed my problem. Thanks!

[Albertino]

That RegEdit method worked for me too! Thanks Prince!