Well i'm about to throw my tower out of the Window. I am
a computer technician and utterly hate msn+windows
messenger. Nothing but problems. Anyway, a couple days
ago windows messenger (4.7) did not load in the system
tray on bootup. I didnt think much of it, and restarted
to see if it would load. Still the same thing, and when I
go to manually start it, the hourglass appears and then
nothing at all happens. I downloaded MSN messenger 6.1 to
see if that would work. It installed fine, and actually
gives me the login screen. As soon as I log into anyone's
account it loads the contact list for a second and then
minimizes itself and closes itself. It doesnt matter the
account I sign into, it just closes itself down. I have
uninstalled/reinstalled messenger 4.7 and 6.1 numerous
times with no avail. I have done a windows repair to
refresh my system files, and still nothing. The only
thing that I know will fix it is a wipe and reload, and
that is out of the question at this point. I am an
experienced computer tech, and have never had this much
frustration with a peice of software. PLEASE PLEASE
PLEASE help me out. I have seen a couple other people
posting the same problem elsewhere, but no one has
responded with a specific fix that does anything.

>-----Original Message-----
>Well i'm about to throw my tower out of the Window. I am
>a computer technician and utterly hate msn+windows
>messenger. Nothing but problems. Anyway, a couple days
>ago windows messenger (4.7) did not load in the system
>tray on bootup. I didnt think much of it, and restarted
>to see if it would load. Still the same thing, and when
I
>go to manually start it, the hourglass appears and then
>nothing at all happens. I downloaded MSN messenger 6.1
to
>see if that would work. It installed fine, and actually
>gives me the login screen. As soon as I log into
anyone's
>account it loads the contact list for a second and then
>minimizes itself and closes itself. It doesnt matter the
>account I sign into, it just closes itself down. I have
>uninstalled/reinstalled messenger 4.7 and 6.1 numerous
>times with no avail. I have done a windows repair to
>refresh my system files, and still nothing. The only
>thing that I know will fix it is a wipe and reload, and
>that is out of the question at this point. I am an
>experienced computer tech, and have never had this much
>frustration with a peice of software. PLEASE PLEASE
>PLEASE help me out. I have seen a couple other people
>posting the same problem elsewhere, but no one has
>responded with a specific fix that does anything.
>.
>

Ok I have narrowed down the problem a bit more. Windows
messenger WILL load in winxp as long as I have no
internet connection. If I unplug the cable coming in from
my router, then messenger will actually load. As soon as
I plug it back in, windows messenger quits itself. I hope
this helps you help me!

Aaron

>-----Original Message-----
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Well i'm about to throw my tower out of the Window. I
am
>>a computer technician and utterly hate msn+windows
>>messenger. Nothing but problems. Anyway, a couple days
>>ago windows messenger (4.7) did not load in the system
>>tray on bootup. I didnt think much of it, and restarted
>>to see if it would load. Still the same thing, and when
>I
>>go to manually start it, the hourglass appears and then
>>nothing at all happens. I downloaded MSN messenger 6.1
>to
>>see if that would work. It installed fine, and actually
>>gives me the login screen. As soon as I log into
>anyone's
>>account it loads the contact list for a second and then
>>minimizes itself and closes itself. It doesnt matter
the
>>account I sign into, it just closes itself down. I have
>>uninstalled/reinstalled messenger 4.7 and 6.1 numerous
>>times with no avail. I have done a windows repair to
>>refresh my system files, and still nothing. The only
>>thing that I know will fix it is a wipe and reload, and
>>that is out of the question at this point. I am an
>>experienced computer tech, and have never had this much
>>frustration with a peice of software. PLEASE PLEASE
>>PLEASE help me out. I have seen a couple other people
>>posting the same problem elsewhere, but no one has
>>responded with a specific fix that does anything.
>>.
>>
>
>Ok I have narrowed down the problem a bit more. Windows
>messenger WILL load in winxp as long as I have no
>internet connection. If I unplug the cable coming in
from
>my router, then messenger will actually load. As soon as
>I plug it back in, windows messenger quits itself. I
hope
>this helps you help me!
>
>Aaron
>.
>

Well I beat you to it. I finally figured out the problem
with my windows messenger/msn. After much turmoil, I
decided to reset my router.. Sure enough, messenger loads
and no longer quits itself.. All this hassle for a simple
fix!! I hope this helps other people who have had similar
circumstances!!

Aaron