MSN Messenger vs. OE6

[webster72n]

Ever since I installed MSN Messenger I have had trouble with OE. An error
message comes up, telling me that my server has terminated the connection,
which in reality he hasn't. The error #
given is misleading.
I tried several things, including uninstall of the messenger.
Even that didn't help, because it wouldn't uninstall completely.
There were times when it would connect, but only if starting with bootup.
when I reinstalled it, the error message still comes up at certain times and
I have to shut down and start fresh.
By looking up some forums discussing the same problem, I found this solution
for totally removing MSN Messenger, by going into the registry and removing
the (Default) values ot the two following keys:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
\CLSID
\{FB7199AB-79BF-11d2-8D94-0000F875C541}
\InProcServer32

and

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
\CLSID
\{FB7199AB-79BF-11d2-8D94-0000F875C541}
LocalServer32

Double click on the (Default) value in the right pane and delete whatever is
entered there, leaving it blank. Click ok.
Perform this on both keys and once both (Default) values are empty, Outlook
Express will open normally.

My question is, can I safely perform this maneuver without risking
a registry disaster? I can imagine that a registry backup in advance would
be mandatory.

Harry.

 

[webster72n]

My apologies for posting in the wrong NG.
This was supposed to be in the OE6 NG.
How can I get this post there without retyping everything?
Thanks.

Harry.

 

[PA Bear]

The maneuvers are safe.

See the Messenger-related part of
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/problems/performance.htm#slowstart

More at:

http://kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_oe.htm
http://kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_messenger.htm
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OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (Shell, IE/OE) & Security, AH-VSOP

 

[webster72n]

Thank you, PA Bear.
I just needed some reassurance.
One must ask oneself, if it's safe to delete these two values, why are they
there in the first place?
And to take it a step further, I found a multitude of solutions for a
multitude of related error messages or numbers, to the one concerning my
case, some of them quite complicated, and one of those being, to move the
Server Timeout slider to the right, in the Advanced tab under
Tools/Accounts/Mail/Properties, until the error stops appearing.
I tried that and it just might be what I needed, without having to go into
the registry. Time will tell.
Thanks again, PA Bear.

Harry.

 

[PA Bear]

Harry, unless you post the complete error message, I can't suggest anything
else.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (Shell, IE/OE) & Security

Mastering Newsgroups in Outlook Express
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/newsgroups.mspx