Windows Messenger 5 does not start anymore

[Guest]

Not even as a service. Hourglass comes up for a second and then dissapears.

Only trace I have is that the event viewer tells me this:

Source: (MSN/Windows) Messenger Service
Category: None
Type: Information
Event ID: 4
User: N/A

The description for Event ID ( 4 ) in Source ( (MSN/Windows) Messenger
Service ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary
registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote
computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this
description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is
part of the event: .

What Gives?

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Peter,

If so, it sounds like Windows Messenger may just have been disabled. To correct this,
download and run these .reg files in the affected account:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/enablewindowsmessenger_user.reg
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/enablemessenger.reg
After running these, reboot and then try opening Windows Messenger again.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

 

[Guest]

Hey Jonathan,

Worked like a charm. I've put those reg scripts away for future misshaps.

Thank you a ton!
Good Man

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Peter,

Great and feel free.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.