Hi JK,
I've tried using your proposed solution last week Monday and it doesnt help.
Then, i decided to give up on signing in.
Right after not signing in from my work PC for more than a week, I tried to
log in again yesterday and surprisingly, i could! However, all my emoticons
were gone and all my group contact gone haywire.
Today, when I tried to log in again - the same old problem reoccur. I failed
to log in AGAIN! *sigh* Could you please advise?
Thanks.
"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> Ah, gotcha.
>
> No, neither problem really would affect your login to Messenger. In terms of the Hotmail
> thing, you might just have the option on to prompt you or you simply need to clear your
> Internet Explorer cookies. The 9 asterisks you're seeing is by design for any saved password
> in Messenger -- it's just to obfuscate the real length of your password.
>
> Now, there is one other thing to try and although this really shouldn't be an issue in the
> current version of Windows Live Messenger, it's worth a shot anyway. With Messenger closed,
> click Start, then Run (if you're using Vista, just paste it in the search box in the start
> menu), and paste the following:
> %userprofile%\local settings\Application Data\microsoft
>
> then hit Enter. In the folder that opens, right-click Messenger and rename it to Messenger_.
> Then rename the Windows Live Contacts folder to Windows Live Contacts_.
>
> Now start Messenger and try and sign in.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
> --
>
>
> "Cowie611" <Cowie611@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Hi JK,
> >
> > It shouldnt be the network problem. I'm logging in from my work PC in my
> > office and my colleagues have tried to log in to MSN from my PC and they are
> > able to do. I've also tried to log in from my colleague's work PCs and it
> > worked perfectly fine - just me that I cant login to my MSN account from mine
> > work PC  how sad.
> >
> > I have tried to reinstall my MSN Messenger from
> > http://get.live.com/messenger/overview since the problem has first occurred.
> >
> > Prior to the problem of signing it (when my Messenger was still working
> > fine), I noticed that whenever I clicked on the mail icon in messenger to go
> > to my Hotmail account, it prompted me to key in my password, stating that my
> > password was incorrect. It is strange that I typed the same password to log
> > in to my messenger but when I clicked the mail icon in messenger to go to
> > Hotmail, it claimed that my password was wrong - isn't it supposed to be
> > single sign on and my password should be correct by then? Could this be the
> > cause of my problem in signing into Messenger?
> >
> > I still could not sign in to Messnger after so long. I have attempted to log
> > in(although still failed) but I noticed that whenever I type my password
> > (consists of 7 asterisks), it will turned into 9 asterisks (which was my old
> > password) when the two buddy started spinning.
> >
> > Do these two problems contribute to my difficulties in signin in to messenger?
> >
> > Many many thanks!
> >
> >
> > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
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> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Firstly, make sure you're using the latest Messenger version -- what's described here was
> >> for
> >> a problem that's been long since fixed.
> >> http://get.live.com/messenger/config
> >>
> >> However, if you're being disconnected, there could be a network problem. What kind of
> >> network scenario are you in -- at work, at home, at school, or..?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jonathan Kay
> >> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> >> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> >> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> >> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >> (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >> "Cowie611" <Cowie611@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:60B25D65-D45F-4B12-880B-0C2FE3524823@xxxxxx
> >> > Hi Jonathan,
> >> >
> >> > Your solution works fine for me for the first time, and I managed to sign in
> >> > for not more than 2 hours before I got disconnected again. This time, I
> >> > followed exactly the steps but it doesn't work already even if i deleted my
> >> > internet files and ran your application - rebooting my pc doesnt help either
> >> > on solving the problem.
> >> >
> >> > What should I do now?? Please help.
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