Spark's February 10, 2009 Post is probably the solution everyone's looking
for. It worked for me, and points the blame at McAfee.
Here's Spark's solution - WTG Spark!
Quote:
> Hi Mike...
> Problem was found to be McAfee Site Advisor
> To workaround please follow this Solution;
> As a workaround, McAfee recommends configuring SiteAdvisor to stop
monitoring Live Messenger.
Quote:
> Navigate to the following folder:
> Windows XP/2000/Vista (32-bit): C:\Program Files\McAfee\SiteAdvisor
> Windows Vista (64-bit): C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\SiteAdvisor
> Right-click on the file sasets.ini and choose Open With, then select Notepad.
> Locate the section titled [msnmsgr.exe].
> Change Enabled=1 to Enabled=0.
> Click File and select Save.
> Close sasets.ini and restart your computer for changes to take effect.