Vista - RE: Live Msgr: The file you selected is not a valid image file.

01-14-2008

Hi there.

i also am having the same problem but in windows xp...

i have tried everything on the net and nothing works....

the file you stated that is effecting ur dp not to work Yannis.... do you
know if this is in windows xp to? i have chekced add and remove and cannot
find anything to do with MSXML...?

"Yannis" wrote:

Quote:

> On my desktop (XP Prof): after I was 'forced' to upgrade msgr from 7.5 to
> 8.1, not only losing all of my custom emotion icons, but I cannot add any
> image files (including display picture, background and emotion icons!).
>
> I did tons of research and finally experiment with my new laptop (with
> Vista); I found that there was a Windows update that caused the problem - The
> "MSXML Parser 4.0/6.0". Once I remove it from Add/Remove Program, I saw all
> my lost emotion icons and able to add any image files.
>
> However, when there was another new Windows update downloaded and installed
> on my laptop, the msgr problem re-occurred again! I have to remove the
> updates and now disable all Windows updates!
>
> I don't want to disable all Windows updates in the long run but if i don't,
> my msgr will not function well. Any clue?? Any solution??
>
> Besides, I cannot get my msgr on my desktop working because I have .NET
> framework 2.0, SQL Server 2005 and other applications running on it so I
> cannot risk to remove any updates.
>
> Desperately need help!!
>
> Thanks a bunch in advance!!

01-14-2008	#1 (permalink)
kmirza n/a posts	RE: Live Msgr: The file you selected is not a valid image file. Hi there. i also am having the same problem but in windows xp... i have tried everything on the net and nothing works.... the file you stated that is effecting ur dp not to work Yannis.... do you know if this is in windows xp to? i have chekced add and remove and cannot find anything to do with MSXML...? "Yannis" wrote: Quote: > On my desktop (XP Prof): after I was 'forced' to upgrade msgr from 7.5 to > 8.1, not only losing all of my custom emotion icons, but I cannot add any > image files (including display picture, background and emotion icons!). > > I did tons of research and finally experiment with my new laptop (with > Vista); I found that there was a Windows update that caused the problem - The > "MSXML Parser 4.0/6.0". Once I remove it from Add/Remove Program, I saw all > my lost emotion icons and able to add any image files. > > However, when there was another new Windows update downloaded and installed > on my laptop, the msgr problem re-occurred again! I have to remove the > updates and now disable all Windows updates! > > I don't want to disable all Windows updates in the long run but if i don't, > my msgr will not function well. Any clue?? Any solution?? > > Besides, I cannot get my msgr on my desktop working because I have .NET > framework 2.0, SQL Server 2005 and other applications running on it so I > cannot risk to remove any updates. > > Desperately need help!! > > Thanks a bunch in advance!!
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