Windows Live Help!!!!

Jonny · Post by **Jonny** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:04 pm

Basically every time i log into windows live messenger (msn) after about 3 minutes my computer restarts.
It works fine if i'm on appear offline or if i use msn 7.5.
I have tried uninstalling and re installing, and i have run a virus scan.
Any ideas?

ponta93 · Post by **ponta93** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:14 pm

nope, no idea man, maybe you should try faster internet or a new computer :?

Arcane · Post by **Arcane** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:13 pm

mine does this on windows live if i use the "call computer" feature.
i havent found out what the hell is wrong
but i suppose if you ever had a BETA version of windows live you should make sure you deleted all the old install files and registry adds because these can confuse the newer software

Rick · Post by **Rick** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 2:43 am

hmm not sure, get the msn 8.5 beta, its fun!

http://www.last.fm/user/cbar05 · Post by **Bobbyjames** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:07 pm

dunno man, ive had no problems with my windows live

Jonny · Post by **Jonny** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:38 pm

hate to be a dick but the problem is still there and i'd sure as hell like any advice..
because now it won't let me go on msn 7.5. so i can't use msn at all.
also swish how do i delete old install files and registry adds?

Arcane · Post by **Arcane** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:30 pm

Jonny wrote:hate to be a dick but the problem is still there and i'd sure as hell like any advice..
because now it won't let me go on msn 7.5. so i can't use msn at all.
also swish how do i delete old install files and registry adds?

lame. have you tried reinstalling??

well the registry is a pain in the arse, i wouldn't recommend messing around with it, if you are confident go to "Run" and type "regedit" and find the old reg adds

for install files, just locate the msn program files in "My Computer" > "Local Disk C:" > "Program Files" and i think its either MSN Messenger or Windows Live Messenger, but i would uninstall windows live, delete all the old program files folders, including the original MSN program files for 7.5 coz that can confuse, then install the newest version of windows live (download again because it might be a corrupt .exe installer)

anyway yer for registry stuff, that just is what the program adds to the registry so it can do things like run when you start up the PC (most common) but sometimes these commands can cause weird effects on other programs.
(one time my BETA of msn made my creativesource software for my mp3 player close when selecting tracks)

alot of the time they give you an option to delete registry files when you uninstall, but if not im not anh expert and you may need to check what you're removing on the internet. google "registry files msn" or something

hope this helped =]
sorry for the long post

Zam · Post by **Zam** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:50 pm

It's the internet connection.

Post by **Druska** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:57 am

I don't know try with the 8.5 beta version(mine works perfect)

Jonny · Post by **Jonny** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:39 pm

i got the beta and the problem is still there.
i'm pretty sure it's not the internet connection as my brother is on the same internet in the other room and his works fine.

LTS · Post by **LTS** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:34 pm

it's the computer... this hasn't happend to me with MSN, but things like this have happened with other programs...

Jonny · Post by **Jonny** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:15 pm

so any ideas how i can fix the computer?

Rick · Post by **Rick** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:13 am

Jonny wrote:so any ideas how i can fix the computer?

you pick it up, place it in a garbage disposal system, then buy a mac.

Arcane · Post by **Arcane** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:58 am

dm_rick wrote:
Jonny wrote:so any ideas how i can fix the computer?
you pick it up, place it in a garbage disposal system, then buy a mac.

LMFAO

msn messenger sucks with mac though
heres the paraphrasing....

"you pick it up, place it in a garbage disposal system, then buy a mac with boot camp and run windows to run MSN Messenger"

=]

Rick · Post by **Rick** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:33 pm

hahah yeah that works too. but i don't use messenger for mac, because it does suck (i mean windows can hardly run programs on its own OS why would they possibly think they could make a program for a different one.) i use Adium, its pretty cool. works good.

Rick · Post by **Rick** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:33 pm

hahah yeah that works too. but i don't use messenger for mac, because it does suck (i mean windows can hardly run programs on its own OS why would they possibly think they could make a program for a different one.) i use Adium, its pretty cool. works good.

Arcane · Post by **Arcane** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:55 pm

dm_rick wrote:hahah yeah that works too. but i don't use messenger for mac, because it does suck (i mean windows can hardly run programs on its own OS why would they possibly think they could make a program for a different one.) i use Adium, its pretty cool. works good.

nice =]
if i ever get more hours at my job, and get more cashhh, and can finally buy my iMac Leopard after october, then i am SOO downloading that =] =]

Jonny · Post by **Jonny** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:52 pm

damn i'm pretty sick of mac users. here read this:
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net ... =macs_cant

i've never used a mac but this is still funny.