Windows Live Messenger Is Screwed On My Comp:(

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  1. GuitarGuru

    GuitarGuru Well-Known Member

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    well ive been using live messenger since it came out.... and today when i went to use it it just kept crashing whenever i was signing in/right after i signed in. i tried repairing it, and reinstalling it, and turning off my firewall (zone alarm), and it still kept crashing. is there any way i can fix this?

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  2. Wynter

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    I've never had that problem.. Have you tried installing an earlier version to see if that crashes too? If it doesnt, then at least you can still use MSN. Sadly, I'm no good at the technical side of things, so I cant help anymore than that.

    Best of luck! :)
     
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    That exact same thing is happening to me, I'm looking for a solution also.
     
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    Download MSN 7.5

    I have NEVER had a problem with it.
     
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    im not wanting to go back to an earlier version of messenger lol, im looking for a fix to THIS VERSION
     
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    i have the same problem with zone alarm, im pretty sure you can change the settings in zonealarm to allow it, but im too lazy anyway this is what you need to do..

    Right click on zone alarm firewall, and shut it down. Right click on MSN live messenger and exit it. Go to start and find windows live messenger, then open it there
     
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    is there any way i can get it to stop being retarded w/o turning off zone alarm?
     
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    I find 7.5 the best. I just find that there are too many features with Msn live/New version that it slows it down completly.

    Example : When I sign onto 7.5, it takes litterally 4 secondes to sign on. Compared to Live, live takes 13.
     
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    ok lets get one thing straight, I DONT CARE ABOUT 7.5 lol.... i want to know how to fix the problem with WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER
     
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    a lil off topic but .. play gb with me . lmao ..im serious ...

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    about your problem .. use messenger 7.5 instead .. its a diffrent software so yeah .. :D
     
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    I expierienced the same problem about 2 weeks ago.I un-installed.Re-installed.(without any other app open) and logged in.It worked fine after :D.
     
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    I've also never had this error before, maybe unistall a re-install a few times might do the trick.
     
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    ZoneAlarm doesn't like Windows Live messenger, just as some games like AA2.7. Anyway, you'd have to; A; use a lower msn version. B; Delete ZoneAlarm and get a other firewall.
     

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