Questions tagged [windows-live-messenger]

Windows Live Messenger (formerly named MSN Messenger) is an Instant messaging client created by Microsoft. The client has been part of Microsoft's Windows Live set of online services since 2005. It is end of life as of October 2014, and has been replaced by the Skype Network

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win10 some sort of weather msn app starting up, not showing in taskmanager or installed apps [duplicate]

I'd appreciate any help you can give. I'm running Win 10 Home build 19041.1052. Recently a new app has mysteriously appeared. It looks like the MSN taskbar app, which I don't have installed on my ...
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Screen sharing not working on Kali linux

My issue When i try to share my screen via messenger or any other apps like ms teams my screen goes dark.*
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MSN Messenger Password Recovery on Windows XP

I inherited an old laptop when my father died. It has MSN Messenger 7.5 on it and a password in the text field (and in the system registry). I'd like to recover this password, if possible, but am ...
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firefox, internet explorer and msn instantly crash after update KB2670838

After installing the optional update KB2670838, IE/FF/MSN instantly crash at starting up those applications. I've done some system restores and installed this update twice to be sure that this is the ...
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Computer software of the cancelled Yahoo!Instant Messenger/chats services

yahoo cancelled its Instant Messenger recent years, leaving my precious IM chats unsaved. When asked for help, Yahoo IM reps gave me links of those chats in HTML format. I appreciate very much if ...
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Can I synchronize hotmail folders in thunderbird?

I'm using Thunderbird to load my Hotmail mail. It works fine (see previous post). But there is one problem: How can I synchronize the folders I've defined online in Hotmail? And is it possible to ...
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Can log into Skype web but not into Skype on my PC... what's going on?

I've recently installed Microsoft Windows Live Essentials 2012 and as a result of this it appears that the version of Skype I've installed has now been merged with my Microsoft MSN Messenger account ...
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How do I turn on sign in from different locations for Windows live messenger

For windows live messenger, where is this option at? I found it once and I turned it off but I want to turn it back on now but I cannot find the checkbox for the life of me. Edit - I am on a mac.
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Make WL Messenger remember the size of the input text box

Every time I (re)open a chat window in Windows Live Messenger (v2009/b14.0.8089.726), the input text box is scaled up to about 300 pixels in height, leaving little room for the conversation text box (...
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Cannot change Skype password

I wanted to update my personal data on my Skype account, so I clicked the Manage button in the Skype UI. That took me to https://secure.skype.com/portal/profile where I could edit the information. ...
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How to diagnose remote assistance issue

I have a long standing issue with remote assistance between a home and work PC. My wife and I both use MSN messenger and I used to be able to control her PC at home via MSN Remote Assistance. Some ...
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How to delete Skype lists that were originally Messenger Groups?

First, some notes: I know how to delete lists that I have created in Skype. I know how to delete groups that I have created in Skype. I know how to delete contacts, both Skype contacts and Messenger ...
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How to render remote assistance to a person using Live Messenger?

There is a feature within Windows Live Messenger v9 that allows a person to ask for remote assistance. BBut as I understand it, this works only if the router is UPnP enabled on both ends. Today I ...
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Why do messenger keeps coming up when I adjust screen brightness?

My Dell Studio XPS 13 has a brightness up & down buttons (Fn + up arrow / down arrow), as do most laptops have. It's running Windows 7 64bit and I've installed Windows Live Messenger (build 14 and ...
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Google chat on Windows 8 Release Preview Messaging app

I have connected my Windows Live account (Microsoft account), Facebook account and Google account with Windows 8. In the "People" Windows 8 app it shows as connected to Microsoft, Facebook, Google, ...
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WLM, error 8e5e0211 [closed]

I know this isn't really a question worth putting on here, but does anybody know what could cause this error, the microsoft gurus say it's just the contacts log is corrupt and to delete and and let ...
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Lenovo System Update Breaks Windows Live

I've been racking my brain (and fingers from typing) trying to solve this issue to no avail. I have a Lenovo computer and I install their system update tool to install all my missing drivers. However ...
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Lenovo S10, webcam not working with Windows Live Messenger

I have a Lenovo S10 with a webcam, and i want to use it for video chats with some friends of mine. However Windows Live Messenger seems to think i haven't a webcam installed even when i do. I've ...
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MSN messenger contacts not showing up in pidgin with skype plugin

I Have the skype plugin active on pidgin. It shows my skype contacts, but not my MSN contacts in the buddy list. I've only ever used MSN on pidgin or trillan, so with the recent merging of MSN with ...
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Switching from MSN 6 to Chrome

Is there anyway to transfer data from MSN 6 to Google Chrome? As far as I can tell, MSN 6 will only save data like favorites as an XML file and Chrome will only import this kind of data as HTML? Any ...
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How to speed up Windows Messenger

Windows Live Messenger seems extremely slow on my Windows 7 machine. Double click on the icon and it is 10 seconds before the main screen is shown - probably because it is loading all sorts of adverts ...
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How can I save conversations in Messenger?

I use Messenger on Mobile and on the computer. I want to save my conversations when I log in from the mobile or on the browser. Is there any way to save the talks from the mobile? I use the S-H or ...
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Live Messenger does not run after setting services to manual?

I recently tried to fix an issue by changing as many windows services as possible from automatic to manual. Since then, I cannot login to Windows Live Messenger. Some obvious services which weren't ...
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bypass messenger must install a new version (forced upgrade)

Is there anyway to keep my old (version 8.5) messenger ? For some reason it doesn't let me log in and want to force an upgrade (I really don't like the new versions)
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Get MSN messenger buddy icon image files

Is it possible to access the raw image files for buddy icons in MSN messenger, somewhere on the file system? I have a buddy icon that I would like to use somewhere else, but I'm not sure how to get ...
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Setting MSN or Yahoo! Messenger status to Invisible or Offline when idle for an hour

Where, or how, do I set it up in MSN Messenger or Yahoo! Messenger to automatically switch my status to either "Invisible" or "Offline" when idle for a half hour, or an hour? I ...
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How to disable the "Please Install the Windows Live Device manager" dialog?

Whenever I plug in a USB device, Windows Live Messenger pops up the dialog box: Please Install the Windows Live Device manager How can I disable it other than by actually installing the software?
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How to turn off "unread messages" feature on Windows XP login screen?

In Windows XP, if you have logged onto Windows Live Messenger at some point, then it'll start displaying how many unread messages on the Windows login screen. How can I turn it off?
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I appear online on Windows Live Messenger when my devices are turned off

A friend has recently brought to my attention that I permanently appear online on the Windows Live Messenger chat network, even when all of my devices are turned off. The only software and services ...
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Is there a way to read Hotmail mail with Thunderbird without using the WebMail pluging?

Some sites tell me Hotmail has POP3 access now, but with Thunderbird it doesn't seem to work. The only solution (which I didn't test yet) is a WebMail plugin that helps Thunderbird to read data from ...
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Talk to Google Talk/Hangout contacts and Skype/MSN contacts from one client

I have some friends only available on Google Talk and some others who use Skype. I use the old Talk client because the new Hangouts client requires a Chrome installation. Now, theoretically, ...
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Reset Windows Live account for Windows 8

I have used the German release preview of Windows 8 and after installing the RTM available via MSDN my apps which were synced got automatically installed. However I have the English version of Win 8 ...
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How can Windows Live Messenger save to whom you appear online?

I'm using using Windows Live Messenger 2011 (15.4.3502.922 build) on Windows 7 64 bits. Most of the time, when I login at work I use "offline" mode and just set to appear online to people I want to ...
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Suggest a good IM client which supports Gtalk, MSN and Facebook chat [closed]

Suggest a good IM client which supports Gtalk, MSN and Facebook chat. PS: I am using RHEL 6, I have kopete but it doesn't support facebook.
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Contacts see me Offline on WLM Althoung I'm online and chatting with them

this problem appears just a few days ago , and still till this moment , my problem is that Contacts in my Windows Live Messenger (Version :14.0.8089.726 ) told me that I'm offline while I'm online , ...
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OSX .NET Messenger Service client with support for offline messages and file transfers

Some of my friends use MSN Messenger or Windows Live Messenger. Now I am aware of a variety of clients for OSX but I haven't been able to find one with the following abilities: accept / receive file ...
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Adium not connecting to MSN any more

I had been using Adium for a while and had no problems connecting to MSN. Understand that MSN had ceased operation and is forcing us to use Skype. That I suppose is the reason why I'm not able to ...
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The Mail app only tells me about new messages if they arrive in my inbox

Update: With time, I believe I have better understood the problem. I cannot say for sure, but I believe that the Mail app will actually notify me instantly when I receive mail, BUT will only do so ...
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Sign out of messenger on Windows 8

I just installed the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Just going through the default procedure, I let it use my Xbox Live account to create a user. When I then went and turned on my Xbox, it now notified ...
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How to migrate conversation history to metro Skype?

Is it possible to migrate conversation history from 1) old Skype 2) Messenger to new Metro version of Skype?
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Is it possible to merge Skype and Windows Live contacts?

I have both Skype and Windows Live Messenger accounts. Then, Microsoft told me to merge, so I did and only use Skype for both. I also have contacts on both lists, and they now show up twice; one ...
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How can I use the "Windows Live Call Button" on my headphone to answer a call with Skype?

Webcams and headphones from Microsoft (like for example the LifeChat ZX-6000, in my case) have a button which can be used only with Windows Live Messenger, to answer a call. There is no option ...
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Send picture in Windows 8 Messenger

In previous versions of Windows Live Messenger, it was possible to send an image in a conversation, either by dragging the file into the window or by pasting the image into the message box. In the ...
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Cannot sign into MSN with error code 800272ee2

When trying to sign into Windows Live Messenger (2009) I receive this error: cannot user your contact list, please try later.800272ee2 I'm using Windows XP Professional and it looks like I have ...
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Microsoft Live Messenger only signs in when I have a Socks proxy

I've installed the last version of Microsoft Live Messenger. The problem I have is that it signs in to the server just if I start a Socks proxy. Otherwise, it can not signs me in, and tell me there is ...
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Windows Live Messenger keeps changing my status from 'Appear offline' to 'Available', how do I stop that?

For the past few days my Windows Live Messenger, 2011 edition, keeps randomly changing my status from 'Appears offline' to 'Available' on its own. I would really like to find a way to stop this from ...
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When will Microsoft Windows Live Messenger stop working? [closed]

All users of the MSN Messenger received an e-mail telling them that this service will be terminated. They still can use their accounts and see their contacts in Skype, but that's a different protocol ...
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What will happen once Windows Live Messenger retire?

As per the news... Our goal remains to deliver the best communications experience for everyone, everywhere. We want to focus our efforts on making things simpler for our users while continuously ...
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How to stop Windows 8 from automatically signing into MSN?

In the Metro environment I have the Messaging app, and it automatically signs to MSN, which I do not want. How can I turn off this feature?
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How to make a video chat on Windows 8 through the MSN network?

I searched in a lot of ways, but it looks like there isn't a button to initiate a video chat on the MSN network on windows 8. I couldn't even accept incoming video calls. The same with the new Skype (...