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#8262 15-Jun-2006 22:31

Not sure if anyone here will be able to help but,

Since a few days ago every time I sign into WLM it freezes (like 1 second after contact list appears). I have tried, uninstalling, reinstalling and even trying to go back to MSN Messenger 7.5 but same happens every time. Frozen.

Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this?

Or any suggestions on how I might solve it.

As a big messenger adict and I wana get back on ASAP.

It was freezing on my Laptop too but then I did a format and installed Vista Beta 2, which it works fine on (As it does when I boot into Vista instead of XP on my Desktop)

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#38720 15-Jun-2006 22:50

Firewall configuration? Router configuration? New software installed?

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#38723 15-Jun-2006 22:57

Wont be the router because I can sign in fine with Vista, 99% sure it's not firewall related because it does actually sign in, it freezes just after.

The only common piece of software that was installed on both machines prior to this problem was the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor, but I have removed that with no change.

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#38776 16-Jun-2006 14:56

Im under the impression that such things as contact lists are stored on a server not your actual computer.
Just like a website these things can take a while to load, especially on a server that runs IM services.
Pherhaps you could wait until we get "FASTER CHEAPER" Internet.......

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#38779 16-Jun-2006 14:59

The contact list is stored on the server, but cached locally so that it only downloads changes to the contact list. Even so, a full contact list download would only take about a minute or less. It is actually loading my contact list, just freezes a moment later.

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#40507 5-Jul-2006 15:21

I have the exact same problem with both my main desktop PC and my laptop (different MSN accounts too!): it logs in, then freezes.
Everything worked fine until about 3 days ago. Windows Messenger and Trillian both work fine, but MSN/Live Messenger are simply broken. Very weird.

BTW, my secondary desktop PC is running Vista Beta 2 and Live Messenger runs fine on it. Come to think of it, this all started the same day I installed Vista!

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#40508 5-Jul-2006 15:26

Yes same. It seems that it was the Windows XP firewall that was causing my problem. As soon as I disabled it and did a restart Messenger was all good again.

As I have a hardware firewall, disabling the Windows one should not cause any security issues. Give it a go and see if it helps.

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#40510 5-Jul-2006 15:34

I just figured out that it was my crappy d-link router causing the problem. I hate that thing.

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#40512 5-Jul-2006 15:46

Im not happy with wlm as well. I used it on vista fine for a week then i signed in and it said i have no contacts. I uninstalled it, deleted cache and registry entrys but it still didn't work. I formatted the hd put vista back on and it's still not working!!!!!!!!

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#42057 20-Jul-2006 17:46

yeah, I had major ises following the release of 8.02... contacts could se I was online, but I couldn't see them... did lots of checking and MS indicated it was a firewall issue, even though wml indicated no issues... seems to me the beta was far more stable...

anyway, I'm back to 7.5 and happy

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#42066 20-Jul-2006 18:49

There is a connection issue with WLM8. A fix is in the works.

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#42073 20-Jul-2006 19:45

Check that your date and time are right as wlm wont load your contact list if it isn't

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#42087 20-Jul-2006 22:26

s.joseph: Check that your date and time are right as wlm wont load your contact list if it isn't

Actually thats not true. Ive had the date and time on my system set differently while testing some things and been using WLM at the same time with no issues.

The current problem with WLM is a connection one and its at the server side. Nothing to do with your PC