windows messenger wont open. i think i disabled it a while back. when i click the shortcut nothing happens. i went to the messenger folder and click the .exe file but had the same results.
hope there is a way to reinstall it because i need it now.
I am running Windows XP on a HP Pavilion ze2000.I think I have a problem with Windows Live Messenger. Actually, I think I have several problems:
1. Messenger tries to load in my tray when I start the computer. It never did this before. It also does the same when I connect to my broadband via dialler. At the moment I am denying access through Zone Alarm. Is this normal?
2. In All Programmes I have a Windows Messenger Icon and a Windows Live Messenger Icon. Again, is this normal? There is only an option to remove Live Messenger in Add or Remove Programmes.
3. There is a "1 contact pending" message above the contact list in my Live Messenger, which leads to a "page not available" message when I click on it.
3. When I close Live Messenger, I get multiple "RPC Server Not Available" warnings which I keep closing but keep reappearing. They appear too fast for me to close them, so I have to restart my machine.
To reinstall Microsoft Messenger Service: NOTE: You must be logged on as Administrator or as a member of the Administrators group in order to perform this procedure. Click Start, click Run, and then type the following command: %systemroot%inf
NOTE: There are no spaces at all in the preceding command line.
Click OK to open the INF folder. Locate the file MSMsgs.inf. Right-click the file, and then click Install. This will reinstall the files that Outlook Express needs to proceed normally. It will ask you to put your windows XP cd in the drive
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