Contacts not working properly

I have added several contacts to windows live messenger and they are not
appearing in any form in my contacts list, other than with e-mails. They are
not prompting the other party to add me as a contact either. The strange part
is, that when they add me i dont get the option to add them either. Yet if i
sign into webmessenger i can approve all the adds and i can talk to the
contacts.

Does anyone have any ideas what the solution to this might be? I have tried
uninstalling and re-installing windows live messenger to no success.
--
Nik

Greetings Nik,

To correct this problem, shut down Messenger entirely by right-clicking on its icon in the
notification area and choosing Exit, then download and run this .reg file:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/dow...lmpolicies.reg

Then try signing in again. It make take 40-50 seconds after signing in before you see any
change.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"Nik" <> wrote in message
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>I have added several contacts to windows live messenger and they are not
> appearing in any form in my contacts list, other than with e-mails. They are
> not prompting the other party to add me as a contact either. The strange part
> is, that when they add me i dont get the option to add them either. Yet if i
> sign into webmessenger i can approve all the adds and i can talk to the
> contacts.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas what the solution to this might be? I have tried
> uninstalling and re-installing windows live messenger to no success.
> --
> Nik

thank you very much for your help. Just out of interest what is the cause of
the problem in the first place?
--
Nik


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings Nik,
>
> To correct this problem, shut down Messenger entirely by right-clicking on its icon in the
> notification area and choosing Exit, then download and run this .reg file:
> http://messenger.jonathankay.com/dow...lmpolicies.reg
>
> Then try signing in again. It make take 40-50 seconds after signing in before you see any
> change.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "Nik" <> wrote in message
> news6656BC5-C0FC-48EC-99C7-...
> >I have added several contacts to windows live messenger and they are not
> > appearing in any form in my contacts list, other than with e-mails. They are
> > not prompting the other party to add me as a contact either. The strange part
> > is, that when they add me i dont get the option to add them either. Yet if i
> > sign into webmessenger i can approve all the adds and i can talk to the
> > contacts.
> >
> > Does anyone have any ideas what the solution to this might be? I have tried
> > uninstalling and re-installing windows live messenger to no success.
> > --
> > Nik
>
>

this Link solved My problem, thank you!!!! One thing that wasnt mentiond m
wich i wasnt sure on, was i some times could talk to whom ever it was i
added, id click on there email wich did show up on list, and at the top it
said thsi contact isnt on your list click here to add/himor her, wich i did
zillion of times, nothin happens, or the contact could see my display pic
and i couldnt see theres, but i could talk with them sometimes.. problem
solved tho with the link you provided there Jonathan, thanks again....(Y)
any reson why that shows the thumb down instead of thumbs up???

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings Nik,
>
> To correct this problem, shut down Messenger entirely by right-clicking on its icon in the
> notification area and choosing Exit, then download and run this .reg file:
> http://messenger.jonathankay.com/dow...lmpolicies.reg
>
> Then try signing in again. It make take 40-50 seconds after signing in before you see any
> change.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "Nik" <> wrote in message
> news6656BC5-C0FC-48EC-99C7-...
> >I have added several contacts to windows live messenger and they are not
> > appearing in any form in my contacts list, other than with e-mails. They are
> > not prompting the other party to add me as a contact either. The strange part
> > is, that when they add me i dont get the option to add them either. Yet if i
> > sign into webmessenger i can approve all the adds and i can talk to the
> > contacts.
> >
> > Does anyone have any ideas what the solution to this might be? I have tried
> > uninstalling and re-installing windows live messenger to no success.
> > --
> > Nik
>
>

Hi Nik,

Messenger maintains a cache of contacts which breaks occasionally. All this is does is force
it to refresh the contacts from the server, thereby fixing the problem.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"Nik" <> wrote in message
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> thank you very much for your help. Just out of interest what is the cause of
> the problem in the first place?
> --
> Nik
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings Nik,
>>
>> To correct this problem, shut down Messenger entirely by right-clicking on its icon in the
>> notification area and choosing Exit, then download and run this .reg file:
>> http://messenger.jonathankay.com/dow...lmpolicies.reg
>>
>> Then try signing in again. It make take 40-50 seconds after signing in before you see any
>> change.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>> "Nik" <> wrote in message
>> news6656BC5-C0FC-48EC-99C7-...
>> >I have added several contacts to windows live messenger and they are not
>> > appearing in any form in my contacts list, other than with e-mails. They are
>> > not prompting the other party to add me as a contact either. The strange part
>> > is, that when they add me i dont get the option to add them either. Yet if i
>> > sign into webmessenger i can approve all the adds and i can talk to the
>> > contacts.
>> >
>> > Does anyone have any ideas what the solution to this might be? I have tried
>> > uninstalling and re-installing windows live messenger to no success.
>> > --
>> > Nik
>>
>>

It worked for me many thanks

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings Nik,
>
> To correct this problem, shut down Messenger entirely by right-clicking on its icon in the
> notification area and choosing Exit, then download and run this .reg file:
> http://messenger.jonathankay.com/dow...lmpolicies.reg
>
> Then try signing in again. It make take 40-50 seconds after signing in before you see any
> change.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "Nik" <> wrote in message
> news6656BC5-C0FC-48EC-99C7-...
> >I have added several contacts to windows live messenger and they are not
> > appearing in any form in my contacts list, other than with e-mails. They are
> > not prompting the other party to add me as a contact either. The strange part
> > is, that when they add me i dont get the option to add them either. Yet if i
> > sign into webmessenger i can approve all the adds and i can talk to the
> > contacts.
> >
> > Does anyone have any ideas what the solution to this might be? I have tried
> > uninstalling and re-installing windows live messenger to no success.
> > --
> > Nik
>
>