Hi,
Because there's more than one server.
What's happened is one of the databases is offline which holds your contacts. As such, when
you sign in using a different user, it's using a different database which is working and
therefore allowing the sign in.
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"scoobydoo66" <> wrote in message
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>I meant if the error is server based (pardon my error), why is a different
> user able to sign-in?
>
> ScoobyDoo
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> This is a server based error, there's nothing you can do but just try again later.
>>
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>> 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.
>> --
>>
>> "scoobydoo66" <> wrote in message
>> news:15F26309-150E-4E7A-94F4-...
>> > I'm unable to connect to WLM. Seems my contact list is unavailable no matter
>> > how many times I click on "retry". I have no problem connecting with windows
>> > messenger or web messenger. Checked network connections and it says that I
>> > have some hosts files that might intefere with WLM connection and I'm unable
>> > to repair. Thanks!
>> > --
>> > ScoobyDoo
>>
>>
>>