Having trouble adding contacts to WIndows Live Messenger

I have tried unsuccessfully to add new contacts to my Windows Live Messenger.

I add the email address, as normal, and see the contact's email on my
contact list; however, when I try to "message" them, I get the notification
"contact is not on your contact list, click here to add him/her". When I
"click here", nothing happens.

Oddly, two of the people I have added, can see me online and can mesage me,
but I cannot message them back; I still get the same "contact is not on your
list" message. I've tried deleting them, readding them; deleting other
contacts first and adding them... I've tried SEVERAL times!!!
Any suggestions??

Greetings,

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 30-40 seconds after signing in before you see any
change. If they don't appear online after this you may need to delete and readd them once
more.

--
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.
--

"Jodes" <> wrote in message
news:4C971081-3EC2-4F47-BF60-...
>I have tried unsuccessfully to add new contacts to my Windows Live Messenger.
>
> I add the email address, as normal, and see the contact's email on my
> contact list; however, when I try to "message" them, I get the notification
> "contact is not on your contact list, click here to add him/her". When I
> "click here", nothing happens.
>
> Oddly, two of the people I have added, can see me online and can mesage me,
> but I cannot message them back; I still get the same "contact is not on your
> list" message. I've tried deleting them, readding them; deleting other
> contacts first and adding them... I've tried SEVERAL times!!!
> Any suggestions??

**lol**
You must be gettind so sick of answering this question... after posting, I
found about six similar inquiries for this problem and managed to get it
working...
Thank you so much for your info! Have a great day~
~ Jodes

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> 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 30-40 seconds after signing in before you see any
> change. If they don't appear online after this you may need to delete and readd them once
> more.
>
> --
> 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.
> --
>
> "Jodes" <> wrote in message
> news:4C971081-3EC2-4F47-BF60-...
> >I have tried unsuccessfully to add new contacts to my Windows Live Messenger.
> >
> > I add the email address, as normal, and see the contact's email on my
> > contact list; however, when I try to "message" them, I get the notification
> > "contact is not on your contact list, click here to add him/her". When I
> > "click here", nothing happens.
> >
> > Oddly, two of the people I have added, can see me online and can mesage me,
> > but I cannot message them back; I still get the same "contact is not on your
> > list" message. I've tried deleting them, readding them; deleting other
> > contacts first and adding them... I've tried SEVERAL times!!!
> > Any suggestions??
>
>

Hi Jodes,

No problemo.

--
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.
--

"Jodes" <> wrote in message
news:E15961C0-C561-4545-92E6-...
> **lol**
> You must be gettind so sick of answering this question... after posting, I
> found about six similar inquiries for this problem and managed to get it
> working...
> Thank you so much for your info! Have a great day~
> ~ Jodes
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> 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 30-40 seconds after signing in before you see any
>> change. If they don't appear online after this you may need to delete and readd them once
>> more.
>>
>> --
>> 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.
>> --
>>
>> "Jodes" <> wrote in message
>> news:4C971081-3EC2-4F47-BF60-...
>> >I have tried unsuccessfully to add new contacts to my Windows Live Messenger.
>> >
>> > I add the email address, as normal, and see the contact's email on my
>> > contact list; however, when I try to "message" them, I get the notification
>> > "contact is not on your contact list, click here to add him/her". When I
>> > "click here", nothing happens.
>> >
>> > Oddly, two of the people I have added, can see me online and can mesage me,
>> > but I cannot message them back; I still get the same "contact is not on your
>> > list" message. I've tried deleting them, readding them; deleting other
>> > contacts first and adding them... I've tried SEVERAL times!!!
>> > Any suggestions??
>>
>>

Hey Jonathan,

I have since run the link and was able to add the first person I couldn't
previously see online; however, I've been trying to add new people and the
same thing is happening - am I going to have to run this program every time I
want to add a new contact??

Thanks Much,
Jodes

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Hi Jodes,
>
> No problemo.
>
> --
> 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.
> --
>
> "Jodes" <> wrote in message
> news:E15961C0-C561-4545-92E6-...
> > **lol**
> > You must be gettind so sick of answering this question... after posting, I
> > found about six similar inquiries for this problem and managed to get it
> > working...
> > Thank you so much for your info! Have a great day~
> > ~ Jodes
> >
> > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Greetings,
> >>
> >> 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 30-40 seconds after signing in before you see any
> >> change. If they don't appear online after this you may need to delete and readd them once
> >> more.
> >>
> >> --
> >> 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.
> >> --
> >>
> >> "Jodes" <> wrote in message
> >> news:4C971081-3EC2-4F47-BF60-...
> >> >I have tried unsuccessfully to add new contacts to my Windows Live Messenger.
> >> >
> >> > I add the email address, as normal, and see the contact's email on my
> >> > contact list; however, when I try to "message" them, I get the notification
> >> > "contact is not on your contact list, click here to add him/her". When I
> >> > "click here", nothing happens.
> >> >
> >> > Oddly, two of the people I have added, can see me online and can mesage me,
> >> > but I cannot message them back; I still get the same "contact is not on your
> >> > list" message. I've tried deleting them, readding them; deleting other
> >> > contacts first and adding them... I've tried SEVERAL times!!!
> >> > Any suggestions??
> >>
> >>
>
>

Hi Jodes,

I myself have had to run it twice, but since then it's been fine.

--
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.
--

"Jodes" <> wrote in message
news:B1B1CD64-3C58-4539-91F7-...
> Hey Jonathan,
>
> I have since run the link and was able to add the first person I couldn't
> previously see online; however, I've been trying to add new people and the
> same thing is happening - am I going to have to run this program every time I
> want to add a new contact??
>
> Thanks Much,
> Jodes
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Hi Jodes,
>>
>> No problemo.
>>
>> --
>> 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.
>> --
>>
>> "Jodes" <> wrote in message
>> news:E15961C0-C561-4545-92E6-...
>> > **lol**
>> > You must be gettind so sick of answering this question... after posting, I
>> > found about six similar inquiries for this problem and managed to get it
>> > working...
>> > Thank you so much for your info! Have a great day~
>> > ~ Jodes
>> >
>> > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Greetings,
>> >>
>> >> 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 30-40 seconds after signing in before you see
>> >> any
>> >> change. If they don't appear online after this you may need to delete and readd them
>> >> once
>> >> more.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> 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.
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> "Jodes" <> wrote in message
>> >> news:4C971081-3EC2-4F47-BF60-...
>> >> >I have tried unsuccessfully to add new contacts to my Windows Live Messenger.
>> >> >
>> >> > I add the email address, as normal, and see the contact's email on my
>> >> > contact list; however, when I try to "message" them, I get the notification
>> >> > "contact is not on your contact list, click here to add him/her". When I
>> >> > "click here", nothing happens.
>> >> >
>> >> > Oddly, two of the people I have added, can see me online and can mesage me,
>> >> > but I cannot message them back; I still get the same "contact is not on your
>> >> > list" message. I've tried deleting them, readding them; deleting other
>> >> > contacts first and adding them... I've tried SEVERAL times!!!
>> >> > Any suggestions??
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

Awesome, possum!

Thanks again

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Hi Jodes,
>
> I myself have had to run it twice, but since then it's been fine.
>
> --
> 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.
> --
>
> "Jodes" <> wrote in message
> news:B1B1CD64-3C58-4539-91F7-...
> > Hey Jonathan,
> >
> > I have since run the link and was able to add the first person I couldn't
> > previously see online; however, I've been trying to add new people and the
> > same thing is happening - am I going to have to run this program every time I
> > want to add a new contact??
> >
> > Thanks Much,
> > Jodes
> >
> > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Jodes,
> >>
> >> No problemo.
> >>
> >> --
> >> 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.
> >> --
> >>
> >> "Jodes" <> wrote in message
> >> news:E15961C0-C561-4545-92E6-...
> >> > **lol**
> >> > You must be gettind so sick of answering this question... after posting, I
> >> > found about six similar inquiries for this problem and managed to get it
> >> > working...
> >> > Thank you so much for your info! Have a great day~
> >> > ~ Jodes
> >> >
> >> > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Greetings,
> >> >>
> >> >> 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 30-40 seconds after signing in before you see
> >> >> any
> >> >> change. If they don't appear online after this you may need to delete and readd them
> >> >> once
> >> >> more.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> 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.
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> >> "Jodes" <> wrote in message
> >> >> news:4C971081-3EC2-4F47-BF60-...
> >> >> >I have tried unsuccessfully to add new contacts to my Windows Live Messenger.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I add the email address, as normal, and see the contact's email on my
> >> >> > contact list; however, when I try to "message" them, I get the notification
> >> >> > "contact is not on your contact list, click here to add him/her". When I
> >> >> > "click here", nothing happens.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Oddly, two of the people I have added, can see me online and can mesage me,
> >> >> > but I cannot message them back; I still get the same "contact is not on your
> >> >> > list" message. I've tried deleting them, readding them; deleting other
> >> >> > contacts first and adding them... I've tried SEVERAL times!!!
> >> >> > Any suggestions??
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

Hello all,

I used your download and that partially fixed my problem, though I still
cannot move contacts from my 'Non-messaging Contacts' into my friends list. I
also cannot open hotmail from the link or from the email notification pop-up.
Can anyone help?

Thanks,

Jamie

"Jodes" wrote:

> Awesome, possum!
>
> Thanks again
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Hi Jodes,
> >
> > I myself have had to run it twice, but since then it's been fine.
> >
> > --
> > 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.
> > --
> >
> > "Jodes" <> wrote in message
> > news:B1B1CD64-3C58-4539-91F7-...
> > > Hey Jonathan,
> > >
> > > I have since run the link and was able to add the first person I couldn't
> > > previously see online; however, I've been trying to add new people and the
> > > same thing is happening - am I going to have to run this program every time I
> > > want to add a new contact??
> > >
> > > Thanks Much,
> > > Jodes
> > >
> > > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi Jodes,
> > >>
> > >> No problemo.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> 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.
> > >> --
> > >>
> > >> "Jodes" <> wrote in message
> > >> news:E15961C0-C561-4545-92E6-...
> > >> > **lol**
> > >> > You must be gettind so sick of answering this question... after posting, I
> > >> > found about six similar inquiries for this problem and managed to get it
> > >> > working...
> > >> > Thank you so much for your info! Have a great day~
> > >> > ~ Jodes
> > >> >
> > >> > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> Greetings,
> > >> >>
> > >> >> 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 30-40 seconds after signing in before you see
> > >> >> any
> > >> >> change. If they don't appear online after this you may need to delete and readd them
> > >> >> once
> > >> >> more.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> --
> > >> >> 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.
> > >> >> --
> > >> >>
> > >> >> "Jodes" <> wrote in message
> > >> >> news:4C971081-3EC2-4F47-BF60-...
> > >> >> >I have tried unsuccessfully to add new contacts to my Windows Live Messenger.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I add the email address, as normal, and see the contact's email on my
> > >> >> > contact list; however, when I try to "message" them, I get the notification
> > >> >> > "contact is not on your contact list, click here to add him/her". When I
> > >> >> > "click here", nothing happens.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Oddly, two of the people I have added, can see me online and can mesage me,
> > >> >> > but I cannot message them back; I still get the same "contact is not on your
> > >> >> > list" message. I've tried deleting them, readding them; deleting other
> > >> >> > contacts first and adding them... I've tried SEVERAL times!!!
> > >> >> > Any suggestions??
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >