Media Center (2005) was unable to open Messenge...

My platform is windows xp media edition 2005.... Up untill recently windows
live messenger worked(connected) when I opened media center to watch tv....
Now I receive a message stateing that "Media Center was unable to open
Messenger, please make sure windows messenger is installed .... I have both
programs on my computer and have made no changes to them... I tried
uninstalling and re-installing twice . but with no luck..... Do you have any
suggestions.....

Thank you...

See this blog entry for a workaround/fix..

http://iandixon.co.uk/cs/blogs/ian/a...-problems.aspx


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"moodyblue" <> wrote in message
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> My platform is windows xp media edition 2005.... Up untill recently
> windows
> live messenger worked(connected) when I opened media center to watch
> tv....
> Now I receive a message stateing that "Media Center was unable to open
> Messenger, please make sure windows messenger is installed .... I have
> both
> programs on my computer and have made no changes to them... I tried
> uninstalling and re-installing twice . but with no luck..... Do you have
> any
> suggestions.....
>
> Thank you...
>
>

I'm on the same platform and get the same message. Last major event wa
to install SP3. Now copying to a DVD is sporadic also

Dave

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Dave K

"Dave K" wrote:

>
> I'm on the same platform and get the same message. Last major event was
> to install SP3. Now copying to a DVD is sporadic also.
>
> Dave K
>
Every time I start media center I get "messenger failure".
just started recently, don't know why. Media center works but lags at start
up untill message disappears. Any suggestions?
>
> --
> Dave K
>

See if this helps

Windows Messenger error in Media Center Edition 2005
http://blog.jasontsang.ca/2008/08/wi...ia-center.html

--
Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP

Read my blog for the latest in Media Center topics
(and other topics that interest me)
http://jtsang.blogspot.com

More information by me
http://jtsang.mvps.org
http://www.classicsunveiled.com

Find out about the MS MVP Program -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx



"ericremington" <> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Dave K" wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm on the same platform and get the same message. Last major event was
>> to install SP3. Now copying to a DVD is sporadic also.
>>
>> Dave K
>>
> Every time I start media center I get "messenger failure".
> just started recently, don't know why. Media center works but lags at
> start
> up untill message disappears. Any suggestions?
>>
>> --
>> Dave K
>>