Messenger starts, Vista says "critical error, shutting down"

I have just installed MSN Messenger (live) for the first time on this
new Vista 32 machine (all updates done). All the .Net files are there
too, including updates.

As soon as the machine starts and MSN loads, Vistaghhhh!!!! does it's
nut and reports a critical error, I should save any work, and it will
shut down in one minute.

I managed to get Messenger out of the startup list, so the machine
starts correctly.

But if I reload it, it causes the error once more.... and locks access
to Control Panel too (thankfully I use Easycleaner, so use it's own
method to stop Messenger loading at reboot).




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Taf56

I didn't want to upgrade to Vista... Packard Bell made me do it!

This really doesnt sound like a messenger problem. Try starting in safe
mode.
Do you see a black window when you start your computer in normal mode?
"Taf56" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I have just installed MSN Messenger (live) for the first time on this
> new Vista 32 machine (all updates done). All the .Net files are there
> too, including updates.
>
> As soon as the machine starts and MSN loads, Vistaghhhh!!!! does it's
> nut and reports a critical error, I should save any work, and it will
> shut down in one minute.
>
> I managed to get Messenger out of the startup list, so the machine
> starts correctly.
>
> But if I reload it, it causes the error once more.... and locks access
> to Control Panel too (thankfully I use Easycleaner, so use it's own
> method to stop Messenger loading at reboot).
>
>
>
>
> --
> Taf56
>
> I didn't want to upgrade to Vista... Packard Bell made me do it!

Greetings,

Who authorizes the shutdown, NT AUTHORITY?

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"Taf56" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I have just installed MSN Messenger (live) for the first time on this
> new Vista 32 machine (all updates done). All the .Net files are there
> too, including updates.
>
> As soon as the machine starts and MSN loads, Vistaghhhh!!!! does it's
> nut and reports a critical error, I should save any work, and it will
> shut down in one minute.
>
> I managed to get Messenger out of the startup list, so the machine
> starts correctly.
>
> But if I reload it, it causes the error once more.... and locks access
> to Control Panel too (thankfully I use Easycleaner, so use it's own
> method to stop Messenger loading at reboot).
>
>
>
>
> --
> Taf56
>
> I didn't want to upgrade to Vista... Packard Bell made me do it!