RE: My Windows Live Messenger 2009 doesn't save user profile and p

Hello evryone;

I am using WLM in an administrator account and I still having the same
problem, WLM doesn't save login information.

Any body have more ideas,,,


Thanks

Yes, I face the same problem too. Once you reboot the PC, the login
information is gone even you checked all the remember the username and
password options.

"Dan" wrote:

> I'm having the same problem.
> I used to be able to open Windows Live Messenger and it'd remember my
> password and it was quick & easy to just click a button to log in. Since I
> updated it a few weeks ago I have to type my email address and password every
> damn time I want to start it. IT'S VERY ANNOYING! There must have been
> something wrong with the update, but I wish they'd hurry up and make a new
> update that works, but looking at this page and others I found on the net it
> seems like others have been having this problem a lot longer than me..
>
> Another problem is that before I updated if I clicked the email icon to
> check my emails it'd open IE and go straight to my emails (without me having
> to type my password). Now it opens Opera (which isn't a problem as that's my
> main browser, but why did it change which browser it opens) and it asks me to
> type my email address and password. I do that and check the box to always
> remember email & password but next time it hasn't remembered it.
>

I had the same problem too, and I fixed it in the following way :

Open the registry (Start Run regedit)

Browse for
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/User
Shell Folders

There is a key called AppData. Before I fixed it, its contents was
%APPDATA%. I changed it to %USERPROFILE%/Application Data (which refers to
the folder Application Data in your user folder).

Now my Live Messenger finally remembers my login information (it was making
me maaad). Hope it works for anyone who has the same problem.

"Keith" wrote:

> Yes, I face the same problem too. Once you reboot the PC, the login
> information is gone even you checked all the remember the username and
> password options.
>
> "Dan" wrote:
>
> > I'm having the same problem.
> > I used to be able to open Windows Live Messenger and it'd remember my
> > password and it was quick & easy to just click a button to log in. Since I
> > updated it a few weeks ago I have to type my email address and password every
> > damn time I want to start it. IT'S VERY ANNOYING! There must have been
> > something wrong with the update, but I wish they'd hurry up and make a new
> > update that works, but looking at this page and others I found on the net it
> > seems like others have been having this problem a lot longer than me..
> >
> > Another problem is that before I updated if I clicked the email icon to
> > check my emails it'd open IE and go straight to my emails (without me having
> > to type my password). Now it opens Opera (which isn't a problem as that's my
> > main browser, but why did it change which browser it opens) and it asks me to
> > type my email address and password. I do that and check the box to always
> > remember email & password but next time it hasn't remembered it.
> >

Your Idea,i have try,But after i change,I cannot Run Firefox,and Skype all
cannot START UP.

But after i change back to Original that,both programs is fixed.

So,your idea is good,it can Remember my WLM ID and PW,But,it affect some
Programs cannot use.

Hope Microsoft can find out solution as soon as possible,i have same problem
too and still cannot fix.

"kschoice" wrote:

> I had the same problem too, and I fixed it in the following way :
>
> Open the registry (Start Run regedit)
>
> Browse for
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/User
> Shell Folders
>
> There is a key called AppData. Before I fixed it, its contents was
> %APPDATA%. I changed it to %USERPROFILE%/Application Data (which refers to
> the folder Application Data in your user folder).
>
> Now my Live Messenger finally remembers my login information (it was making
> me maaad). Hope it works for anyone who has the same problem.
>
> "Keith" wrote:
>
> > Yes, I face the same problem too. Once you reboot the PC, the login
> > information is gone even you checked all the remember the username and
> > password options.
> >
> > "Dan" wrote:
> >
> > > I'm having the same problem.
> > > I used to be able to open Windows Live Messenger and it'd remember my
> > > password and it was quick & easy to just click a button to log in. Since I
> > > updated it a few weeks ago I have to type my email address and password every
> > > damn time I want to start it. IT'S VERY ANNOYING! There must have been
> > > something wrong with the update, but I wish they'd hurry up and make a new
> > > update that works, but looking at this page and others I found on the net it
> > > seems like others have been having this problem a lot longer than me..
> > >
> > > Another problem is that before I updated if I clicked the email icon to
> > > check my emails it'd open IE and go straight to my emails (without me having
> > > to type my password). Now it opens Opera (which isn't a problem as that's my
> > > main browser, but why did it change which browser it opens) and it asks me to
> > > type my email address and password. I do that and check the box to always
> > > remember email & password but next time it hasn't remembered it.
> > >

"kschoice" wrote:

> I had the same problem too, and I fixed it in the following way :
>
> Open the registry (Start Run regedit)
>
> Browse for
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/User
> Shell Folders
>
> There is a key called AppData. Before I fixed it, its contents was
> %APPDATA%. I changed it to %USERPROFILE%/Application Data (which refers to
> the folder Application Data in your user folder).
>
> Now my Live Messenger finally remembers my login information (it was making
> me maaad). Hope it works for anyone who has the same problem.
>
> "Keith" wrote:
>
> > Yes, I face the same problem too. Once you reboot the PC, the login
> > information is gone even you checked all the remember the username and
> > password options.
> >
> > "Dan" wrote:
> >
> > > I'm having the same problem.
> > > I used to be able to open Windows Live Messenger and it'd remember my
> > > password and it was quick & easy to just click a button to log in. Since I
> > > updated it a few weeks ago I have to type my email address and password every
> > > damn time I want to start it. IT'S VERY ANNOYING! There must have been
> > > something wrong with the update, but I wish they'd hurry up and make a new
> > > update that works, but looking at this page and others I found on the net it
> > > seems like others have been having this problem a lot longer than me..
> > >
> > > Another problem is that before I updated if I clicked the email icon to
> > > check my emails it'd open IE and go straight to my emails (without me having
> > > to type my password). Now it opens Opera (which isn't a problem as that's my
> > > main browser, but why did it change which browser it opens) and it asks me to
> > > type my email address and password. I do that and check the box to always
> > > remember email & password but next time it hasn't remembered it.
> > >

Amazingly enough, this worked for me. Why? %APPDATA% points to the same
place as %USERPROFILE%/Application Data.

Dude, I am uber excited. I was days away from removing msn from my machine
and just doing without it.

"harry schein" <harry > wrote in message
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>
>
> "kschoice" wrote:
>
>> I had the same problem too, and I fixed it in the following way :
>>
>> Open the registry (Start Run regedit)
>>
>> Browse for
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/User
>> Shell Folders
>>
>> There is a key called AppData. Before I fixed it, its contents was
>> %APPDATA%. I changed it to %USERPROFILE%/Application Data (which refers
>> to
>> the folder Application Data in your user folder).
>>
>> Now my Live Messenger finally remembers my login information (it was
>> making
>> me maaad). Hope it works for anyone who has the same problem.
>>
>> "Keith" wrote:
>>
>> > Yes, I face the same problem too. Once you reboot the PC, the login
>> > information is gone even you checked all the remember the username and
>> > password options.
>> >
>> > "Dan" wrote:
>> >
>> > > I'm having the same problem.
>> > > I used to be able to open Windows Live Messenger and it'd remember my
>> > > password and it was quick & easy to just click a button to log in.
>> > > Since I
>> > > updated it a few weeks ago I have to type my email address and
>> > > password every
>> > > damn time I want to start it. IT'S VERY ANNOYING! There must have
>> > > been
>> > > something wrong with the update, but I wish they'd hurry up and make
>> > > a new
>> > > update that works, but looking at this page and others I found on the
>> > > net it
>> > > seems like others have been having this problem a lot longer than
>> > > me..
>> > >
>> > > Another problem is that before I updated if I clicked the email icon
>> > > to
>> > > check my emails it'd open IE and go straight to my emails (without me
>> > > having
>> > > to type my password). Now it opens Opera (which isn't a problem as
>> > > that's my
>> > > main browser, but why did it change which browser it opens) and it
>> > > asks me to
>> > > type my email address and password. I do that and check the box to
>> > > always
>> > > remember email & password but next time it hasn't remembered it.
>> > >

This work for me! Thks!

"kschoice" wrote:

> I had the same problem too, and I fixed it in the following way :
>
> Open the registry (Start Run regedit)
>
> Browse for
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/User
> Shell Folders
>
> There is a key called AppData. Before I fixed it, its contents was
> %APPDATA%. I changed it to %USERPROFILE%/Application Data (which refers to
> the folder Application Data in your user folder).
>
> Now my Live Messenger finally remembers my login information (it was making
> me maaad). Hope it works for anyone who has the same problem.
>
> "Keith" wrote:
>
> > Yes, I face the same problem too. Once you reboot the PC, the login
> > information is gone even you checked all the remember the username and
> > password options.
> >
> > "Dan" wrote:
> >
> > > I'm having the same problem.
> > > I used to be able to open Windows Live Messenger and it'd remember my
> > > password and it was quick & easy to just click a button to log in. Since I
> > > updated it a few weeks ago I have to type my email address and password every
> > > damn time I want to start it. IT'S VERY ANNOYING! There must have been
> > > something wrong with the update, but I wish they'd hurry up and make a new
> > > update that works, but looking at this page and others I found on the net it
> > > seems like others have been having this problem a lot longer than me..
> > >
> > > Another problem is that before I updated if I clicked the email icon to
> > > check my emails it'd open IE and go straight to my emails (without me having
> > > to type my password). Now it opens Opera (which isn't a problem as that's my
> > > main browser, but why did it change which browser it opens) and it asks me to
> > > type my email address and password. I do that and check the box to always
> > > remember email & password but next time it hasn't remembered it.
> > >

Thanks for the information it works very well ,however I was doing something
else and can not open my statement because I have to use ADOBE reader and now
I received an error message (an Internal error occurred) if I changed back to
%APPDATA% then Above reader will open, Can you tell me how to take care of
this problem after I follow your instructions to fix Messenger sign me in and
be able to use Adobe, Thanks mbalbornoz25

"kschoice" wrote:

> I had the same problem too, and I fixed it in the following way :
>
> Open the registry (Start Run regedit)
>
> Browse for
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/User
> Shell Folders
>
> There is a key called AppData. Before I fixed it, its contents was
> %APPDATA%. I changed it to %USERPROFILE%/Application Data (which refers to
> the folder Application Data in your user folder).
>
> Now my Live Messenger finally remembers my login information (it was making
> me maaad). Hope it works for anyone who has the same problem.
>
> "Keith" wrote:
>
> > Yes, I face the same problem too. Once you reboot the PC, the login
> > information is gone even you checked all the remember the username and
> > password options.
> >
> > "Dan" wrote:
> >
> > > I'm having the same problem.
> > > I used to be able to open Windows Live Messenger and it'd remember my
> > > password and it was quick & easy to just click a button to log in. Since I
> > > updated it a few weeks ago I have to type my email address and password every
> > > damn time I want to start it. IT'S VERY ANNOYING! There must have been
> > > something wrong with the update, but I wish they'd hurry up and make a new
> > > update that works, but looking at this page and others I found on the net it
> > > seems like others have been having this problem a lot longer than me..
> > >
> > > Another problem is that before I updated if I clicked the email icon to
> > > check my emails it'd open IE and go straight to my emails (without me having
> > > to type my password). Now it opens Opera (which isn't a problem as that's my
> > > main browser, but why did it change which browser it opens) and it asks me to
> > > type my email address and password. I do that and check the box to always
> > > remember email & password but next time it hasn't remembered it.
> > >

I made the change and was unable to run Adobe Reader, so I changed the
registry back.

The problem did not occur until after I updated my Yahoo Toolbar. This
could be an attempt by Yahoo to get people to use its messenger rather than
Microsoft's. Did anyone else get this problem after updating Yahoo Toolbar
or any other software?
^
^


"kschoice" <> wrote in message
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>I had the same problem too, and I fixed it in the following way :
>
> Open the registry (Start Run regedit)
>
> Browse for
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/User
> Shell Folders
>
> There is a key called AppData. Before I fixed it, its contents was
> %APPDATA%. I changed it to %USERPROFILE%/Application Data (which refers to
> the folder Application Data in your user folder).
>
> Now my Live Messenger finally remembers my login information (it was
> making
> me maaad). Hope it works for anyone who has the same problem.
>
> "Keith" wrote:
>
>> Yes, I face the same problem too. Once you reboot the PC, the login
>> information is gone even you checked all the remember the username and
>> password options.
>>
>> "Dan" wrote:
>>
>> > I'm having the same problem.
>> > I used to be able to open Windows Live Messenger and it'd remember my
>> > password and it was quick & easy to just click a button to log in.
>> > Since I
>> > updated it a few weeks ago I have to type my email address and password
>> > every
>> > damn time I want to start it. IT'S VERY ANNOYING! There must have
>> > been
>> > something wrong with the update, but I wish they'd hurry up and make a
>> > new
>> > update that works, but looking at this page and others I found on the
>> > net it
>> > seems like others have been having this problem a lot longer than me..
>> >
>> > Another problem is that before I updated if I clicked the email icon to
>> > check my emails it'd open IE and go straight to my emails (without me
>> > having
>> > to type my password). Now it opens Opera (which isn't a problem as
>> > that's my
>> > main browser, but why did it change which browser it opens) and it asks
>> > me to
>> > type my email address and password. I do that and check the box to
>> > always
>> > remember email & password but next time it hasn't remembered it.
>> >

Firefox and Adobe Reader wouldn't work because of the change.
This is true. However, I fixed it so they work! =D
kschoice tells us to change %APPDATA% to %USERPROFILE%/Application Data.
The problem is very simple. The slash was inccorect. Forward slashes ( / )
aren't right for this. We need to use the backward slach. ( \ ) Keep the
%USERPROFILE%/Application Data, but change the / to \ :
%USERPROFILE%\Application Data

"kschoice" wrote:

> I had the same problem too, and I fixed it in the following way :
>
> Open the registry (Start Run regedit)
>
> Browse for
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/User
> Shell Folders
>
> There is a key called AppData. Before I fixed it, its contents was
> %APPDATA%. I changed it to %USERPROFILE%/Application Data (which refers to
> the folder Application Data in your user folder).
>
> Now my Live Messenger finally remembers my login information (it was making
> me maaad). Hope it works for anyone who has the same problem.
>
> "Keith" wrote:
>
> > Yes, I face the same problem too. Once you reboot the PC, the login
> > information is gone even you checked all the remember the username and
> > password options.
> >
> > "Dan" wrote:
> >
> > > I'm having the same problem.
> > > I used to be able to open Windows Live Messenger and it'd remember my
> > > password and it was quick & easy to just click a button to log in. Since I
> > > updated it a few weeks ago I have to type my email address and password every
> > > damn time I want to start it. IT'S VERY ANNOYING! There must have been
> > > something wrong with the update, but I wish they'd hurry up and make a new
> > > update that works, but looking at this page and others I found on the net it
> > > seems like others have been having this problem a lot longer than me..
> > >
> > > Another problem is that before I updated if I clicked the email icon to
> > > check my emails it'd open IE and go straight to my emails (without me having
> > > to type my password). Now it opens Opera (which isn't a problem as that's my
> > > main browser, but why did it change which browser it opens) and it asks me to
> > > type my email address and password. I do that and check the box to always
> > > remember email & password but next time it hasn't remembered it.
> > >