Re: Problems Adding a contact

Greetings,

Yes, this is a known bug. To correct this, 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 sign in again. Note that it will take up to one minute for your contacts to be
corrected and refreshed. Additionally you may get several prompts for the new contacts
and/or you may need to delete the new ones and then readd them if they don't appear online
(assuming they are online) after the one minute.

--
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) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"Luis" <> wrote in message
news:A7801EF5-9D71-403D-A0C7-...
> All,
>
> I am experiencing a problem when i want to add a contact. When i add a
> contact i can see this on my list but i dont see the person online and i
> cannot send a instant message to this person, only email. When the person
> contact me we can chat but on my screen it said: this person is not on your
> contact list . When i click on add person this doesnt work but the person is
> on my list. This happend only with new contacts. With the "older "contacts on
> my list there is no problem. Only the recent ones (starting january 07). Does
> anyone knows a solution?
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
> --
> Luis (Amsterdam)

Hi,

I suggest upgrading to Windows Live Messenger 8.1 then as the problem is solved there also:
http://g.live.com/1rebeta/Mess80_EN

--
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) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--


"Luis" <> wrote in message
news:1AB51DF7-8A70-4C19-A425-...
> Dear Jonathan,
>
> I download the link but it didnt help te problem.
>
> Please advice.
>
> Regards,
>
> José
> --
> Luis
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Yes, this is a known bug. To correct this, 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 sign in again. Note that it will take up to one minute for your contacts to be
>> corrected and refreshed. Additionally you may get several prompts for the new contacts
>> and/or you may need to delete the new ones and then readd them if they don't appear online
>> (assuming they are online) after the one minute.
>>
>> --
>> 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) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>>
>> "Luis" <> wrote in message
>> news:A7801EF5-9D71-403D-A0C7-...
>> > All,
>> >
>> > I am experiencing a problem when i want to add a contact. When i add a
>> > contact i can see this on my list but i dont see the person online and i
>> > cannot send a instant message to this person, only email. When the person
>> > contact me we can chat but on my screen it said: this person is not on your
>> > contact list . When i click on add person this doesnt work but the person is
>> > on my list. This happend only with new contacts. With the "older "contacts on
>> > my list there is no problem. Only the recent ones (starting january 07). Does
>> > anyone knows a solution?
>> >
>> > Thanks and regards,
>> >
>> > --
>> > Luis (Amsterdam)
>>
>>

Jonathan,

I removed windows live messenger completly and download the 8.1 version.
Then follow up your instructions but still no solutions. Any other ideas?

Thanks and regards,

--
Luis


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I suggest upgrading to Windows Live Messenger 8.1 then as the problem is solved there also:
> http://g.live.com/1rebeta/Mess80_EN
>
> --
> 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) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
>
> "Luis" <> wrote in message
> news:1AB51DF7-8A70-4C19-A425-...
> > Dear Jonathan,
> >
> > I download the link but it didnt help te problem.
> >
> > Please advice.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jos
> > --
> > Luis
> >
> >
> > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Greetings,
> >>
> >> Yes, this is a known bug. To correct this, 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 sign in again. Note that it will take up to one minute for your contacts to be
> >> corrected and refreshed. Additionally you may get several prompts for the new contacts
> >> and/or you may need to delete the new ones and then readd them if they don't appear online
> >> (assuming they are online) after the one minute.
> >>
> >> --
> >> 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) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> >> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >> "Luis" <> wrote in message
> >> news:A7801EF5-9D71-403D-A0C7-...
> >> > All,
> >> >
> >> > I am experiencing a problem when i want to add a contact. When i add a
> >> > contact i can see this on my list but i dont see the person online and i
> >> > cannot send a instant message to this person, only email. When the person
> >> > contact me we can chat but on my screen it said: this person is not on your
> >> > contact list . When i click on add person this doesnt work but the person is
> >> > on my list. This happend only with new contacts. With the "older "contacts on
> >> > my list there is no problem. Only the recent ones (starting january 07). Does
> >> > anyone knows a solution?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks and regards,
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Luis (Amsterdam)
> >>
> >>
>
>