Windows Live crap

About 4 days ago I noticed a site called Windows Live ID. It suggested to
set up a profile and promised that with a single username and password you
could log on to all Windows Live applications such as Hotmail, Windows Live
Messenger, Windows Live Mail etc. etc. I thought what a good idea, not
having to have 10 different usernames and passwords, so I used my old
hotmail adress and username to set up a profile. But the ID said I coildn't
use my hotmail for some reason, can't remember what. A few hours later I
logged on to Windows Live Messenger as I have done for years, with my
hotmail address. But couldn't log on. Got the message that my email
(hotmail) or username was invalid. I tried several times with same result.
So went back to Windows Live ID and set up a new email adress and new
username, went back to Messenger, logged on with the new mail and voila! I
logged on. But ALL my friends had vanished!
So why couldn't I use my hotmail? where are all my friends? (under the old
hotmail adress ofcourse) How do I get them back? How can I delete Windows
Live Messenger? I can't find it anywhere on my computer where you delete
programmes. I can't install an older version of Messenger because I already
have Live Messenger installed! What'a going on with all that Windows Live
crap? What's goin on with Microsoft? No support anywhere. Someone suggested
to delete Messenger press Start, write appviz.cpl - press enter. My computer
can't find anything called appviz.cpl.
I appologize for this long entry but I really hope someone can help, coz
Microsoft can't or wont.
Regards Bluetooth

"bluetooth" <> wrote in message
news:#Zi$...
> About 4 days ago I noticed a site called Windows Live ID.


http://www.windowslivehelp.com/defau...?wa=wsignin1.0


> It suggested to set up a profile and promised that with a single username
> and password you could log on to all Windows Live applications such as
> Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Mail etc. etc. I thought
> what a good idea, not having to have 10 different usernames and passwords,
> so I used my old hotmail adress and username to set up a profile. But the
> ID said I coildn't use my hotmail for some reason, can't remember what. A
> few hours later I logged on to Windows Live Messenger as I have done for
> years, with my hotmail address. But couldn't log on. Got the message that
> my email (hotmail) or username was invalid. I tried several times with
> same result. So went back to Windows Live ID and set up a new email adress
> and new username, went back to Messenger, logged on with the new mail and
> voila! I logged on. But ALL my friends had vanished!
> So why couldn't I use my hotmail? where are all my friends? (under the old
> hotmail adress ofcourse) How do I get them back?

> How can I delete Windows Live Messenger?

Why? It looks as if you are just having a problem configuring your
accounts.

> I can't find it anywhere on my computer where you delete programmes.

And your OS is? (Always disclose your OS and version when you are looking
for help.)

> I can't install an older version of Messenger because I already have Live
> Messenger installed! What'a going on with all that Windows Live crap?
> What's goin on with Microsoft? No support anywhere.

See above link? (Windows Live Solution Center)

> Someone suggested to delete Messenger press Start, write appviz.cpl -
> press enter. My computer can't find anything called appviz.cpl.


I wouldn't give up yet but in general we don't "delete" applications, we
uninstall them. ; )

BTW appviz looks like a product for the Mac. Perhaps someone was making
a comment about Windows in general and you missed a joke?


> I appologize for this long entry but I really hope someone can help, coz
> Microsoft can't or wont.
> Regards Bluetooth


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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Robert Aldwinckle, sorry, I'm Danish, so "delete" and "uninstall" is the
same to me.

> Why? It looks as if you are just having a problem configuring your
> accounts.
And how do I do that? how do I configure my account so I can log on wit my
Hotmail email again and get all my friends back?

I have Vista Home Premium Servicepack 2

I'm not a computer wizzard, I don't know a thing about Mac and therefore
probabbly missed a joke.
I'll check out the link to livehelp and hope to find a solution
there.Thanks. Bluetooth






"Robert Aldwinckle" <> skrev i meddelelsen
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> "bluetooth" <> wrote in message
> news:#Zi$...
>> About 4 days ago I noticed a site called Windows Live ID.
>
>
> http://www.windowslivehelp.com/defau...?wa=wsignin1.0
>
>
>> It suggested to set up a profile and promised that with a single username
>> and password you could log on to all Windows Live applications such as
>> Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Mail etc. etc. I thought
>> what a good idea, not having to have 10 different usernames and
>> passwords, so I used my old hotmail adress and username to set up a
>> profile. But the ID said I coildn't use my hotmail for some reason, can't
>> remember what. A few hours later I logged on to Windows Live Messenger as
>> I have done for years, with my hotmail address. But couldn't log on. Got
>> the message that my email (hotmail) or username was invalid. I tried
>> several times with same result. So went back to Windows Live ID and set
>> up a new email adress and new username, went back to Messenger, logged on
>> with the new mail and voila! I logged on. But ALL my friends had
>> vanished!
>> So why couldn't I use my hotmail? where are all my friends? (under the
>> old hotmail adress ofcourse) How do I get them back?
>
>> How can I delete Windows Live Messenger?
>
> Why? It looks as if you are just having a problem configuring your
> accounts.
>
>> I can't find it anywhere on my computer where you delete programmes.
>
> And your OS is? (Always disclose your OS and version when you are
> looking for help.)
>
>> I can't install an older version of Messenger because I already have Live
>> Messenger installed! What'a going on with all that Windows Live crap?
>> What's goin on with Microsoft? No support anywhere.
>
> See above link? (Windows Live Solution Center)
>
>> Someone suggested to delete Messenger press Start, write appviz.cpl -
>> press enter. My computer can't find anything called appviz.cpl.
>
>
> I wouldn't give up yet but in general we don't "delete" applications, we
> uninstall them. ; )
>
> BTW appviz looks like a product for the Mac. Perhaps someone was
> making a comment about Windows in general and you missed a joke?
>
>
>> I appologize for this long entry but I really hope someone can help, coz
>> Microsoft can't or wont.
>> Regards Bluetooth
>
>
> Good luck
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---

"Robert Aldwinckle" <> wrote in message
news:#...

>> Someone suggested to delete Messenger press Start, write appviz.cpl -
>> press enter. My computer can't find anything called appviz.cpl.
>
>
> I wouldn't give up yet but in general we don't "delete" applications, we
> uninstall them. ; )


Oops. I engaged "web search tool" before thinking. I now suspect this is a
typo. E.g. one way of generalizing a method of getting into the Uninstall
tool of any version of Windows is to suggest: Run... (e.g. press Win-R
and enter

control.exe appwiz.cpl


FYI

Robert
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ok for starters windows live messenger is now listed in the add remove
programs as windows live essentials. it is no longer under messenger as it
used to be.

as for configuring accounts. there may be a problem with the password
somehow which would keep you from logging in. try doing a password reset
either by location and question or by alternate e mail address (assuming you
set one up when you created the account) windows live id has been around for
a while now I don't remember when it fully started. but if you haven;t used
the account for a while there is a possibility that it has been deleted.
otherwise just reset the password and you dhould be able to get everything
back without any problem.

"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

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> "Robert Aldwinckle" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>
> >> Someone suggested to delete Messenger press Start, write appviz.cpl -
> >> press enter. My computer can't find anything called appviz.cpl.
> >
> >
> > I wouldn't give up yet but in general we don't "delete" applications, we
> > uninstall them. ; )
>
>
> Oops. I engaged "web search tool" before thinking. I now suspect this is a
> typo. E.g. one way of generalizing a method of getting into the Uninstall
> tool of any version of Windows is to suggest: Run... (e.g. press Win-R
> and enter
>
> control.exe appwiz.cpl
>
>
> FYI
>
> Robert
> ---
>
> .
>