Cannot view message history: "Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet."

I have MSN Messenger running on multiple desktops on Windows XP Home
Edition, regularly updated. My default browser is Firefox. I recently
installed IE7 Beta, but, as I said it is not my default browser. I
cannot be sure whether the problem dates from this installation or
not, but it was very close in time.

Now, when I try to view a message history I see in the window where
the mesage history should have opened:

<quote>
The XML page cannot be displayed
Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error
and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The system cannot locate the resource specified. Error processing
resource 'file:///C:/Documents and Settings/Translation/M...
</quote>

"Translation" is the name of one of my User Desktops. The result on
other desktops is the equivalent.

The message would be more helpful if I had even the vaguest idea how
to "correct the error".

TIA for any help.

Rob

 

Yup, it's IE7B2 preview that is causing this. It's a known issue with it
not being able to handle spaces in the xml path. A workaround for it is
to put the history folder in a directory structure with no spaces (eg,
c:\history\). Or you can open the xml files in firefox. Either that, or
you can just go back to IE6

Scøtt
Live Messenger FAQs - http://wlm.scottisafool.co.uk/

 

Thanks Scott.
How do I revert to IE6? IE isn't in Add or remove Programs.