Windows 7 Windows Live Messenger Not Working

PcBoyGeorge

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• Oct 29, 2009

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Try uninstalling and reinstalling

 

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Sy1981

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• Oct 29, 2009

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tried, it works fine until I restart it. then it wont open but sits on the bar next to the start button

 

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vonwisdom

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• Oct 29, 2009

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Tks for posting

I installed hotmail,chat and movie maker from the widows live and keep getting this 0x80004004 error code?
Any help would be great.
This is my second time trying to install.

 

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tblount

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• Oct 29, 2009

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Sy1981 said:

tried, it works fine until I restart it. then it wont open but sits on the bar next to the start button

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I have the exact opposite problem... It's a nightmare trying to kill it all the time.

What happens when you close it and reopen?

 

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DeMorgan

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• Oct 29, 2009

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Have you tried running in Compatibility mode (either Vista SP2 or XP SP3) or as Administrator?

 

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vonwisdom

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• Oct 30, 2009

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DeMorgan said:

Have you tried running in Compatibility mode (either Vista SP2 or XP SP3) or as Administrator?

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There is no compatibility for windows 7 in the options.
Goes as high as Vista SP2,tried even in Vista SP2 but still error.

 

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tblount

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• Oct 30, 2009

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vonwisdom said:

There is no compatibility for windows 7 in the options.
Goes as high as Vista SP2,tried even in Vista SP2 but still error.

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The install of messenger defaults to window 7... however if you run it as Vista it will minimize to the task bar rather than hidden icons menu.

You must have done an upgrade. Something from the old days is lingering and causing problems.

 

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vonwisdom

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• Oct 30, 2009

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tblount said:

The install of messenger defaults to window 7... however if you run it as Vista it will minimize to the task bar rather than hidden icons menu.

You must have done an upgrade. Something from the old days is lingering and causing problems.

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I totaly have redone my computer and even deleted windows old.
Still get error.

 

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vonwisdom

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• Oct 30, 2009

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The error states..
Windows live could not write value to key\SOFTWARE\Microsoft.................................
Verify that you have sufficent access to that key

Also is says: Looks like another program is preventing the installer from working.hr:0x80070643

 

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vonwisdom

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• Nov 1, 2009

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I tryed to install windows live id update today and it failed.I tryed again later in the day and it installed...problem solved.

 

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