Re: Windows Messenger Quits as Soon as opened. Need help.
From: Sean25 (spam@spamcop.net)
Date: 07/03/02
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From: "Sean25" <spam@spamcop.net> Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2002 21:38:05 GMT
Thank You for the reply. I knew it had to be something simple like a
registry setting.
"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
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> Greetings Sean,
>
> It's a bug in Messenger 4.6. In previous versions of Messenger, if the
registry keys for
> Messenger didn't exist, Messenger would create it them itself. Beginning
with Messenger 4.6
> however, when not under an administrator account, instead of creating the
missing registry
> keys, it simply exits. The latest Messenger 4.7 beta (not publically
available), fixes this
> problem.
>
> Besides doing what you suggested, you can just run a .reg file to replace
the missing
> registry key and data (I normally have it on my web site, but it's down
temporary at the
> moment, so I've just attached it to this post).
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Windows MVP, Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
> "Sean25" <spam@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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> > Ok, after writing this, I know what caused it but still don't know why
it
> > is. I don't know why I didn't remember this, because I had already seen
this
> > happen from experience with XP in the past. If you create a new user
> > account, you have to log into it for the first time as an admin account
and
> > then later change it to a limited user. If you log into a new account
for
> > the first time and it is set to limited, Windows Messenger refuses to
load.
> >
> > I've seen this in the past, but forgot that I had done this on this
account.
> > Anyway, I deleted the account and started over, logged into it as an
admin
> > account first and then changed it back to limited, which fixed my
problem.
> > But as long as I have this post here, I'm wondering if anyone knows why
this
> > is. You'd think Windows Messenger would be smart enough - since I know I
'm
> > not the only person who creates a limited user account without making
sure
> > to log in with it as an admin account for the first logon.
> >
> > Is there any reason for this behavior? It is repeatable every time - and
> > Windows Messenger will refuse to run ever on an account that has been
logged
> > in for the first time as a non-admin account. The only way to correct it
is
> > to delete the account and start over, logging in with the account being
an
> > admin account for the first logon.
> >
> > "Sean25" <spam@spamcop.net> wrote in message
> > news:53BU8.5785$0c1.466760@news1.west.cox.net...
> > > I've just created a new limited user on WindowsXP Pro and Windows
> > Messenger
> > > does nothing when you try to launch it. No error, just quits before it
> > even
> > > loads. Works fine for all other users, but not the newly created user.
> > >
> > > I have seen this happen after an admin account resets windows logon
> > password
> > > of a user account, but the password has not been reset and this is a
newly
> > > made windows logon account. But I'm sure that even though the password
> > > wasn't reset, that the key to fixing it would be the same as it would
if
> > the
> > > password was reset. Is there a registry key or file that needs to be
> > deleted
> > > or set back to a default state in order to get Windows Messenger to be
> > > launchable again?
> > >
> > > Does anyone know what file is changed when a password is reset that
makes
> > > Windows Messenger no longer load when you try to launch it? Some form
of
> > > user certificate maybe? I'm just assuming that this is where the
problem
> > > lies, but I have no idea. Does anyone knows any other reason as to why
> > > Windows Messenger would not load for a single user while it continues
to
> > run
> > > just fine for other users, if it isn't associated with the same thing
that
> > > happens when you reset a user account password?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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