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Adding contacts problem

Can't see a newly added contact?

Solution:

1.) Exit Messenger completely (this means right clicking the Messenger tray icon and choosing Exit).

2.) Open your registry editor (Start > Run > regedit.exe) and navigate to:for Messenger 8.0: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessengerfor Messenger 8.1: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\WindowsLive\CommunicationsClient

3.) Once there, you must remove the following subkeys:for Messenger 8.0: Policiesfor Messenger 8.1: Shared4. Close your registry editor and restart Messenger.

If you think you cannot make it, just run:

http://home.scarlet.be/~tsf54471/msn/deletehandshakingcache.reg

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think you might see semi post in many sites.... its not big deal... if it works :)

Anonymous said...

Thank you for your help that fixed my problem .

Ryan . bc canada

Anonymous said...

Excelent!! It fixed my problem too...

Anonymous said...

GREAT!!!!!!Fied my problem too..........Thanks

Anonymous said...

This solution doesn't work for me, whenever i enter the registry HKCU\Software\Microsoft\WindowsLive\CommunicationsClient and delete the folder "Shared" it just keeps coming back and I still have the same problem.

Anonymous said...

This solution does not work for me either, the shared folder keeps coming back, and does not fix any of my problems with adding contacts. This is extremely annoying!!

Anonymous said...

anyone have any idea to this solution?

Anonymous said...

This didn't work for me either.

MSN will not add any @msn.com contacts, it adds them for less then a second before deleting them without even asking me about it.

Please, there must be a fix for this.

Anonymous said...

i've added a contact and they have added me but neither of us are showing up as online!! and neither of us have received a confirmation.

Anonymous said...

"you have previously added a contact using this instant messaging adress. A contact's instant messaging adress must be unique"


i just made the comment above and this pther contact who has tried adding me is receiving this msg?! helppp!!

Anonymous said...

Yeah Didnt Work For Me ? Anything Else I Can Do I Even Tried Downloading The One I Had Before It Cause When I Downloaded Live It Removed My Later Versions And Everytime I Download Are Previous One Its Asking Me To Send CODE To 19995577 Or Something Like That

Anonymous said...

can someone just fix the problem, jeez its really annoying having people adding u and yet u cant talk to them.

- really really annoying tbqh!!!!

Anonymous said...

it still won't work!! this is so annoying.

Anonymous said...

do anyone know what is Windows Live Communications Platform problem? it pops up when i sign in to MSN, and once close the window, my MSN will close down automatically...

Anonymous said...

I have a problem I can't add contact at msn!
When I add contact he can't get a invitations!
and reverse!

help me!

Jack UK. said...

I have a problem I can't add contact at msn!
When I add contact he can't get a invitations!
and reverse!

help me!

i have the same problem, everyone i add doesnt get the invite and visa versa, ive tryed everything and its now becoming a major problem.
any help would be useful.

Anonymous said...

i have the newes version of msn. if i want to add a contact it says the contactlist is full i have only 330 contacts, what should i do ? i tried the way with regedit but it wont work ???
Pleas help me

Anonymous said...

It doesn't work for me....
All I got was a billions and billions of files that doesn't say ANYTHING about the files/programs or whatever to into.

This is honestly VERY, very frustrating for me...

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