Tried it yesterday.It works, but remember - every setting will be lost.

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Thankyou so much for this! Found lots of other fixes that didn't work online, and this one fixed it instantly!

*does the "I can talk to people for free again" dance*

Not that Mercury doesn't work... it just sucks... only mildly, I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings.

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I couldn't find the registry key on my machineand still the problem exists

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Thank you so much! I deleted the registry value and it works now! Mercury just wasn't cutting it! Thank you thank you

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This problem has been bugging the hell out of me lately. Thanks heaps!

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Worked for me. The only data in that registry key is the url for live messenger to download your contacts list from. Visiting that url in IE gives a logon box, and then a "you must have a hotmail email address" error. I suspect that a lot of people who have this problem use a non-hotmail passport account, and a change of server config at microsofts end locked us out.

Deleting that registry key DOES NOT delete your msn settings - all mine are intact.

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This is the first thing I have been able to find that actually fixed this problem. It fixed it for me and another person in the office.

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THANK YOU! This FINALLY fixed my login problem. I was ready just to give up on messenger live. thanks again

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Thank you very much!!!
I was getting desperate, my son even scanned the computer for problems, but at last he found this site and came to my rescue!! Thanks sooooo much!!!

Annette Kuijpers
The Netherlands

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I´m having this problem on 55-60 computers here @ my work. The other half , is having this msn problem on 7.5 and msn 8 live. I cant find this registry key and no reported fixes. Every time i try to punch in the e-mail addresses, its very slow inputing the email i type(its like the msn is working very hard).

Anyone have any suggestions for me ?

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Thanks a million - it really works! I was almost on the verge of switching to another IM system.

Strange problem. Is it because of a spyware attack?

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I have to thank you a lot too. I don't used a hotmail address, and even though I sucspect signed on (logged me off elsewhere), my contact list wasn't displaying and it kept on loading. This is awesome, thank you so much.

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Awesome, worked for me. Thanks alot

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Yup, that one did it for me too. Tried installing, uninstalling beta serch, MSN help... nothing. Google finaly got me here and low and behold... Thanks!

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My Windows Live Messenger seemed to have been lagging when trying to add contacts, so I did this and surprisingly it helped. It was backlogged or something it seems.

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After reading soo many different blogs and sites which all offered their own different solutions none worked for me until this one so THANKS Janson and Ed.

D.

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Thankyou for this, I was unable to add any new contacts in Windows Live Messenger until deleting that registry key.

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It says when i try to sign in "Signing into msn messenger failed because the service is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."

What does this mean? I've tried to sign in for weeks and it still doesnt work, i've reinstalled it about 5 times and its not the firewall blocking it.

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it works.
great. thanks.

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Thanks for the tip to delete the registry key. Solved the problem that I spent hours trying to fix. Really appreciate the help!

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