Let me guess. You just updated to the latest version of Live Messenger on Windows XP (and maybe later OS versions as well) and suddenly Live Messenger fails to proceed. It crashes with the “has encountered a problem and needs to close” message. Well I had that as well. And there’s a quick fix.
Let me tell you firstly what doesn’t work:
- Reinstalling or repairing Live Messenger via “Add/Remove Programs” in “Control Panel” doesn’t work
- Uninstalling Internet Explore 8 doesn’t work
- Re-installing Internet Explorer 8 doesn’t work
- Running all manner of virus checkers doesn’t work.
What does work is this fix from Microsoft: http://windowslivehelp.com/solution.aspx?solutionid=17e5dddf-4156-4725-a1a5-f3a10a76e12f
Well it worked for me, anyway. If you’ve tried everything else then it’s up to you. Another way around this problem is to disable or remove it and use another messenger.
Let me guess. You just updated to the latest version of Live Messenger on Windows XP (and maybe later OS versions as well) and suddenly Live Messenger fails to proceed. It crashes with the “has encountered a problem and needs to close” message. Well I had that as well. And there’s a quick fix.
Let me tell you firstly what doesn’t work:
- Reinstalling or repairing Live Messenger via “Add/Remove Programs” in “Control Panel” doesn’t work
- Uninstalling Internet Explore 8 doesn’t work
- Re-installing Internet Explorer 8 doesn’t work
- Running all manner of virus checkers doesn’t work.
What does work is this fix from Microsoft: http://windowslivehelp.com/solution.aspx?solutionid=17e5dddf-4156-4725-a1a5-f3a10a76e12f
Well it worked for me, anyway. If you’ve tried everything else then it’s up to you. Another way around this problem is to disable or remove it and use another messenger.
A worthy project: One Laptop Per Child. Of interest to me is the $US100 price tag, the Open Source development, the Linux involvement and the Sugar interface. I can’t see Microsoft getting in here at all, can you? There’s a browser, so if you have connectivity you’ll get to Google as well as Microsoft (and everyone else) but generally speaking this will be a low-cost platform that if it succeeds will not only teach many of the world’s children computer (and general) literacy but also how to live outside of the scope of the Microsoft Corporation. I can see why this is getting support – and maybe MS is involved somewhere and I just haven’t looked closely enough – but I do wonder what Bill Gates and his foundation may be planning as well.
Filed under
linux,
microsoft,
OLPC by
Rob.
A worthy project: One Laptop Per Child. Of interest to me is the $US100 price tag, the Open Source development, the Linux involvement and the Sugar interface. I can’t see Microsoft getting in here at all, can you? There’s a browser, so if you have connectivity you’ll get to Google as well as Microsoft (and everyone else) but generally speaking this will be a low-cost platform that if it succeeds will not only teach many of the world’s children computer (and general) literacy but also how to live outside of the scope of the Microsoft Corporation. I can see why this is getting support – and maybe MS is involved somewhere and I just haven’t looked closely enough – but I do wonder what Bill Gates and his foundation may be planning as well.
Filed under
linux,
microsoft,
OLPC by
Rob.
