Windows live messenger problem

susie r · 02-09-2006, 20:36

Has anyone had a problem with recieving "offline messages" ?? A friend keeps sending me them..but I never recieve them!! In the main window under FILE/GO TO/My offline messages, this option is greyed out, Ive tried everything i can think of to fix it in options.......any ideas anyone?

susie r · 03-09-2006, 15:11

I guess thats a no then...................

SnoopZ · 03-09-2006, 15:18

It's not often we see you post.

I suspect you're using an older version of WLM, so i think you should try downloading the latest version from http://get.live.com/messenger/overview but uninstall the other one first. The latest version is 8.0.0.812.00, you can check yours from the main WLM window by clicking Help/about messenger

Hope that fixes it.

susie r · 03-09-2006, 15:35

Already done that ..............

superbiatch · 03-09-2006, 15:40

Was it ok with the older version?

I've purposely not updated until I find out if its running ok for other people. Could it just be teething problems with the updated version??

susie r · 03-09-2006, 15:43

No.this feature has never worked for me.thinking of going back to MSN messenger

SnoopZ · 03-09-2006, 17:03

I'm not sure what version of windows is needed for 'offline messages', but what do you have?

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Quote:

Originally Posted by susie r

Has anyone had a problem with recieving "offline messages" ?? A friend keeps sending me them..but I never recieve them!! In the main window under FILE/GO TO/My offline messages, this option is greyed out, Ive tried everything i can think of to fix it in options.......any ideas anyone?

Mines actually greyed out too, but i think i can still send and receive offline messages. When someone has sent me one a box pops up to warn me on logging in. I think this was an option you had to set upon installing this.

See below.

goughy000 · 03-09-2006, 17:23

my offline messages work fine and the option is'nt greyed out!

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/1166/optionsnc0.png

and.. what version do you have?

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/1649/versionzp5.png

SnoopZ · 03-09-2006, 17:27

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Originally Posted by goughy000

my offline messages work fine and the option is'nt greyed out!

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/1166/optionsnc0.png

and.. what version do you have?

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/1649/versionzp5.png

The option in the main window is for me.

Quote:

main window under FILE/GO TO/My offline messages

susie r · 03-09-2006, 19:27

Well thanks for the input, Im on win xp, got the latest version of windows live and I know that the "offline messages" option shouldnt be greyed out........its obviously a glitch (one of many looking at the live messenger forums)!!! Oh well, I'll just have to live with it till they sort it out

SnoopZ · 03-09-2006, 19:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by susie r

Well thanks for the input, Im on win xp, got the latest version of windows live and I know that the "offline messages" option shouldnt be greyed out........its obviously a glitch (one of many looking at the live messenger forums)!!! Oh well, I'll just have to live with it till they sort it out

Have you got the option enabled to make the messages popup when u login ?

susie r · 03-09-2006, 19:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by SnoopZ

Have you got the option enabled to make the messages popup when u login ?

Yes I have

SnoopZ · 03-09-2006, 19:34

I'm out of ideas then sorry. But the option you were talking about in the main window is greyed out for me.

georgepomone · 05-09-2006, 12:41

Hi All,
I have it working OK but I did have a short time where I had the same thing happening.I seem to remember that it was put right by giving permissions in the Firewall.There were four or five things that I had to give permission to. Sadly I can't remember what. I'll go through and if I find it I'll post it up.
Regards, George.

26-10-2006, 23:40

Bumping this thread

I have a live messenger problem. I cant seem to add people to my list anymore.Well I can but they never actually appear. They have added me to theres and still no good.If I go to offline contacts there name is there I can om them and above the message window it says user is not added to your list.But there in my list and if I click add them now nothing happens. Ive tried uninstalling and reinstalling ive tried messenger 7 and the name come up and I got the allow window but when I uninstall that and reinstall WLM there gone again.Any ideas gratefully accepted