Today Messenger stopped working. It hangs on start up. Right when it pops up the toast saying "You're signed into 2 places" and becomes unusable at that point.

Using Procmon I see that msnmsgr is spinning on

 

10:58:45.2355930 AM msnmsgr.exe 4932 RegOpenKey HKU\S-1-5-21-2795235799-995318530-3541920291-1003_CLASSES\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{3050F391-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B} NAME NOT FOUND Desired Access: Read
10:58:45.2356184 AM msnmsgr.exe 4932 RegOpenKey HKCR\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{3050F391-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B} SUCCESS Desired Access: Read
10:58:45.2356492 AM msnmsgr.exe 4932 RegSetInfoKey HKCR\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{3050F391-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B} SUCCESS KeySetInformationClass: KeySetHandleTagsInformation, Length: 0
10:58:45.2356631 AM msnmsgr.exe 4932 RegQueryKey HKCR\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{3050F391-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B} SUCCESS Query: Name
10:58:45.2356787 AM msnmsgr.exe 4932 RegQueryKey HKCR\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{3050F391-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B} SUCCESS Query: HandleTags, HandleTags: 0x401
10:58:45.2357029 AM msnmsgr.exe 4932 RegOpenKey HKU\S-1-5-21-2795235799-995318530-3541920291-1003_Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{3050F391-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B}\ProgID NAME NOT FOUND Desired Access: Read
10:58:45.2357209 AM msnmsgr.exe 4932 RegQueryKey HKCR\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{3050F391-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B} SUCCESS Query: HandleTags, HandleTags: 0x401
10:58:45.2357357 AM msnmsgr.exe 4932 RegOpenKey HKCR\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{3050F391-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B}\ProgID NAME NOT FOUND Desired Access: Read
10:58:45.2357521 AM msnmsgr.exe 4932 RegCloseKey HKCR\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{3050F391-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B} SUCCESS 
10:58:45.2358484 AM msnmsgr.exe 4932 RegQueryKey HKU\S-1-5-21-2795235799-995318530-3541920291-1003_CLASSES SUCCESS Query: Name
10:58:45.2358644 AM msnmsgr.exe 4932 RegQueryKey HKU\S-1-5-21-2795235799-995318530-3541920291-1003_CLASSES SUCCESS Query: HandleTags, HandleTags: 0x1
10:58:45.2358800 AM msnmsgr.exe 4932 RegQueryKey HKU\S-1-5-21-2795235799-995318530-3541920291-1003_CLASSES SUCCESS Query: HandleTags, HandleTags: 0x1
10:58:45.2358923 AM msnmsgr.exe 4932 RegQueryKey HKU\S-1-5-21-2795235799-995318530-3541920291-1003_CLASSES SUCCESS Query: Name
10:58:45.2359104 AM msnmsgr.exe 4932 RegOpenKey HKU\S-1-5-21-2795235799-995318530-3541920291-1003_CLASSES\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{3050F391-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B} NAME NOT FOUND Desired Access: Read

it just like blocked  cant choose options, can't choos any contact,  even can't go emails(hotmail) anything
I have made no changes to my computer yet for some reason Windows Live Messenger keeps locking up constantly. It logs in but goes no further. I have rebooted my computer several times to no avail. I am also getting the Out of Memory line 35 error message which I have never seen before. This error seems to be intermittent but I might be killing the ap before it has a chance to give me this error every time. 

  I have restarted my computer, reinstalled messenger, and nothing fixes it. The program seems to work fine until after I log in, then within a few seconds it crashes.

Everything else on my computer is working perfectly. I ran a virus scan which came out clean. So I'm certain it's the program and not my computer.

my messenger seems frozen. I can see messages sent to me but cannot reply. Screen wont even scroll up or down, I uninstalled and re-installed but its still not working

Receive error: Message from webpage. Out of memory at line: 35. 

Anyone else having issues this morning?  I can't find a place where I can report this issue to MS with the necessary details.

I can log into Messenger, but when I try to IM, or video or voice call to anyone on my list, nothing works.  Mouse and touch pad is working properly.  Have repaired, uninstalled, re installed Live Essentials, and restarted my laptop multiple times, and still nothing.  Help me please!

I have 2 computers - one Windows 7 and one running Vista.  This morning (9/26/2012) after an Auomatic Critical Update for Windows, both computers ran fine until I opened Windows Live Messenger.  When WLM opened virtually all computer resources are taken up by the program on both computers (confirmed through Task Manager - Resources).

 

I ran two different virus programs and a spyware program with no issues reported.  I performed a System Restore on the Windows 7 computer but it had no effect.

I can access my email with no problems through Hotmail.

Any ideas what is going on?

Today MSN Live Messenger started consuming all available memory. I talked to a friend and the same thing's happening to them. It happens once you log in.

Version 2009
build 14.0.8117.416
Windows 7 Home Premium

Task Manager does 'not' say 'not responding' but the UI will only get to listing my contacts. Then it freezes.

 

Yesterday, I was setting myself as appear offline to 2 contacts, when I decided to appear offline to a whole group. After I set the group to 'appear offline' I left Windows Live Messenger alone.

 

Then this morning, I got a IM from someone (not in the group that was blocked). When I tried to open the window it was frozen, w/o me being able to read the IM.

 

I decided to 'end task' on Windows Live Messenger and re-open it.

It is always frozen after it lists my contacts.

 

I then tried messenger on a different computer. It behaves the same. I feel it has to do with the setting I made, 'appear offline' (to a whole group).

I am able to sign in to the web version, but I really would rather not.

 

The web version doesn't have the ability to set who you 'appear offline' to.

 

I was able to go into an old windows XP computer (With an older version of Windows Live Messenfer) and sign in,,,,, but that version doesn't have the appear offline option.

 

 

Please help.

 

Thanks