Invalid Messenger Handle

[OttifantSir]

In the last 24 hours, I have downloaded and installed three new Messenger services; ICQ, Yahoo InstantMessenger and Windows Live Messenger. The first two are accepted easily when I try to enter the handle into my profile, but when I enter the handle for Windows Live Messenger into the MSN Messenger slot, I get a message saying it`s invalid. Never truly understood the Messenger services, but I believed Live Messenger was just an improvement of the old MSN Messenger and connected to that network. If that is so, what`s wrong with my handle? My handle is the same as my username on this site: OttifantSir.

Any help would be nice.

Also, help on finding people to actually talk to, so it isn`t just a waste of CPU power, RAM and storage space to have them installed.

[_ID_]

In the last 24 hours, I have downloaded and installed three new Messenger services; ICQ, Yahoo InstantMessenger and Windows Live Messenger. The first two are accepted easily when I try to enter the handle into my profile, but when I enter the handle for Windows Live Messenger into the MSN Messenger slot, I get a message saying it`s invalid. Never truly understood the Messenger services, but I believed Live Messenger was just an improvement of the old MSN Messenger and connected to that network. If that is so, what`s wrong with my handle? My handle is the same as my username on this site: OttifantSir.

Any help would be nice.

Also, help on finding people to actually talk to, so it isn`t just a waste of CPU power, RAM and storage space to have them installed.

Well I know the live network has problems from time to time. From my experience, more times than not.

for msn, you can just put @hotmail.com behind my nick I use here. send me an email, and I can share my yahoo as well. On the ICQ and AIM. I had one at one time, but I didn't like them enough to keep.

As far as your nick not working.... try seeing if registering works, if it says that nick is taken, see about password reset.

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[cariad]

Also, help on finding people to actually talk to, so it isn`t just a waste of CPU power, RAM and storage space to have them installed.

Looking at the people on my yahoo list they are either people I met in chat or people who have posted something here which has caught my attention and I have wanted to discuss it with them. I also have people who I met in yahoo interest groups - but I am not sure what has happened to those now.

cariad