Windows Live Messenger (or MSN) isn't working properly. How should I fix it?

I would never use the traditional client. I’ve used pidgin for many years: http://www.pidgin.im/
and have recently switched to digsby: http://www.digsby.com/
Because it does everything in one, including social networks etc. Maybe we could get a fluther app for it too ;)

Until you get a more relevant answer :)

In the grand scheme of things I HATE MSN’s IMing program. Go to yahoo. It’s SO much better. There’s never a problem with it. I’ve shut my MSN off & never plan to go back.

I love it when I have the newer, easy to use version, but the older one is a pain to use.

The only reason I started using it is because the friends I talk to on there only have MSN and they don’t have any other IMing program. I also use aim and yahoo, all to talk to different people.

@mangeons you realize the above programs connect to ANY IM protocol, including other chat protocols such as IRC and so forth ;)

@phoebusg I’m trying Digsby, it seems okay so far. And I can always uninstall it if I don’t like it/it’s not good. Thanks!

@mangeons no problem, give me some mad lurve :P

Okay, well I didn’t really like the way Digsby worked, so I uninstalled it. I guess I’m gonna stick with the old version of msn and hope that it decides to switch me back.

@mangeons try pidgin, miriam etc etc. You’ll find your thing. If not, ah well suppose you could just get the new MS msgr :P

Okay, I know what the problem is. I’ve been using Windows Messenger, not Windows Live Messenger. But that leads to a whole different problem. I can’t find the program anywhere on my computer, but when I go to reinstall it, it says it’s already installed!