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Messenger does not remember my username

Last answer on Oct 13, 2009 5:37:05 am BST bobby5193, on Jul 31, 2009 2:18:20 pm BST 
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Hello, whenever i turn off my computer even though i checked 'remember me' on my msn messenger, it does not remember, and when i turn on i have to write it again which is really annoying . what can I do?

Configuration: Windows XP
Firefox 3.0.12

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TheCoolMan9, on Jul 31, 2009 2:57:12 pm BST
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I am happy you asked because I am having the same exact problem

   
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nickname, on Aug 11, 2009 3:01:26 pm BST

Same problem over here....
And nobody is knowing the answer...
MICROSOFT MSN SOCKS

   
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Adam Johnson, on Aug 14, 2009 11:14:42 pm BST
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After hours of messing around with RegEdit + Yahoo Messenger + Microsoft's Virtual PC I've found the problem and a solution to why apps like Msn Messenger suddenly can't remember their passwords anymore.

When Yahoo toolbar gets installed it sets the following registry value:

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-796845957-926492609-725345543-1003\Soft­ware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]
AppData = %AppData%

The problem here is AppData should actually be the following

AppData = %USERPROFILE%\Application Data

So when MSN or other apps that use that registry key go to save their data it gets lost.

So the solution is simple, run regedit and go to

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-796845957-926492609-725345543-1003\Soft­ware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]

and set the value AppData to a data value of %USERPROFILE%\Application Data

   
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jer, on Aug 25, 2009 1:58:09 am BST

THANK YOU WHOLEHEARTEDLY for your fix it idea! It worked!!!!!!!!!!!
- jerry

   
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Swash, on Sep 25, 2009 9:50:57 pm BST

I have the same issue that your solution helped the other with, but I don't have that key in my registry. Do you have any other suggestions?

   
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 hus787, on Oct 13, 2009 5:37:05 am BST

Thanks a MIL for ur help...it worked :D
one more question could u please tell me from where and how did u learn to deal and understand all these registry stuff and other software tweaking?
Im anxious to know.
Thanks

   
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TheCoolMan9, on Aug 17, 2009 10:44:58 am BST

Thanks alot dude

   
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George, on Aug 25, 2009 4:57:38 am BST

Thanks A lot it's solved.

   
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truelements, on Sep 1, 2009 2:01:50 am BST

Well that look like it could help but my laptop doesn't anything of yahoo installed. At lease that i know of.
my laptop brand is an Acer one.

   
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andy, on Sep 3, 2009 10:19:46 pm BST

Thanx dude ure a lifesaver!

   
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bebo, on Sep 5, 2009 8:04:07 pm BST

U r a gift from Heaven. 1000000% working ;)

   
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