Windows Live Messenger Error Logging in. Code = 800706be

hellarda · 10 Jun 2009 at 18:43

hi,

I tried to sign into my account 3 days ago and got this error code 800706be.

i thought it was just a temporary thing, but when i tried again the next day it still did not work. i have tried everything, uninstalling, deleting the registry entries. this is really annoying me because i cannot live without msn!! it does not give this error on any other machine or if using a different account

please help

any help will be appreciated

thanks ali

Final8y · 10 Jun 2009 at 19:36

Error 80072ee2 or 80072efd: You cannot sign in to Windows Live Messenger
You may not be able to sign in because of problems with your firewall (A security feature designed to help protect a computer from unauthorized external access. It can be hardware, software, or both.) or proxy settings. Visit another website to confirm that you're connected to the Internet. If you are connected, check your firewall settings and adjust your proxy settings:

Final8y · 10 Jun 2009 at 19:39

What version are you using as i cant find the exact error code.

Looks like its a corrupt registry.

hellarda · 10 Jun 2009 at 21:21

im using the latest version and its definately the error code in my original post, i have reinstalled and re-done the registry for WLM (if re-done makes any sense lol) and it just stopped working i didnt change anything

Final8y · 10 Jun 2009 at 23:24

800706be is a registry error code for an OS service that is not specific to WLM.
It just that WLM needs that service as well as some other programs.

mystery79 · 1 Jan 2010 at 14:11

I just had the same error. I used a trick I had previously used for another Messenger error and I solved my problem. I simply deleted my contacts cache and it worked just fine.

To do so:

Click Start, type "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Contacts" then delete all files in the folder

I know it's an old thread but when I googled this issue this was one of the first sites I saw. So I figured why not join and hopefully help someone out along the way.