thats the same as mine hello_there, i never had this problem with messenger version 6.0, also another thing if its related ot not ive noticed when i sign into my xp user account that i dont also have that windows start up noise you no the one i mean and no shut down noise but all sounds etc work on the guest account. i have tried many times re installin and it was from the site you said maybe ,something has been deleted when not supposed to have been but maybe not i dont know its strange even when unistall and reinstall it still the same something not right somewhere me thinks.

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running windows xp, dial up connection