Msn messenger installation problems

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I have re-installed windows and now cant install msn messenger every time i try to install it i get this “theapllication has failed to start because WINHTTP.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem”

What does that mean? Ihave tried reinstalling and I have tried downloading from other sides but to no avail.

Would be grateful for your help!

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Re: Msn messenger installation problems

I have had similar problems when i download yahoo messenger, I keep getting a system error message that tells me to report it and when i report it, the program shuts down!! I have unitalled and and then re-installed it - no difference! Someone help!!!

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Re: Msn messenger installation problems

is it sp2 ur windows . . .

Timepass-July 2012
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i not sure which service package it is. how do i check that and how does it affect msn?

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Re: Msn messenger installation problems

:salam:

BUG: “WinHTTP5.dll Could Not Be Found” error message when you run Proxycfg.exe after you install MSXML 4.0 SP2
Hope this helps.Download what it says to.

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thanks for that. im following the instructions butimnot getting the same options at no9,10 and 11

i can do upto no9 properly.

acording to the page you give me the 10th instruction is "

10.In the End-User License Agreement dialog box, click to select the I accept the terms in the License Agreement option, and then click Next.

"

But i get "selectthe operation you wish to perform - modify, repair or remove - select one and then next - and the next thing i can do is just install, which it does and then i get finish

This means I cant do from number 10-13

and if i slectthe repair option from what comes upmy screen , it installs and i click finish then back to the command screen.

I can do no14 but at no15 when i type in "cd WINNT\System32" i get "This system cannot find the path specified" on the enxt line in the command box

and if i do no16 then it says current WINHTTP proxy settings under blahblah blah...

I tried to reinstall MSN but no luck...am i doing something wrong?

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Re: Msn messenger installation problems

select remove from there follow onscreen instructions.
restart your computer.
and run the sutup again.

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i have done all that but no luck
still the same
its never been a problem before -why is it now?
is there another way around it?

thanks all for your help btw..

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Re: Msn messenger installation problems

:salam:

if nothing works then try the online messenger MSN Web Messenger

Zohrain - Sunni View
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I don’t have any messenger on my PC and I am still alive. :slight_smile:

Try this:
Manually copy winhttp.dll to Windows\System32 folder.
Then Click Start/Run and type: regsvr32 winhttp.dll and click OK.

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have done all the above but wheni try install windows live messenger i get this message "windows live porgrammes cannot be installed on Windows Server, Windows XP professional x64 edition, or Windows Operating systems earlier than Windows XP service Pack 2"

now what does all this mean - do i have a very old xp disc?

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Re: Msn messenger installation problems

have you tried an alternative to msn messenger?