# Windows Live messenger crashes **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [April 24, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-live-messenger-crashes/186831 "2006-04-24T21:43:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![simplistik](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/simplistik/32/7747_2.png) [@simplistik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/simplistik)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-live-messenger-crashes/186831/1 "2006-04-24T21:43:58Z")
SO… I’m using Windows Live Messenger 8 and I like it… I especially like how you can be offline and still chat in this version, and hows it has shared folders. Anywho… when I close it (press the x) to minimize it to my system tray it crashes about 90% of the time… thus loosing all my history and tickin me off. Anyone else have this issue or at least have the solution? ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-live-messenger-crashes/186831/2 "2006-04-25T02:03:03Z")
When you boot from Safe Mode, and minimize WLMessenger, does the crash still occur? ---
**Author:** ![hsadan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@hsadan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hsadan)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-live-messenger-crashes/186831/3 "2006-04-25T02:05:34Z")
have you tried reinstalling? ---
**Author:** ![simplistik](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/simplistik/32/7747_2.png) [@simplistik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/simplistik)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-live-messenger-crashes/186831/4 "2006-04-25T04:32:47Z")
> [@kirupa](#): > > When you boot from Safe Mode, and minimize WLMessenger, does the crash still occur? Hmmm dunno I’ll try that out. > [@hsadan](#): > > have you tried reinstalling? Yea, all that simple standard “tech” stuff I’ve already done, this is either a system issue or sth else. I’ve talked to a few other ppl and it does it to them too. ---
**Author:** ![3d\_Nirvana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/a88e4f/32.png) [@3d\_Nirvana](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/3d_Nirvana)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-live-messenger-crashes/186831/5 "2006-04-25T04:36:47Z")
happens to me too… i just refrain from minamizing it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-live-messenger-crashes/186831/6 "2006-04-25T04:48:39Z")
I posted this question in the Messenger8.Bugs newsgroup. Hopefully someone there will have a solution. :beam: ---
**Author:** ![anon1712571](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@anon1712571](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anon1712571)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 5:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-live-messenger-crashes/186831/7 "2006-04-25T05:01:36Z")
which build have you got? ---
**Author:** ![simplistik](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/simplistik/32/7747_2.png) [@simplistik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/simplistik)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-live-messenger-crashes/186831/8 "2006-04-26T00:44:04Z")
> [@darkmotion](#): > > which build have you got? 0566 And also, I’m not really sure how I’m supposed to upgrade either ☹ even if I have to ---
**Author:** ![love\_police](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@love\_police](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/love_police)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-live-messenger-crashes/186831/9 "2006-04-26T00:55:36Z")
hmm i’ve got that build too, but it’s never happened for me. ---
**Author:** ![hsadan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@hsadan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hsadan)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-live-messenger-crashes/186831/10 "2006-04-26T01:11:10Z")
0566 is the latest build, so don’t worry about upgrading. The only later build out there is a leaked build.