msmsgs quits and often crashes

[Bob]

I get the message "msmsgs.exe has failed and will need to
shut down. We are sorry for the inconvenience."
Sometimes this results in a complete crash and I need to
pull the plug. The knowledge base says the fix is to
install the latest version (4.7) which I already have.
I have tried permanently disabling messenger, but
apparently explorer and outlook express need this.
Does anyone else have this problem? Any Suggestions?

[J.P. Stewart [MS]]

Please note that the latest version of windows messenger is 5.0.

You can download it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/
or here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=77c3799f-6388-4193-8002-be55584c1ac1&DisplayLang=en

J.P.
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"Bob" > wrote in message
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> I get the message "msmsgs.exe has failed and will need to
> shut down. We are sorry for the inconvenience."
> Sometimes this results in a complete crash and I need to
> pull the plug. The knowledge base says the fix is to
> install the latest version (4.7) which I already have.
> I have tried permanently disabling messenger, but
> apparently explorer and outlook express need this.
> Does anyone else have this problem? Any Suggestions?