Messenger Not Working

Hi,
Last week my messenger stopped working - when I launch it, the icon
appears in the system tray (with an x next to it as though it is logged

out) but nothing then happens, the window does not open and I cannot
click on the icon, I end up having to end the process in task manager.


This happens everytime I open it, and I have tried uninstalling and
reinstalling messenger with no luck - I am running XP Professional and
the latest version of messenger (7.5). Dos anyone have any ideas? I
have not installed any new software or changed any settings that would
have caused this. Thanks in advance.

.

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