Win Messenger +, white square under contact photo

Question

Hello,

I installed Windows Messenger Plus! a few days ago and I noticed that a small white square appeared under the photo of one of my contacts in the conversation window.
Can someone tell me what it means, please???

Thanks in advance :)

Configuration: Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0

jean-marin 57 · Answer

Hello, it's not a small white square with a drawing that looks like a camera in it under the correspondent's image on the left; if that's the case, it means the correspondent is equipped with a webcam.

yaz11 · Answer

No, it's a completely white square!

maxeden · Answer

Hello, I just noticed that one of my contacts has the same white square and it seems that their messenger is experiencing some bugs. Are you having the same problem with "mini disconnections"???

tottikranjcar · Answer

one of my contacts told me that I also had this white square she made a printout to show you  [URL=https://imageshack.com/][IMG]http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6671/6901od2.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

ppahv · Answer

I also have this white square, and so do all my contacts. Problem with Microsoft?

tom · Answer

Same issue! Maybe a bug?

ppahv · Answer

It's all good, it's over, I don't have it anymore.

Madelaine · Answer

Me too, it's the same on my window!!!!!!!

alex · Answer

Hi everyone, same problem since yesterday... does anyone know what to do?

loudogeek · Answer

why talk about problems ...???? why couldn't it simply be an update with new gadgets :p oh dear .... have a good day everyone ;)

WARD0ùSH' · Answer

Hello, I have the same problem ... Please help me!! I logged out and then logged back in, and then there was no more white box.  But when one of my contacts connected (from a mobile) and started the conversation, it came back! What should I do?

MimilOù · Answer

Me too, I've had that since earlier!!! The problem is that I can't install the new version!!! :$ it doesn't want to!! since I have XP I think!! :$ need to try again lol ^^

or · Answer

me too, I’ve had it since noon, strange...

WARD0ùSH' · Answer

Yeah You can't install the new version here Of XP But you didn't find this because of what, the white square?

maurice51 · Answer

As loudogeek says, I also don't see what the problem is!
I also have this white square on one of my contacts (it's the one I talk to the most, he only has it with me as well) but no bugs have occurred since it appeared.
Probably something new who knows...

MimilOù · Answer

Non, je ne vois pas d'où ça vient :$ désolé !!!  J'ai demandé à un copain, il a vu ça sous certaines fenêtres de ses contacts Oùchi :$

Lu' · Answer

the white square syndrome .. hum serious plague
misscamp hasn't that white square messed up your head a bit??? you've noticed that it came back even after rebooting ...

anyway conclusion = msn is a big fan of Malevich (famous painter known for his white square on a white background for the ignorant :D)

Super-Petit · Answer

lol read me too I've had this famous white square since noon weird but I think it must be a new gadget from msn...

MimilOù · Answer

Thank you, that reassures me!!! :$

laglobule · Answer

Yeah, my friend told me about this detection too... I'm worried about it a lot...

tkt c moi ;) · Answer

Is your mother contagious too??

WARD0ùSH · Answer

I LOGGED OUT AND LOGGED BACK IN AND I CHECKED IN THE CONVERSATION OF ALL MY CONTACTS: NO MORE BLANK CARRIER =D DO IT & TELL ME IF YOU STILL HAVE IT.

bgdu01 · Answer

putin I'm freaking out I lost my shared files... I don't know if it's because of that little white square but it's too messed up... is there a skilled IT person on this site? How can I recover my images? (plus it was some really nice photos of a girl if you know what I mean^^)

MimilOù · Answer

I can't take it anymore!!! But my contact sees that I'm downloading it!! :$ What is this thing I’m downloading, nothing else!!!!

Gsix · Answer

Hello everyone!!!  I also have this white square problem, but it's just me and one contact who are affected. I have another address and it's not infected, and I hadn't disconnected WLM... (both addresses) If someone has found a solution to this problem, I hope they will let us know! Thank you in advance.

WARD0ùSH · Answer

I DON'T HAVE A SHARING FILE :)

biloute · Answer

I found a good solution: you need to open the MSN windows of all your contacts (without exception, even those who are not online), say something to them, and then close them all very quickly. Strangely, it works; no more white squares... it's a weird thing, though.

WaaiiiTTch · Answer

Ptiin ... what's with this white square of mine ????? I can't stay connected on MSN for more than 2 minutes and all my contacts say I'm contaminating them when I send them stuff >_< So my sharing files are glitching, this thing is such a pain!!!

Super-Petit · Answer

LOL I don't think that's the solution, plus opening 200 contacts to have faith. Personally, I've also lost all my share files... does anyone have the solution?

misschachacha · Answer

well who offers a concrete solution here? otherwise I'm calling msn or I don't know or an email I have big bugs because of this...  thanks for your suggestions anyway friends :) kiss love bye

MimilOù · Answer

Well, where are we going now!!! Thank you technology and to those who spend their time creating viruses!! If super computer technicians exist, I hope they will fix all this!!!!

bosssss45 · Answer

down with msn!!!!! petition??? :p

moulecherchefrite · Answer

you're stupid or you're stupid, you little chachabidule it's not MSN that's bugging, it's your grumpy head

WARD0ùSH · Answer

In the mood: Desperate... Find us a SOLUTION!! And you: Poiuyt, since I believe you know all about this: Give us a solution! Hugs <3 . =) . XD

WARD0ùSH · Answer

Ok I logged out of MSN and I told all my contacts =)

bouletteuh · Answer

Is this a joke or what??? I have the white square, my sharing folders are blocked, all my contacts are asking me if I also have this white square, suddenly disconnected when I didn't do anything, even so-called problems with the address and password, WHAT'S GOING ON??? ... I've tried everything: disconnecting, reconnecting, reinstalling MSN, new antivirus, Windows updates, I'm searching for answers on the forums but nothing :s:s:s... Indeed, I think the crisis unit is for me -_- .. I feel like throwing this computer!!

Poiuyt · Answer

First of all, "laglobule," thank you for not posting this kind of hoax; there are other forums for that. It turns out that this problem is serious and should not be ignored!  After further information from our IT teams, it turns out that it cannot be removed, even by reinstalling...  We advise you not to launch MSN until the problem is found!  We have noticed that the bandwidth of our ADSL is constantly being used when MSN is open due to the transmission of information from your computer to an organization; we don't know more about it at the moment...  But we ask you to be careful, the virus spreads very quickly!   Solutions/tips:   - Do not launch MSN  - Update your antivirus (a new version of the virus database should normally be released if the problem has been identified)  - Perform a COMPLETE scan of your computer (Antivirus + AntiSpyware)  As some have noticed, shared folders are disappearing, so please be careful!

tecktobuzz · Answer

Watch out, I think it's just the target of some jokester no crisis unit yet (checking the site)  but indeed a good virus (it's already infected more people than "I love you") anyway, no solution for the moment... sorry  faith of an IT guy

WARD0ùSH' · Answer

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. &#9788;&#9788;&#9788;&#9788;&#9788;&#9788;  It's really getting on my nerves :@

hAkkA40005 · Answer

Already for MSN, a good advice (you can do what you want with it) MSN brings viruses, spyware, hacking, spam, and a lot more nonsense MSN will mess up your PC, but not many people understand that I was told, but I didn't believe it, but when you finally see it for yourself, you think mmmh... this white box is probably just the beginning, and maybe it would be better to boycott MSN once and for all!! it's probably hard, but you never know... whoever can do the best can do the worst...

Ouarda · Answer

J'ai toujours eu MSN depuis longtemps et ça ne m'a jamais causé de problème !!

Ouarda · Answer

But where does it come from?? ='(

OuuPs · Answer

but yes of course Friday the 13th >_< you've got some good ones!!

cindee · Answer

I uninstalled it and it's good, I don't have it anymore! For how long...?

loudogeek · Answer

DO NOT BELIEVE JUST ANYTHING .... I don't know what some people have against MSN ... but there are some big nonsense not to believe :D like "do not accept this contact, it's a virus" (a phrase that makes me laugh a lot) what a joke to "paranoid" people, he he he ....   (it's just a white square :D no panic ... I'm on XP with no antivirus and you know what .... no problem .. :) )  after I say that .. I say nothing ... :D have a great day ...  (antiviruses are for people who don't know how to surf the web.... ;) )  taking a nap is cool .....

Gsix · Answer

Hello again!  I wanted to ask some silly questions ^^: - Do all the infected use WLM? - Do you all use Messenger Plus? - Do you all use Messenger Discovery Live? - What antivirus do you use? - Which OS do you use (Vista or XP)?  So based on these questions, maybe the problem comes from one of the mentioned programs ^^  Personally, I use WLM/Messenger Plus/Messenger Discovery Live/Avast Antivirus Home/Vista.

Hihi · Answer

Nah, but this is nonsense, I've been connected to MSN since this morning, and there’s this little white box and no issues =D Phew, people panicking for nothing ^^ With that, have a good end of the day :)

Gsix · Answer

Thank you, so basically the problem comes from WLM  The square does not appear with some of my contacts when I open the conversation window, and it has disappeared with the first contact I saw with the little white square I have no issues with the sharing folder or data loss.. for now... I downloaded Clean virus msn to see if it detects the virus, nothing to report so far

MWa:p · Answer

Same but I don't know what it is :s

cindee · Answer

false alarm, he’s back... oh well, no big deal

Gsix · Answer

Re again ^^  A friend told me that it's indeed a problem coming from WLM, apparently, it's a server issue with MSN, it doesn't recognize properly whether we have a WEBCAM or not, but I don't know if he's right, I'm just informing you ^^

pika · Answer

It's Friday the 13th today, isn't it? :P

Daniel · Answer

Me too, and it annoys me. :s

low · Answer

If it's an MSN thing, we'll get an email, no stress!  And your virus stories... yeah lol.

seb · Answer

Well, after some research... this white square is in the location of an icon present in the beta version of WLM 9 and which appears in versions 8.1.... 8.5..... It's the Office icon (the sort of red and yellow bow) If you want to check, do as I did, install WLM 9 ;-)  So no stressssssssssssssssss

Daniel · Answer

WLM 9? I didn't even know that version existed, I have 8.5, but what I don't understand is why it only happens with certain contacts. For example, when a contact comes online and I try to talk to them, a box appears under their profile picture, but it doesn't do that for them. Grrrrrrrr, I hate it when things don't work properly!!!

light · Answer

le carré apparaît lorsque le contact est établi après que l'on se soit connecté.

reese · Answer

I say it's a joke for Friday the 13th!!!! LMAO it's funny anyway, there's no reason to panic and it amazes me that a pirate managed to hack MSN in France, China, Morocco, the USA, etc. So just forget about the virus!!! ^^

Super-Petit · Answer

lol I admit that if it's a virus, that guy handled it well.

reese · Answer

eeeh but I didn't even notice but the question dates back to 2007 lmao!!!! it's funny it's all freaky anyway let's hope people will stop panicking and what's this story about a virus to control illegal downloads uh well I didn't understand it was gibberish to me!!!

Super-Petit · Answer

lol rofl I didn't see that it was from 2007 lol

Vico · Answer

I have WLM with Messenger Plus! under XP MCE and I have this white square...  Personally, I checked my open ports and found nothing abnormal.. No ports are open to an address that I could identify and link to one of my activities.

Xavier62 · Answer

/!\ WARNING !!! /!\  The white square is a new Polish terrorist weapon; if you've seen the white square, you have only 13 days left to live, enjoy it ...  Come on, let's not kid ourselves here, if you see a white square in your MSN, it's not the end of the world. Stop dramatizing everything; that infamous white square is not going to kill you, so stop complaining. And if MSN doesn't suit you (it's still the first instant messaging software, it's free, and thanks to it, we can talk), then go on Yahoo, Skype, or another software.  France can only do one thing perfectly: COMPLAIN!

Super-Petit · Answer

lol

TH0M4S · Answer

Oh, but I see I'm not the only one! That reassures me! But it's really weird! And we need to stop with the virus or the new law! LMAO! Well, I think we just have to wait!! :( Don't forget it's Friday the 13th! :P

framboise · Answer

I think we're worried for nothing, I had it too today, I didn't bug more than usual, I didn't have any files deleted, the story about ISPs is nonsense, those who say that like someone pointed out, the topic dates back to 2007 here, the law didn't exist yet... when I rebooted my PC today and restarted MSN, the little box was gone, I think you're just overreacting, it must just be a small bug, nothing more.

remi0615 · Answer

Hi everyone, I think I know where it comes from. I've been on MSN for a while and I've been studying computers; I'm pretty experienced, but I have a little doubt because this white square was absent yesterday and something unusual happened. My XP system asked me 3 or 4 times in a row to perform updates (at 3 or 4 hours apart), and since then I've had this square. So I think it comes from the XP system because of the updates, and I don't believe this is a virus at all. I think it's more of a new MSN feature being implemented, and if it's empty for now, that's normal in my opinion. The sign to turn on the webcam should soon appear inside it. As for the lost shared folders, disable the shared folders and then reactivate them. Then the person who sent you the files you lost should open the shared folder and check the history; if those files are there, you should have them, and if they're not, ask them to resend them to you.

Xavier62 · Answer

Hey, no stress people... It's just a white square, it doesn't bite ;) (I brought my finger close to the screen, and it didn't bite so...)    ZENNN

Super-Petit · Answer

lol I'm of the same opinion as Rémi ;) -- when we want, we can ;)

psye444 · Answer

Long live Friday the 13th!  These messages scared me quite a bit! But I also think it's a new gadget! By the way, don't forget to play the lottery! Have a good evening ;)

toto · Answer

Anything new?

Xrider74 · Answer

but looool!!! Like the guy comes out of nowhere, and throws us his most ridiculous idea to make the noobs freak out.. LOL.. hey guys, I have the best antivirus on the market, and it hasn't detected any viruses for me!!!! (eset nod 32 2008)  And as for this so-called problem, I think, like many, that it must be due to an upcoming update for Windows Live Messenger. If this box is not bothering you at all.. why say it’s a problem..?  Don't worry.... we'll see how it evolves over time...    Good luck to everyone!

Guen · Answer

I'm annoyed that I don't know what it is! But apparently it has existed for a long time since the topic dates back to 2007! I think we're all out of the loop! xD

jokeer · Answer

The virus joke is funny, some people here have time to waste...

jackoneill · Answer

I agree with Rémi because I did exactly the same updates and I have a friend who is in the same situation, so it's definitely a new thing from Windows... but not a virus, no need to be paranoid xD

jokeer · Answer

I'm on Vista and I've also had the white square since this afternoon...

Guen · Answer

I have Vista and I've had this white box since this morning for some contacts, and for others, it just appeared!

Maijin · Answer

I also think it's a novelty for WLM, but it's definitely not a virus!!!

Maijin · Answer

it's not possible! how could so many people be infected...

Maijin · Answer

Absolutely... but it's still funny that we haven't heard anything from Microsoft! I hope it's a good surprise ^^

Maijin · Answer

I don't listen to mp3s... lol and I don't have any.

Jeremy-Louis Habitant Milochau · Answer

be careful, you don't have a white square

anonymous mdr · Answer

me too, I got this since today I think it's to see the contact's cam but no that's not it I think we can write too, it's starting to piss me off seriously!!! what the hell is this shit!

Xavier62 · Answer

Leave this forum Jeremy, for the sake of humanity ;) Hey, are there many people who have had problems here? Some have been disconnected, like it happens quite often, but you shouldn't immediately say it's a virus, otherwise I don't know if Msn would work there...  Anyway, don't look for problems where there aren't any ;)

hagiel · Answer

Good evening,
Response on the website www.msncreative.net:

"It is about the integration of Microsoft Office products into Messenger! However, only users of Windows Live Messenger 9 can see the real logo.

It is currently not clickable.

The white square in Windows Live Messenger 8.5 is therefore indeed a bug!"

Xavier62 · Answer

If you, Jeremy Oh Great Master of Computing, are sure it's a virus, then it's a virus! Lol but it's not possible, all the people who write: "oh my, that annoys me!!!", damn how does that white square bother you? It doesn't stop you from living!  Oh my, this is not possible :|

maurice51 · Answer

Finally, a sensible response... we were losing hope.

moncuq · Answer

What language do you speak? Amazing

framboise · Answer

Désolé, je ne peux pas accéder ou traduire le contenu d'une page web externe. Veuillez fournir le texte que vous souhaitez traduire.

Loor-X · Answer

Thank you for the response Hagiel, finally a real answer!

TH0M4S · Answer

Thank you, it reassures me!

Sora · Answer

Hello everyone.  So actually I have the same problem as you, I see a white square underneath my contact's personal image. And after reading your 5 pages, I left Msn for fear of contaminating my other contacts. I'm really not sure who to believe, those who say it's a virus, those who say otherwise, then the so-called information that says it's a new icon of WLM 9.  I really think it's because of Friday the 13th xD  (My PC is running Vista and I have version 8.5 of Msn.)

hagiel · Answer

You're welcome... I also found it very strange the appearance of that white square in my MSN this morning. A white square that appears and disappears depending on the moment. So we're all set. Especially since the MSN Creative site is very serious. Now we just have to see the actual usefulness of this feature in WLM 9. Suspense... Good evening.

Adrien · Answer

I also have this white square, probably a gadget that's not quite ready yet. Anyway, I don’t care, I'm going to switch to Mac soon; I won't have this problem with Adium anymore.

Maijin · Answer

Here is the solution !!!!  http://www.msncreative.net/

MimilOù · Answer

Et bééééé ..... regardez combien de messages ont été postés depuis le début de l'après-midi !!! xD Tout le monde a limité la vue de ce petit carré !! Un virus ou un MSN n°9 ??? Quoi d'autre comme solution au problème du petit carré blanc !! xD

Maijin · Answer

msn 9 go check msncreative it's confirmed..

Circus · Answer

No more worries!!! Here is the answer: http://www.msncreative.net/

jackoneill · Answer

Thanks to Circus who found me the source of this square, which I thank very much in passing, I managed to remove the square. I'm going to explain to all those who find it annoying and also to those who, like me, having a skin for my MSN, that famous distorted square ruined the whole aesthetic. C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail remove all icons related to Microsoft Office, then repeat the action in C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\Stationery as well as in the underlying folders C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\Proof. As a precaution, I made a copy of the files in a separate folder on another local disk. Personally, the square has disappeared from all my windows after rebooting MSN and it hasn't affected its stability in any way. I promise nothing, I'm just trying...

jackoneill · Answer

autant pour me un carré est revenu c'est vraiment agaçant -_-' j'aurai essayé ...

jeromez · Answer

let's give credit to Caesar.....  By minimwa, on Friday, June 13, 2008 at 9:56:55 PM I know, I know ^^ go check this link and you'll have the explanation which turns out to be indeed an additional gadget http://www.msncreative.net/  So we thank minimwa!

Nanou999 · Answer

lol it's weird this thing I have it too with WLM 8.5, they explain very well that it's a bug on the site given just above thanks by the way ^^ but it doesn't happen with all my contacts...

Madelaine · Answer

MimilOù, WARD0ùSH' and Super-Petit, you'd better go back to school!

Super-Petit · Answer

lol it's a reflex and I'm sorry and the worst part is I'm still in school -- when we want, we can ;)

Napster · Answer

Hi everyone! I also had this problem, so I switched to WLM 9.0 and no more issues, it's a solution, but for those who don't want to use the BETA version (which I understand), I have a second homemade solution. You probably know the msgsres dll, I had tinkered with it before to get rid of all the ads and everything... I took my friend's DLL who is still on 8.5 and modified this DLL to remove that white icon that annoys some people (it's true, it's UGLY).... while looking closely, I noticed that Microsoft had already placed a piece of code for the location of the office icon... I just had to correctly remove that piece of code and that’s it. I’m going to let you benefit from this DLL: http://napster.fk.free.fr/msgsres.zip  Place this DLL here after making a backup copy of the old one (just in case): C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\  There you go, I’ll leave you with that @++

Kufaxx · Answer

me too, I have that... but I know it only appeared after installing service pack 3 so I don't believe it's a *problem*  it's about the integration of Microsoft Office products into Messenger! However, only users of Windows Live Messenger 9 can see the real logo.  It's currently not clickable.  The white square in Windows Live Messenger 8.5 is indeed a bug! nothing too stressful....

loudogeek · Answer

I’m too good :p lol

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