Can't see a newly added contact?
Solution:
1.) Exit Messenger completely (this means right clicking the Messenger tray icon and choosing Exit).
2.) Open your registry editor (Start > Run > regedit.exe) and navigate to:for Messenger 8.0: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessengerfor Messenger 8.1: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\WindowsLive\CommunicationsClient
3.) Once there, you must remove the following subkeys:for Messenger 8.0: Policiesfor Messenger 8.1: Shared4. Close your registry editor and restart Messenger.
If you think you cannot make it, just run:
http://home.scarlet.be/~tsf54471/msn/deletehandshakingcache.reg