UK, Europe, Singapore, and other Microsoft Live Messenger users from other countries are experiencing a log-in error when they try to log-in.
The error says:
WE CAN’T SIGN YOU IN TO WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER YOUR CONTACT LIST IS NOT AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW, PLEASE TRY AGAIN LATER
ERROR CODE: 85AE001D
A company spokesperson does not have a comment regarding this issue.
Users have been posting their experiences on Twitter and the company’s help forums. The error occurs on both PCs and mobiles.
Source: The Register

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