>#1 Messageboxes are to complain. Messageboxes act in a way that interupt normal behaviour of the program (try to close any program with messagebox open, for example) that there use should be very limited. There are not designed to give each and any information.

Well, no, and that's why they have "Yes", "No", "Cancel" buttons, and Info, warning, error icons... And they can be gently timeoutted too...

>#2 As I've told you. If it is a bug or not changes nothing. Try to ask M$ to fix it.

That ship has long sailed...

>#3 A workaround I can think of (to do something constructive)

Now, go to check your profile, get a (hopefully current) postal address, and start thinking of a nice Coimbra's postcard to send to you!

Thanks a lot! It's a solution and that's what I came here for!