HT5395 When launching iMessage, I get an internal error message and it automatically force quits...what does that mean?

when trying to launch iMessage upon turing my computer on, I get the message "internal error has occured, please quit iMessage and try again."
What do I need to do to repair this problem?
Marvin Jones

Hi Eric,
Side note.
com.apple.iChat.StatusMessages.plist  only holds the default and Saved Status Messages.
Deleting it does not effect the running of the app.
Deleting com.apple.ichat.plist first can be the most invasive as you have to reset any Preferences (and some Menu items) that you have changed from defaults
If the person only has an iMessages account deleting the com.apple.imservice.imessages.plist  (holds the iMessages ID in Mountain Lion) maybe enough
The account info is held elsewhere  but this is read by com.apple.IMAgent.plist to login.
Next try the com.apple.imagent.pist one
As above All the accounts info is held elsewhere but this one is actually handling the logins.
It is of course doing all of then in Messages and FaceTime so it is not a first choice.
Deleting com.apple.imessage.bag.plist can be useful as this has  info on the Server your version of Messages is using.
I would delete this along with com.apple.imservice.imessages.plist on a second attempt.
Hope you don't mind me adding the info.
10:00 pm      Wednesday; March 5, 2014
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