Re: MSN 6.1 Integration with Outlook Express 6.0 - possible?

From: Rich (Ihate_at_spammers.com)
Date: 02/02/04 

Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 08:42:36 -0000

Hi Chris

Thanks for your reply.

When I said "I cant believe MS..." I meant, I know they have done it but
cant believe they have! :-) Sorry, I should have worded it better :-)

I have got a suspicion they wont re-enable it again :-( I think this is a
major mistake - they want you to use MSN Messenger, they want you to use
Outlook Express (rather than a 3rd party app anyway) yet they take away
integration that they have been "striving" for for years.

Oh well...

Cheers

Rich

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:71a601c3e77e$87bf69b0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Hey Rich,
>
> I've got a feeling they have. You no longer get the
> integration function even with Windows Messenger 5.0 -
> I'm having to use Windows Messenger 4.7 to make OE
> integrate with Messenger. Now that there's no chance of
> doing it with MSN messenger I guess we may have to wait
> till the next reincarnation of Windows.
>
> I had hoped that a registry/ini tweak would get around
> the problem with MSN 6.1 but it appears not.
>
> Rgds
>
> Chris
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi Jonathan
> >
> >Are you aware of any plans for MS to re-implement this
> function? I cannot
> >believe MS decided to remove this with MSN Messenger 6.
> >
> >Cheers
> >
> >Rich
> >
> >"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com>
> wrote in message
> >news:Odw%23iBu5DHA.2480@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> Greetings Chris,
> >>
> >> Unfortunately no, MSN Messenger 6.x won't integrate
> with Outlook Express
> >in Windows XP.
> >> ____________________________________________
> >> Jonathan Kay
> >> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
> >> Associate Expert
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> >> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >>
> >> "Chris Coghlan" <chris_coghlan@hotmail.com> wrote in
> message
> >> news:6fdf01c3e6d4$b05bd750$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >I have a dilemma: I love the newer functions of MSN
> >> > Messenger 6.1 but at the same time I find the way
> that
> >> > Windows Messenger 4.7 integrates its contact list
> into
> >> > the Outlook Express Contact Pane really useful,
> >> > especially as my friends change their names so often!
> >> >
> >> > Is there a way, therefore, to integrate my MSN 6.1
> >> > contact list into Outlook Express? I'm an experienced
> >> > user and don't mind a bit of registry hacking :)
> >> >
> >> > Any help is much appreciated.
> >> >
> >> > Chris.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >