XP SP 2 installs new version of Windows Messenger and uninstalls MSN add-in

From: Erwin Michiels (anonymous_at_anonymous.com)
Date: 08/26/04 

Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 02:11:04 +0200

I noticed that the update to XP SP 2 installs a new version of Windows
Messenger and uninstalls the MSN add-in. When trying to reinstall the MSN
add-in I get the message: "You don't have the latest version of Windows
Messenger, please download from messenger.microsoft.com". So I think the MSN
add-in isn't supported for the new version of Windows Messenger. Can someone
confirm this and maybe suggest an alternative?

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