Re: Outlook, Hotmail, Messenger, and XP Service Pack 2

From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 18:06:05 -0400

Greetings J,

The Windows Messenger version within SP2 no longer supports Hotmail, which is why you're no
longer seeing the alerts.

To quickly fix this, simply downgrade back to the previous version from here:
http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b475d2d1-6266-4d82-bf78-14597545a6b4

You'll also probably need the Hotmail Add-In:
http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=738f90c1-755e-433a-bcd3-0f9d0a705f55
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"J" <misfit815@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1b0c01c4a660$eff9c010$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I've been using Windows Messenger for years, and have
> grown very accustomed to the popup window that sprouts
> when I receive a new email in my Hotmail account.
>
> Since installing Windows XP Service Pack 2, the popup no
> longer appears. Also, (and I know this is related) when
> I right-click on the Messenger icon and select "My E-mail
> Inbox", it opens Outlook (which I've also used for years
> for my corporate email), instead of Hotmail in Internet
> Explorer.
>
> Now, I'm a well-educated, technically savvy software
> engineer, but this problem's got me whining and crying
> like a noob. Somebody, anybody, please tell me how to
> fix this!
>
> J
> misfit815@hotmail.com
>

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