Re: Windows Messenger

From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 10/02/04


Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 18:48:22 -0400

Greetings Will,

Yes, this functionality was removed in Windows Messenger in SP2 (and it's not in 5.0 either).

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 need the MSN Add-In:
http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=738f90c1-755e-433a-bcd3-0f9d0a705f55
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"Will" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:203a01c4a8cf$454fc990$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>I just installed SP2 yesterday and I don't know if it has
> anything to do with the problem I have encountered with
> Windows Messenger. I originally had Windows Messenger
> 4.7 installed and I did a right click and went to check
> my Hotmail email but when it opened it didn't go directly
> to my inbox. Instead it went to the Hotmail website and
> asked for my password. It used to go directly to my
> email. I then installed Windows Messenger 5.0 and the
> same thing happened. Anybody have any idea what is going
> on? It used to take me directly into my inbox, but no
> longer. Is this part of SP2?



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