Re: Cant Get MSN Msger 6.2 to Link with MS Outlook Express

From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 11/30/04


Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 08:14:00 -0500

Greetings Anto,

This is actually by design; MSN Messenger 6.x will not integrate with Outlook Express on
Windows XP. If you want this functionality, you will need to use Windows Messenger.
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"Anto B." <pimpek@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:9f1c01c4d693$33ddffa0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> before i was running on Win98 SE.. i also had MS Outlook
> express.. whenever i would open up outlook.. all the ppl
> that i had in my msn msger would TURN up in my contacts
> section of outlook..
> i found that very convienant because, since msn msger can
> only use the persons emial and nick name that person is
> use and not personalized names.. so in outlook JOHN DOE
> would pop up in the contacts section of outlook letting
> me no exactly who that person is..
>
> and now.. i had to format my hard drive.. installed WinXP
> Pro.. now i am not able to link the msn msger 6.2's
> contacts with my outlook contacts.. i trird goin thru the
> outlook menus to fix the prob.. i even tried doin what u
> guys suggested on this web site..
> outlook progrma... tools.. options.. general tab then put
> a check mark on "automatically log on to msn msger"..
> that part i am missing.. i have no idea y..
> could it be i might have uninstalled windwos msger?.. i
> installed MS service pack 2..
> if someone can help me on this.. i would really
> appreciate it...
> my emial is pimpek@hotmail.com
> thanks
> Anto



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