Re: Dumb Question - The Difference of these Three Downloads?

Thank you.

Does MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger have similar function?
Why would a person choose one over the other?
Sorry for all the questions, I've never used Messenger before and I'm
confused.




"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Greetings TeVan,
>
> #1 and #3 are similar (we are at 7.0.0816 now though). The difference in
the filesizes is
> simply because one includes the Windows Installer and other requirements
that are built-in to
> XP and Windows 2000 (and 98 and Millennium Edition don't have).
>
> #2 is Windows Messenger 4.7 and is a completely separate product to MSN
Messenger.
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>
> "TeVan" <b@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > The differences of these three downloads?
> >
> > 1) Install_MSN_Messenger_7.0.0813.exe (10,528 KB)
> >
> > 2) mmssetup.exe (979 KB)
> > http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx#Q3t
> >
> > 3) INSTALL_MSN_MESSENGER_DL.EXE (7,193 KB)
> > http://messenger.msn.com/Download/
> > (Download and Install later)
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
>


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