XP SP2 and messenger

[Guest]

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Installed service pack 2 and all seems OK.
Except windows messenger 4.7 has lost the direct hotmail
email access. Any ideas or solutions anyone. Thanks

 

[Guest]

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Greetings,

The Windows Messenger version within SP2 does not have support for Add-ins which is required
for Hotmail support within Windows Messenger. As such, in order to get this functionality
back, you'll either need to downgrade to the previous version of Windows Messenger
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/download.asp) or use MSN Messenger instead
(http://messenger.msn.com/Download).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

"freetalk" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:03b201c48b09$30c7bf20$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Installed service pack 2 and all seems OK.
> Except windows messenger 4.7 has lost the direct hotmail
> email access. Any ideas or solutions anyone. Thanks

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?)

Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately it does not work.
Eventually I downloaded msnaddins.exe, but this file
would not run as "i did not have the latest version of
messenger'. Seems strange as 4.7 is the version that the
file msnaddins.exe applies to. Any other thoughts?
Thank you
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings,
>
>The Windows Messenger version within SP2 does not have
support for Add-ins which is required
>for Hotmail support within Windows Messenger. As such,
in order to get this functionality
>back, you'll either need to downgrade to the previous
version of Windows Messenger
>
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/download.asp)
or use MSN Messenger instead
>(http://messenger.msn.com/Download).
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004
Jonathan Kay.
>You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>
>"freetalk" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>news:03b201c48b09$30c7bf20$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> Installed service pack 2 and all seems OK.
>> Except windows messenger 4.7 has lost the direct
hotmail
>> email access. Any ideas or solutions anyone. Thanks
>
>
>.
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?)

If one decides to go the MSN Messenger route, can you
have it automatically startup and sign-in at Windows
startup like you can with the Windows Messenger?
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings,
>
>The Windows Messenger version within SP2 does not have
support for Add-ins which is required
>for Hotmail support within Windows Messenger. As such,
in order to get this functionality
>back, you'll either need to downgrade to the previous
version of Windows Messenger
>
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/download.asp)
or use MSN Messenger instead
>(http://messenger.msn.com/Download).
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004
Jonathan Kay.
>You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>
>"freetalk" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>news:03b201c48b09$30c7bf20$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> Installed service pack 2 and all seems OK.
>> Except windows messenger 4.7 has lost the direct
hotmail
>> email access. Any ideas or solutions anyone. Thanks
>
>
>.
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?)

Hi,

You're using SP2 Messenger which is 4.7.3000 which is well, "too new"; you'll need to use
4.7.2009 instead (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/download.asp) as described
below.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

"freetalk" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:05b401c48b2a$5cbc7b40$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately it does not work.
> Eventually I downloaded msnaddins.exe, but this file
> would not run as "i did not have the latest version of
> messenger'. Seems strange as 4.7 is the version that the
> file msnaddins.exe applies to. Any other thoughts?
> Thank you
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Greetings,
>>
>>The Windows Messenger version within SP2 does not have
> support for Add-ins which is required
>>for Hotmail support within Windows Messenger. As such,
> in order to get this functionality
>>back, you'll either need to downgrade to the previous
> version of Windows Messenger
>>
> (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/download.asp)
> or use MSN Messenger instead
>>(http://messenger.msn.com/Download).
>>____________________________________________
>>Jonathan Kay
>>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>>Associate Expert
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004
> Jonathan Kay.
>>You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>>"freetalk" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in message
>>news:03b201c48b09$30c7bf20$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Installed service pack 2 and all seems OK.
>>> Except windows messenger 4.7 has lost the direct
> hotmail
>>> email access. Any ideas or solutions anyone. Thanks
>>
>>
>>.
>>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?)

Hi,

You sure can, in fact it sets itself up like this by default.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0c6701c48b97$0cc95460$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> If one decides to go the MSN Messenger route, can you
> have it automatically startup and sign-in at Windows
> startup like you can with the Windows Messenger?
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Greetings,
>>
>>The Windows Messenger version within SP2 does not have
> support for Add-ins which is required
>>for Hotmail support within Windows Messenger. As such,
> in order to get this functionality
>>back, you'll either need to downgrade to the previous
> version of Windows Messenger
>>
> (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/download.asp)
> or use MSN Messenger instead
>>(http://messenger.msn.com/Download).
>>____________________________________________
>>Jonathan Kay
>>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>>Associate Expert
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004
> Jonathan Kay.
>>You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>>"freetalk" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in message
>>news:03b201c48b09$30c7bf20$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Installed service pack 2 and all seems OK.
>>> Except windows messenger 4.7 has lost the direct
> hotmail
>>> email access. Any ideas or solutions anyone. Thanks
>>
>>
>>.
>>

 

[ME]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?)

I downgraded versions and installed WM (4.7.2009) and the add-on and am a
happy bunny once again. I dread to think what other "improvements" the
dubious SP2 has made to other programs.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?)

No wonder MS delayed releasing SP2 so that its best and largest
customers can take steps to protect themselves and block/stop SP2
upgrades within their company.

"me@home" wrote:
>
> I dread to think what other "improvements" the
> dubious SP2 has made to other programs.