Windows Messenger 5 - worth the download ?

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how come windows update never picked this one up (it seemed to up to versino
4.7)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=77c3799f-6388-4193-8002-be55584c1ac1&displaylang=en

Is it ok to install if i use windows messenger (or my wife uses msn
messenger) ?

does it only work with XP ?


--
Woodzy

http://www.rtdos.com (alt OS for games based on the classics)

 

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Greetings Woodzy,

Windows Messenger 5.0 is actually considered a separate product to Windows Messenger 4.7
(although it does upgrade 4.7) and as such, why WindowsUpdate does not advertise it.

Besides the handwriting support and UPnP file transfer, there isn't much new however for
people not utilizing Live Communications Server or an Exchange IM server (in which case you
would be using 5.0 already). Also keep in mind that Windows Messenger 5.0 does not support
Add-Ins (so there's no support for Hotmail, MSN Mobile, etc.).
____________________________________________
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.

"*ProteanThread*" <moc dot sodtr at posys> wrote in message
news:eJOb0Y4jEHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> how come windows update never picked this one up (it seemed to up to versino
> 4.7)
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=77c3799f-6388-4193-8002-be55584c1ac1&displaylang=en
>
> Is it ok to install if i use windows messenger (or my wife uses msn
> messenger) ?
>
> does it only work with XP ?
>
>
> --
> Woodzy
>
> http://www.rtdos.com (alt OS for games based on the classics)
>
>
>
>
>

 

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"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
news:%23DAWmU5jEHA.2412@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Greetings Woodzy,
>
> Windows Messenger 5.0 is actually considered a separate product to Windows
Messenger 4.7
> (although it does upgrade 4.7) and as such, why WindowsUpdate does not
advertise it.
>
> Besides the handwriting support and UPnP file transfer, there isn't much
new however for
> people not utilizing Live Communications Server or an Exchange IM server
(in which case you
> would be using 5.0 already). Also keep in mind that Windows Messenger 5.0
does not support
> Add-Ins (so there's no support for Hotmail, MSN Mobile, etc.).
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay




OoooHhhh, ok, Thanks, Johnathan!!!

 

[Guest]

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

Hi,

No problem =)
____________________________________________
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.

"*ProteanThread*" <moc dot sodtr at posys> wrote in message
news:O%236TcY5jEHA.3712@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
> news:%23DAWmU5jEHA.2412@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Greetings Woodzy,
>>
>> Windows Messenger 5.0 is actually considered a separate product to Windows
> Messenger 4.7
>> (although it does upgrade 4.7) and as such, why WindowsUpdate does not
> advertise it.
>>
>> Besides the handwriting support and UPnP file transfer, there isn't much
> new however for
>> people not utilizing Live Communications Server or an Exchange IM server
> (in which case you
>> would be using 5.0 already). Also keep in mind that Windows Messenger 5.0
> does not support
>> Add-Ins (so there's no support for Hotmail, MSN Mobile, etc.).
>> ____________________________________________
>> Jonathan Kay
>
>
>
>
> OoooHhhh, ok, Thanks, Johnathan!!!
>
>
>