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More info?)
Hi Greg,
You can actually dial-up to MSN using a simple Dial-up Connection, you don't even have to use
their software.
____________________________________________
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.
"Greg R" <webworm12@yes.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:lmh3k0l1ap7dsirfpnahoc7s4akfrj8rdm@4ax.com...
> Corrected Post
>
> I didn't word it right.
> Msn im Messenger may still work on windows 95
> However, Msn isp will not. I dropped msn isp anyway.
> Now, I remember why I quit. They were driving me nuts with upgrading
> all the time.
>
>
> Greg R
>
>
>>On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 10:06:01 +0200, "Old Nick" <hell@downunder.invalid> wrote:
>
>>A2 friend of mine with Windows 95 installed late last year (probably
>>October) and still uses IM, I'm not sure if it is the Windows or MSN
>>version.
>>Nick
>>
>>"Greg R" <webworm12@yes.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:n7p1k0d84jvho1ubuch50mog8meqblq3si@4ax.com...
>>>I think they have to allow people who still use windows 98se and have
>>> msn im to communicate.
>>>
>>> Microsoft/Msn does not want to lose their subscriber base if they
>>> took out support for windows 98se, windows me and some other oses.
>>> This would be a huge loss for them. The lost me when they stopped
>>> win 95 support. I not using them now. I using another isp.
>>>
>>> Greg R
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 16:55:56 -0400, "Jonathan Kay [MVP]"
>>>><msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi BJ,
>>>>
>>>>The link I provided is 4.7 (there's quite a few versions of 4.7) -- 4.6
>>>>isn't allowed onto
>>>>the network. You need to be using 4.7.2009 (which is at
>>>>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/download.asp).
>>>>____________________________________________
>>>>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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"BJ" <bhinton@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:894901c49621$9db07190$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>> Thanks for the info Johnathan, however, I tried your
>>>>> suggestion about reverting back to the 4.6 (?) version of
>>>>> WM and it worked for a few days. But as of today it
>>>>> suddenly reverted back to the 4.7. When I tried to revert
>>>>> back to the earlier version I kept getting a message that
>>>>> there was a new WM version and I had to use that one.
>>>>> What is one to do? I'm becoming very frustrated!!!!!
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>Greetings Cody,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Actually, up to MSN Messenger 5, both Windows Messenger
>>>>> and MSN Messenger were the same
>>>>>>program (the exact same executable, the application
>>>>> simply just changed the name of the
>>>>>>titlebar depending on what operating system you were
>>>>> using).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Unfortunately this is not going to change again any time
>>>>> soon, the Windows Messenger group is
>>>>>>posed as the client for Live Communications Server and
>>>>> Exchange IM Server for Enterprises,
>>>>>>whereas MSN Messenger is now geared towards to the
>>>>> public .NET Messenger network and MSN as a
>>>>>>whole.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>However, the reason why it is a bit of a mess at this
>>>>> point, is because Windows XP was
>>>>>>designed with the thinking that Windows Messenger would
>>>>> be the only Messenger client within
>>>>>>Windows. I realize and do agree that this is ridiculous
>>>>> but making design changes within
>>>>>>Windows itself isn't as easy as it sounds.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Regardless, one option you have missed here is that you
>>>>> can simply downgrade to the previous
>>>>>>version of Windows Messenger, giving you back all the
>>>>> functionality you had before. To do
>>>>>>so, simply download it from here:
>>>>>>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/download.asp
>>>>>>____________________________________________
>>>>>>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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Cody" <Cody@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:E70D9D11-7405-4528-A097-
>>>>> 24C8C07824F8@microsoft.com...
>>>>>>> Why does there have to be two versions of Messenger
>>>>> (Windows and MSN)? It
>>>>>>> just confuses everyone. Why don't they just merge the
>>>>> two together and have
>>>>>>> all the features each contain in one program. I have
>>>>> just installed SP2 and
>>>>>>> lost the features in Windows Messenger. I have lost
>>>>> the Hotmail feature, and
>>>>>>> also the ability to send text messages, which I used
>>>>> everyday. I would
>>>>>>> install MSN Messenger, but is it integrated with
>>>>> Outlook Express? NO!Does
>>>>>>> Windows Messenger support Hotmail and mobile devices?
>>>>> NO! Thanks a lot
>>>>>>> Microsoft. What am I supposed to do? Install MSN
>>>>> Messenger and just sign
>>>>>>> in/out between the two for the features I want? I
>>>>> think not! Why can't it
>>>>>>> just be like the past when ONLY MSN Messenger existed
>>>>> and everyone was happy?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>.
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
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