How to change Windows Messenger E-mail inbox back to Hotma..

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

Greetings,

The SP2 version of Windows Messenger doesn't support Add-Ins, so this feature is now gone.

To quickly fix this, simply downgrade back to the previous version from here:
http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b4...

You'll also need the MSN Add-In:
http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=73...
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Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
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Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
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"newbie" <newbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5F1CAF90-6EBE-4D16-868D-74AC59E57D25@microsoft.com...
> Date: Thu Nov 11 11:32:48 2004
>
> Operating System: windows XP
> Connection Type: dialup/modem
> Browser Type: ie 6+
>
> My Windows messenger e-mail inbox used to connect to my Hotmail account
> e-mail. Recently, somehow it got switched to my Outlook Express e-mail on my
> computer - so that when I click "Go to my E-mail Inbox" it opens OE instead
> of my Hotmail account. I want it to go to Hotmail as before. How do I (or
> you) change it back to Hotmail? (I do NOT want my IE browser to use Hotmail
> as the default e-mail program [ie. in Tools/Options/Programs menu]. I want
> this to continue as OE as it has always been. But Windows Messenger always
> went to Hotmail, and my IE mail button always went to my OE reader. This is
> what I want these to continue to do.)

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

Thank you again. I found your original post of this in response to another
questioner after I posted this. I tried your solution, and it fixed the
problem beautifully. Great to find such good help so quickly on a forum.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> The SP2 version of Windows Messenger doesn't support Add-Ins, so this feature is now gone.
>
> To quickly fix this, simply downgrade back to the previous version from here:
> http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b4...
>
> You'll also need the MSN Add-In:
> http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=73...
> ____________________________________________
> 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.
>
> "newbie" <newbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5F1CAF90-6EBE-4D16-868D-74AC59E57D25@microsoft.com...
> > Date: Thu Nov 11 11:32:48 2004
> >
> > Operating System: windows XP
> > Connection Type: dialup/modem
> > Browser Type: ie 6+
> >
> > My Windows messenger e-mail inbox used to connect to my Hotmail account
> > e-mail. Recently, somehow it got switched to my Outlook Express e-mail on my
> > computer - so that when I click "Go to my E-mail Inbox" it opens OE instead
> > of my Hotmail account. I want it to go to Hotmail as before. How do I (or
> > you) change it back to Hotmail? (I do NOT want my IE browser to use Hotmail
> > as the default e-mail program [ie. in Tools/Options/Programs menu]. I want
> > this to continue as OE as it has always been. But Windows Messenger always
> > went to Hotmail, and my IE mail button always went to my OE reader. This is
> > what I want these to continue to do.)
>
>
>