XP SP 2 installs new version of Windows Messenger and unin..

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I noticed that the update to XP SP 2 installs a new version of Windows
Messenger and uninstalls the MSN add-in. When trying to reinstall the MSN
add-in I get the message: "You don't have the latest version of Windows
Messenger, please download from messenger.microsoft.com". So I think the MSN
add-in isn't supported for the new version of Windows Messenger. Can someone
confirm this and maybe suggest an alternative?

 

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Greetings Erwin,

Yes this is correct, the new Windows Messenger version within SP2 does not support Add-Ins.
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).
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"Erwin Michiels" <anonymous@anonymous.com> wrote in message
news:e3i42EwiEHA.704@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>I noticed that the update to XP SP 2 installs a new version of Windows Messenger and
>uninstalls the MSN add-in. When trying to reinstall the MSN add-in I get the message: "You
>don't have the latest version of Windows Messenger, please download from
>messenger.microsoft.com". So I think the MSN add-in isn't supported for the new version of
>Windows Messenger. Can someone confirm this and maybe suggest an alternative?
>