Re: How to stop the alerts asking me to upgrade to MSN M 5.0

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Charlie,

You shouldn't be seeing alerts to upgrade to MSN Messenger 5 in Windows Messenger -- since
you are, I'd suggest you update to the latest version of Windows Messenger, which will
probably fix this problem for you:
http://messenger.microsoft.com/download/download.asp?client=0.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Charlie Stewart" > wrote in message
...
> For some time, I have been getting alerts from MSN,
> through Windows Messenger 4.7, asking me if I'd like to
> install the latest version of MSN Messenger.
>
> As I have already tried that version and found it too
> difficult, could you people please tell me how to prevent
> such an alert from occuring again, as I most definitely
> do not wish to have MSN Messenger 5.0.
>
> I cannot remove the add-ins, so any solution would be
> gratefully received.

[Neil Howie]

Does this help?

SYMPTOMS
Each time you sign in to Windows Messenger, you may be prompted to
upgrade the program.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you copy and paste the Windows Messenger
executable file to the desktop instead of creating a shortcut.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, make sure that the Windows Messenger icon on
your desktop is a shortcut. If the icon is not a shortcut, delete the
icon and then create a shortcut to Windows Messenger.



--
Neil

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"Charlie Stewart" > wrote in message
...
| For some time, I have been getting alerts from MSN,
| through Windows Messenger 4.7, asking me if I'd like to
| install the latest version of MSN Messenger.
|
| As I have already tried that version and found it too
| difficult, could you people please tell me how to prevent
| such an alert from occuring again, as I most definitely
| do not wish to have MSN Messenger 5.0.
|
| I cannot remove the add-ins, so any solution would be
| gratefully received.