Least intrusive XP Messenger upgrade

[John Smith]

Hi,

I've just had to rebuild a PC and had to do a fresh install of Windows XP
Pro and SP1a.

I now have Windows Messenger 4.7 on the PC and wonder if anyone has any
advice on the least harmful - i.e. does not slow down PC, does not slow down
web browsing or anything - way to upgrade the Windows Messenger?

Is it best to just download the 4.7 add-on components? Or upgrade to a newer
version of WM or even to opt for MSN Messenger?

Thanks,

J.

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings John,

The easiest (and recommended) thing to do would be to simply install the latest build on
WindowsUpdate (along with everything else).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"John Smith" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> I've just had to rebuild a PC and had to do a fresh install of Windows XP
> Pro and SP1a.
>
> I now have Windows Messenger 4.7 on the PC and wonder if anyone has any
> advice on the least harmful - i.e. does not slow down PC, does not slow down
> web browsing or anything - way to upgrade the Windows Messenger?
>
> Is it best to just download the 4.7 add-on components? Or upgrade to a newer
> version of WM or even to opt for MSN Messenger?
>
> Thanks,
>
> J.
>
>

[John Smith]

And there are no issues reported with that - the Messenger updates? I ask,
having had my previous PC always updated with latest hotfixes and it, a P4
2.0 with 512MB Memory, ended up crawling. Hence, I am a touch more wary now
about every update I install.

J.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings John,
>
> The easiest (and recommended) thing to do would be to simply install the
latest build on
> WindowsUpdate (along with everything else).
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Windows MVP, Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
> "John Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've just had to rebuild a PC and had to do a fresh install of Windows
XP
> > Pro and SP1a.
> >
> > I now have Windows Messenger 4.7 on the PC and wonder if anyone has any
> > advice on the least harmful - i.e. does not slow down PC, does not slow
down
> > web browsing or anything - way to upgrade the Windows Messenger?
> >
> > Is it best to just download the 4.7 add-on components? Or upgrade to a
newer
> > version of WM or even to opt for MSN Messenger?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > J.
> >
> >
>
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi John,

Although some people claim that certain Messenger updates caused X problem (usually Messenger
unable to sign in), there are really no real known issues directly caused by a Messenger
update (you can always use System Restore to undo the update as well).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"John Smith" > wrote in message
...
> And there are no issues reported with that - the Messenger updates? I ask,
> having had my previous PC always updated with latest hotfixes and it, a P4
> 2.0 with 512MB Memory, ended up crawling. Hence, I am a touch more wary now
> about every update I install.
>
> J.
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Greetings John,
> >
> > The easiest (and recommended) thing to do would be to simply install the
> latest build on
> > WindowsUpdate (along with everything else).
> > ____________________________________________
> > Jonathan Kay
> > Windows MVP, Messenger
> > Associate Expert
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> > Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >
> > "John Smith" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I've just had to rebuild a PC and had to do a fresh install of Windows
> XP
> > > Pro and SP1a.
> > >
> > > I now have Windows Messenger 4.7 on the PC and wonder if anyone has any
> > > advice on the least harmful - i.e. does not slow down PC, does not slow
> down
> > > web browsing or anything - way to upgrade the Windows Messenger?
> > >
> > > Is it best to just download the 4.7 add-on components? Or upgrade to a
> newer
> > > version of WM or even to opt for MSN Messenger?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > J.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>