MSN Messenger versions 4.7 & 5

[Dave]

Can someone help please?

I run Windows XP Home Edition. My Outlook version 6
defaults to use MSN 4.7 when I launch Outlook. I've
downloaded MSN version 5 and it runs on my system
alongside version 4.7 !! I can't find a way to remove
4.7 or to get Outlook to recognise and use version 5 and
to ditch version 4.7.

Does anyone know how to do this ?

Dave UK.

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Dave,

You can remove Windows Messenger 4.7, but if you do, you will be preventing Remote
Assistance, Whiteboard, Application Sharing and any other applications that utilize Messenger
from working (or loading without problems). You can just disable Windows Messenger 4.7, by
opening it up, click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and unchecking 'Run this program when
Windows starts'. This won't stop it from being loaded by some other application though. As
well, you can disable it further by going to Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs,
Add/Remove Windows Components on the left, uncheck Windows Messenger in the components list
and click Next >. Note: this is only available if you've installed Windows XP Service Pack
1 -- if you haven't, visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com. This won't remove Windows
Messenger, but it will let it stay out of your way, and allow MSN Messenger to work properly.

Outlook Express 6 will not recognize MSN Messenger in it, it only does Windows Messenger 4.7.
However, you can stop Outlook Express from loading Windows Messenger by closing Outlook
Express, then downloading and running this .reg file:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com


"Dave" > wrote in message ...
> Can someone help please?
>
> I run Windows XP Home Edition. My Outlook version 6
> defaults to use MSN 4.7 when I launch Outlook. I've
> downloaded MSN version 5 and it runs on my system
> alongside version 4.7 !! I can't find a way to remove
> 4.7 or to get Outlook to recognise and use version 5 and
> to ditch version 4.7.
>
> Does anyone know how to do this ?
>
> Dave UK.