When to expect later version than 4.7.2

[Dianah]

I checked the MS site for messenger updates and it tells me that 4.7.2 is
the latest (which is what I'm running). Does anyone know when they plan to
upgrade it. It seems like everyone else is using a more current version for
OS's other than XP.

I don't want to update to a MSN version, as the last time I did that, I ran
into problems.

Why is XP Messenger being ignored?

[bogii]

Your wrong messenger 5.0XXX Came out a long time ago check again.

"Dianah" > wrote in message
...
> I checked the MS site for messenger updates and it tells me that 4.7.2 is
> the latest (which is what I'm running). Does anyone know when they plan
to
> upgrade it. It seems like everyone else is using a more current version
for
> OS's other than XP.
>
> I don't want to update to a MSN version, as the last time I did that, I
ran
> into problems.
>
> Why is XP Messenger being ignored?
>
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Dianah,

It's not being ignored -- there's actually a Windows Messenger 5.0:
http://tinyurl.com/ohq3

and Windows Messenger continues development.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Dianah" > wrote in message ...
>I checked the MS site for messenger updates and it tells me that 4.7.2 is
> the latest (which is what I'm running). Does anyone know when they plan to
> upgrade it. It seems like everyone else is using a more current version for
> OS's other than XP.
>
> I don't want to update to a MSN version, as the last time I did that, I ran
> into problems.
>
> Why is XP Messenger being ignored?
>
>

[Dianah]

Well, I went to the following site: http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx#Q3t and found the following:
Windows Messenger
If you are using Windows XP, you need to run Windows Messenger version 4.7.2000 or later.

To check your version of Windows Messenger click Help, and then click About in the main window.

If you are running a version older than 4.7.2000, click here to upgrade.

__________________

I clicked the "click here" to upgrade and it only upgrades to 4.7. What's with that?

Now ... after a little more snooping, I did find that there was an update to version 5.0. When did MS stop advising of updates? I used to be advised when there was an update and prompted to update or not. I'm surprised!



"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" > wrote in message ...
Greetings Dianah,

It's not being ignored -- there's actually a Windows Messenger 5.0:
http://tinyurl.com/ohq3

and Windows Messenger continues development.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Dianah" > wrote in message ...
>I checked the MS site for messenger updates and it tells me that 4.7.2 is
> the latest (which is what I'm running). Does anyone know when they plan to
> upgrade it. It seems like everyone else is using a more current version for
> OS's other than XP.
>
> I don't want to update to a MSN version, as the last time I did that, I ran
> into problems.
>
> Why is XP Messenger being ignored?
>
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Dianah,

Keep in mind that the messenger.msn.com is owned by the MSN group (where MSN Messenger comes
from), not the Windows group (where Windows Messenger comes from).

The reason why you don't see Windows Messenger 5.0 popularized is some features in Windows
Messenger 4.7 (namely the Add-In functionality -- so MSN Hotmail, MSN Profiles, etc.) have
been removed in 5.0. To avoid confusion, there is no automatic update for Windows Messenger
5.0.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com


"Dianah" > wrote in message ...
Well, I went to the following site: http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx#Q3t and found
the following:
Windows Messenger
If you are using Windows XP, you need to run Windows Messenger version 4.7.2000 or later.
To check your version of Windows Messenger click Help, and then click About in the main
window.
If you are running a version older than 4.7.2000, click here to upgrade.
__________________
I clicked the "click here" to upgrade and it only upgrades to 4.7. What's with that?
Now ... after a little more snooping, I did find that there was an update to version 5.0.
When did MS stop advising of updates? I used to be advised when there was an update and
prompted to update or not. I'm surprised!

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
Greetings Dianah,

It's not being ignored -- there's actually a Windows Messenger 5.0:
http://tinyurl.com/ohq3

and Windows Messenger continues development.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Dianah" > wrote in message ...
>I checked the MS site for messenger updates and it tells me that 4.7.2 is
> the latest (which is what I'm running). Does anyone know when they plan to
> upgrade it. It seems like everyone else is using a more current version for
> OS's other than XP.
>
> I don't want to update to a MSN version, as the last time I did that, I ran
> into problems.
>
> Why is XP Messenger being ignored?
>
>