Upgrade version of Messenger

[Steph]

Hello,

My Win XP system came with Windows Messenger version 4.7
preinstalled. My father just got a new computer and
while we were chatting, we discovered his has a lot more
emoticons, plus backgrounds and such. I tried updating
my Messenger ( a couple of times), but it installs
version 4.7 again. My father's is version 6.0. Is 4.7
the highest I am allowed because my computer is older?

Thank you in advance, Steph

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Steph,

Not at all, what he has is MSN Messenger 6.x, and you're trying to install the latest Windows
Messenger (note the different names).

All you need to do is install the latest MSN Messenger from here:
http://messenger.msn.com/Download
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Steph" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> My Win XP system came with Windows Messenger version 4.7
> preinstalled. My father just got a new computer and
> while we were chatting, we discovered his has a lot more
> emoticons, plus backgrounds and such. I tried updating
> my Messenger ( a couple of times), but it installs
> version 4.7 again. My father's is version 6.0. Is 4.7
> the highest I am allowed because my computer is older?
>
> Thank you in advance, Steph