June 20th 04, 01:49 PM
At the moment I am going through registry and repointing
all the keys to MSN Messenger
Better work or its getting removed....
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi
>
>I have installed Messenger 6.2 the latest version.
>
>However, I also can see Messenger 4.7.
>
>When I look on Microsoft website in one place they say
>6.2 is the latest version, in another 4.7 is the latest
>version for XP Home.
>
>Now 6.2 is launched when I launch messenger itself. But
>if I open Internet Explorer it forces me to open 4.7....
>
>If I click the menu Tools - > messenger in Explorer it
>launches 4.7.
>
>I can't find how to rid myself of the plague of 4.7.
>
>Or how to tell the OS NOT to use 4.7.
>
>I keep on getting messages from 4.7 trying to get
through
>my firewall.
>
>When I start my PC 4.7 is used....
>
>I have to manually launch 6.2 and then it tells
>
>"you have been logged out of another location...."
>
>(ie 4.7)
>
>then I can run 6.2
>
>4.7 does not appear in add/remove.
>
>I can see it on my hardrive as it is in the folder
>
>H:\Program Files\Messenger
>
>whereas 6.2 is in the folder
>
>H:\Program Files\MSN Messenger
>
>
>Is it too much to ask that microsoft can control their
>own folder naming process and have only 1 version of a
>software for 1 OS system?!
>
>Even only launching one version?
>
>Or putting everything in Add/remove?
>
>I am cheesed off and will prob have to remove 6.2 to get
>rid of this headache unless someone has some sort of
>answer!
>.
>
all the keys to MSN Messenger
Better work or its getting removed....
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi
>
>I have installed Messenger 6.2 the latest version.
>
>However, I also can see Messenger 4.7.
>
>When I look on Microsoft website in one place they say
>6.2 is the latest version, in another 4.7 is the latest
>version for XP Home.
>
>Now 6.2 is launched when I launch messenger itself. But
>if I open Internet Explorer it forces me to open 4.7....
>
>If I click the menu Tools - > messenger in Explorer it
>launches 4.7.
>
>I can't find how to rid myself of the plague of 4.7.
>
>Or how to tell the OS NOT to use 4.7.
>
>I keep on getting messages from 4.7 trying to get
through
>my firewall.
>
>When I start my PC 4.7 is used....
>
>I have to manually launch 6.2 and then it tells
>
>"you have been logged out of another location...."
>
>(ie 4.7)
>
>then I can run 6.2
>
>4.7 does not appear in add/remove.
>
>I can see it on my hardrive as it is in the folder
>
>H:\Program Files\Messenger
>
>whereas 6.2 is in the folder
>
>H:\Program Files\MSN Messenger
>
>
>Is it too much to ask that microsoft can control their
>own folder naming process and have only 1 version of a
>software for 1 OS system?!
>
>Even only launching one version?
>
>Or putting everything in Add/remove?
>
>I am cheesed off and will prob have to remove 6.2 to get
>rid of this headache unless someone has some sort of
>answer!
>.
>