Windows Messenger 5

Since I got windows XP, I've been using Windows messenger
instead of MSN messenger and have always found the most
useful feature of either to be the immediate notification
of hotmail emails. I have also often thought it would be
a good idea to have it do the same for the emails on my
normal account, but now it does neither. I have installed
MSN messenger to regain the hotmail notification, but I
don't understand why it was removed Windows Messenger. If
anyone can tell me how to enable/add it to version 5 I
would be grateful, otherwise this is just a note to
Microsoft to suggest adding both hotmail and 'normail'
mail checking to either one or both messengers. Thanks,
Tom.

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Tom,

Hotmail is part of MSN and is officially called MSN Hotmail -- hence why it's in MSN
Messenger. There is no way to add it to Windows Messenger 5.
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

> wrote in message
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> Since I got windows XP, I've been using Windows messenger
> instead of MSN messenger and have always found the most
> useful feature of either to be the immediate notification
> of hotmail emails. I have also often thought it would be
> a good idea to have it do the same for the emails on my
> normal account, but now it does neither. I have installed
> MSN messenger to regain the hotmail notification, but I
> don't understand why it was removed Windows Messenger. If
> anyone can tell me how to enable/add it to version 5 I
> would be grateful, otherwise this is just a note to
> Microsoft to suggest adding both hotmail and 'normail'
> mail checking to either one or both messengers. Thanks,
> Tom.