Windows Messenger 5.0 -> NOT LISTED IN WU

[Kaltag]

Why isn't Windows Messenger (NOT MSN MESSENGER) listed on
the Windows Update Catalogue site? Windows Messenger 4.7
and prior were listed.... Is Windows Messenger 5.0 not
realy a required update or something?

It SHOULD be listed in Windows Update like the others.

Any new features or security issues addressed in this release?

Is this a good upgrade for the built in Windows Messenger
that comes with Windows Xp Professional?

This is kind of confussing....?..?

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

It's not listed on WindowsUpdate because some features within Windows Messenger 4.7 are not
in Windows Messenger 5 -- more specifically, any MSN features like Hotmail support, MSN
Mobile, MSN Profiles, etc. are removed. It's not a required upgrade by any means.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Kaltag" > wrote in message
...
> Why isn't Windows Messenger (NOT MSN MESSENGER) listed on
> the Windows Update Catalogue site? Windows Messenger 4.7
> and prior were listed.... Is Windows Messenger 5.0 not
> realy a required update or something?
>
> It SHOULD be listed in Windows Update like the others.
>
> Any new features or security issues addressed in this release?
>
> Is this a good upgrade for the built in Windows Messenger
> that comes with Windows Xp Professional?
>
> This is kind of confussing....?..?

[Perdita X. Nightmare]

Why did MS take those features out? It's not like they weren't worth
having.

--
HELP FIGHT NEWSGROUP TWITTS.
------
"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings,
>
> It's not listed on WindowsUpdate because some features within Windows
Messenger 4.7 are not
> in Windows Messenger 5 -- more specifically, any MSN features like Hotmail
support, MSN
> Mobile, MSN Profiles, etc. are removed. It's not a required upgrade by
any means.
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
> "Kaltag" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Why isn't Windows Messenger (NOT MSN MESSENGER) listed on
> > the Windows Update Catalogue site? Windows Messenger 4.7
> > and prior were listed.... Is Windows Messenger 5.0 not
> > realy a required update or something?
> >
> > It SHOULD be listed in Windows Update like the others.
> >
> > Any new features or security issues addressed in this release?
> >
> > Is this a good upgrade for the built in Windows Messenger
> > that comes with Windows Xp Professional?
> >
> > This is kind of confussing....?..?
>
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

Well they are MSN features are as such, belong in MSN Messenger. Windows Messenger is no
longer "the MSN Messenger client for Windows XP" -- it is a separate client, has its own
features, and now works on Windows 2000.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Perdita X. Nightmare" > wrote in message
...
> Why did MS take those features out? It's not like they weren't worth
> having.
>
> --
> HELP FIGHT NEWSGROUP TWITTS.
> ------
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Greetings,
> >
> > It's not listed on WindowsUpdate because some features within Windows
> Messenger 4.7 are not
> > in Windows Messenger 5 -- more specifically, any MSN features like Hotmail
> support, MSN
> > Mobile, MSN Profiles, etc. are removed. It's not a required upgrade by
> any means.
> > ____________________________________________
> > Jonathan Kay
> > Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
> > Associate Expert
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> > Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >
> > "Kaltag" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Why isn't Windows Messenger (NOT MSN MESSENGER) listed on
> > > the Windows Update Catalogue site? Windows Messenger 4.7
> > > and prior were listed.... Is Windows Messenger 5.0 not
> > > realy a required update or something?
> > >
> > > It SHOULD be listed in Windows Update like the others.
> > >
> > > Any new features or security issues addressed in this release?
> > >
> > > Is this a good upgrade for the built in Windows Messenger
> > > that comes with Windows Xp Professional?
> > >
> > > This is kind of confussing....?..?
> >
> >
>
>

[Kaltag]

I see..... thank you! I'll stick with Windows Messenger
4.7 unless Microsoft comes up with a compelling reason to
update to version 5, or it appears in the Windows Update
Catalogue.

And like Perdita X. Nightmare said... Why were those
features removed in version 5.0?

>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings,
>
>It's not listed on WindowsUpdate because some features
within Windows Messenger 4.7 are not
>in Windows Messenger 5 -- more specifically, any MSN
features like Hotmail support, MSN
>Mobile, MSN Profiles, etc. are removed. It's not a
required upgrade by any means.
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>"Kaltag" > wrote in
message
...
>> Why isn't Windows Messenger (NOT MSN MESSENGER) listed
on
>> the Windows Update Catalogue site? Windows Messenger 4.7
>> and prior were listed.... Is Windows Messenger 5.0 not
>> realy a required update or something?
>>
>> It SHOULD be listed in Windows Update like the others.
>>
>> Any new features or security issues addressed in this
release?
>>
>> Is this a good upgrade for the built in Windows
Messenger
>> that comes with Windows Xp Professional?
>>
>> This is kind of confussing....?..?
>
>
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

Well they are MSN features are as such, belong in MSN Messenger. Windows Messenger is no
longer "the MSN Messenger client for Windows XP" -- it is a separate client, has its own
featureset, and now works on Windows 2000.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com


"Kaltag" > wrote in message
...
> I see..... thank you! I'll stick with Windows Messenger
> 4.7 unless Microsoft comes up with a compelling reason to
> update to version 5, or it appears in the Windows Update
> Catalogue.
>
> And like Perdita X. Nightmare said... Why were those
> features removed in version 5.0?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Greetings,
> >
> >It's not listed on WindowsUpdate because some features
> within Windows Messenger 4.7 are not
> >in Windows Messenger 5 -- more specifically, any MSN
> features like Hotmail support, MSN
> >Mobile, MSN Profiles, etc. are removed. It's not a
> required upgrade by any means.
> >____________________________________________
> >Jonathan Kay
> >Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
> >Associate Expert
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> >Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >
> >"Kaltag" > wrote in
> message
> ...
> >> Why isn't Windows Messenger (NOT MSN MESSENGER) listed
> on
> >> the Windows Update Catalogue site? Windows Messenger 4.7
> >> and prior were listed.... Is Windows Messenger 5.0 not
> >> realy a required update or something?
> >>
> >> It SHOULD be listed in Windows Update like the others.
> >>
> >> Any new features or security issues addressed in this
> release?
> >>
> >> Is this a good upgrade for the built in Windows
> Messenger
> >> that comes with Windows Xp Professional?
> >>
> >> This is kind of confussing....?..?
> >
> >
> >.
> >