Messenger restart problem

I do indeed have 2 versions of windows on the computer.
v6.1 and an older version. I've tried to uninstall the
older one, but I can't seem to do it. Any advice?

>-----Original Message-----
>This problem is very frequent. If you have 2 versions of
>windows messenger or one windows messenger and one msn
>messenger they can cause serious conflicts. Try
>uninstalling one of them.
>If you're using MSN Explorer 6 [or older] and just
>installed MSN Messenger 6.1, or you have a patch for
>messenger [like Plus] , reinstall the application.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>My Messenger program has a habit of constantly changing
>>me to 'online' status from 'away' status or
even 'appear
>>offline'.
>>Anyone know how to fix this?
>>.
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