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techdude
April 23rd 06, 11:13 PM
i downloaded this new version of msn messenger, it said windows live
messenger. While I was able to log in, my brother could not. he was not
qualified for the beta version. is there any way to have both 8.0 and 7.5 at
the same time, or make it possible for him to use 8.0 without being selected?

thanks in advance

John Jay Smith
April 23rd 06, 11:27 PM
you will recieve invites so you can invite your brother too....

if you want an invite faster I can send you one if you give me your email
(but if you post it here make sure you write it so you wont get spam, for
example:
email[remove this to remove spam]at gmail dot com

You can run 7.5 along side of 8 if you copy the folder of the 7.5
installation,
and run that first, then run 8 if you want...
So you will have a "stand alone" version of 7.5 and an installed version of
8 at the same time


"techdude" > wrote in message
...
>i downloaded this new version of msn messenger, it said windows live
> messenger. While I was able to log in, my brother could not. he was not
> qualified for the beta version. is there any way to have both 8.0 and 7.5
> at
> the same time, or make it possible for him to use 8.0 without being
> selected?
>
> thanks in advance

techdude
April 23rd 06, 11:50 PM
once i invite him does he have to accept?

"John Jay Smith" wrote:

> you will recieve invites so you can invite your brother too....
>
> if you want an invite faster I can send you one if you give me your email
> (but if you post it here make sure you write it so you wont get spam, for
> example:
> email[remove this to remove spam]at gmail dot com
>
> You can run 7.5 along side of 8 if you copy the folder of the 7.5
> installation,
> and run that first, then run 8 if you want...
> So you will have a "stand alone" version of 7.5 and an installed version of
> 8 at the same time
>
>
> "techdude" > wrote in message
> ...
> >i downloaded this new version of msn messenger, it said windows live
> > messenger. While I was able to log in, my brother could not. he was not
> > qualified for the beta version. is there any way to have both 8.0 and 7.5
> > at
> > the same time, or make it possible for him to use 8.0 without being
> > selected?
> >
> > thanks in advance
>
>
>

John Jay Smith
April 24th 06, 12:33 AM
it works similar to google maile beta...

you invite him and an email is sent, he clicks on a link and logs in, then
his passport is upgraded
to log into msn messenger live too. He doesnt have to do it right away!


"techdude" > wrote in message
...
> once i invite him does he have to accept?
>
> "John Jay Smith" wrote:
>
>> you will recieve invites so you can invite your brother too....
>>
>> if you want an invite faster I can send you one if you give me your email
>> (but if you post it here make sure you write it so you wont get spam, for
>> example:
>> email[remove this to remove spam]at gmail dot com
>>
>> You can run 7.5 along side of 8 if you copy the folder of the 7.5
>> installation,
>> and run that first, then run 8 if you want...
>> So you will have a "stand alone" version of 7.5 and an installed version
>> of
>> 8 at the same time
>>
>>
>> "techdude" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >i downloaded this new version of msn messenger, it said windows live
>> > messenger. While I was able to log in, my brother could not. he was not
>> > qualified for the beta version. is there any way to have both 8.0 and
>> > 7.5
>> > at
>> > the same time, or make it possible for him to use 8.0 without being
>> > selected?
>> >
>> > thanks in advance
>>
>>
>>

Jonathan Kay [MVP]
April 24th 06, 05:42 PM
Greetings,

You do not need invites any more, he simply needs to "sign up" his Passport here.
http://ideas.live.com/signup.aspx?versionId=0eccd94b-eb48-497c-8e60-c6313f7ebb73
--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message ...
> it works similar to google maile beta...
>
> you invite him and an email is sent, he clicks on a link and logs in, then his passport is
> upgraded
> to log into msn messenger live too. He doesnt have to do it right away!
>
>
> "techdude" > wrote in message
> ...
>> once i invite him does he have to accept?
>>
>> "John Jay Smith" wrote:
>>
>>> you will recieve invites so you can invite your brother too....
>>>
>>> if you want an invite faster I can send you one if you give me your email
>>> (but if you post it here make sure you write it so you wont get spam, for
>>> example:
>>> email[remove this to remove spam]at gmail dot com
>>>
>>> You can run 7.5 along side of 8 if you copy the folder of the 7.5
>>> installation,
>>> and run that first, then run 8 if you want...
>>> So you will have a "stand alone" version of 7.5 and an installed version of
>>> 8 at the same time
>>>
>>>
>>> "techdude" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> >i downloaded this new version of msn messenger, it said windows live
>>> > messenger. While I was able to log in, my brother could not. he was not
>>> > qualified for the beta version. is there any way to have both 8.0 and 7.5
>>> > at
>>> > the same time, or make it possible for him to use 8.0 without being
>>> > selected?
>>> >
>>> > thanks in advance
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

John Jay Smith
April 24th 06, 05:55 PM
I was looking for that link, I had it but I lost it....


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings,
>
> You do not need invites any more, he simply needs to "sign up" his
> Passport here.
> http://ideas.live.com/signup.aspx?versionId=0eccd94b-eb48-497c-8e60-c6313f7ebb73
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message
> ...
>> it works similar to google maile beta...
>>
>> you invite him and an email is sent, he clicks on a link and logs in,
>> then his passport is upgraded
>> to log into msn messenger live too. He doesnt have to do it right away!
>>
>>
>> "techdude" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> once i invite him does he have to accept?
>>>
>>> "John Jay Smith" wrote:
>>>
>>>> you will recieve invites so you can invite your brother too....
>>>>
>>>> if you want an invite faster I can send you one if you give me your
>>>> email
>>>> (but if you post it here make sure you write it so you wont get spam,
>>>> for
>>>> example:
>>>> email[remove this to remove spam]at gmail dot com
>>>>
>>>> You can run 7.5 along side of 8 if you copy the folder of the 7.5
>>>> installation,
>>>> and run that first, then run 8 if you want...
>>>> So you will have a "stand alone" version of 7.5 and an installed
>>>> version of
>>>> 8 at the same time
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "techdude" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>> >i downloaded this new version of msn messenger, it said windows live
>>>> > messenger. While I was able to log in, my brother could not. he was
>>>> > not
>>>> > qualified for the beta version. is there any way to have both 8.0 and
>>>> > 7.5
>>>> > at
>>>> > the same time, or make it possible for him to use 8.0 without being
>>>> > selected?
>>>> >
>>>> > thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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