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Dumb Question - The Difference of these Three Downloads?
The differences of these three downloads?
1) Install_MSN_Messenger_7.0.0813.exe (10,528 KB) 2) mmssetup.exe (979 KB) http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx#Q3t 3) INSTALL_MSN_MESSENGER_DL.EXE (7,193 KB) http://messenger.msn.com/Download/ (Download and Install later) Thanks |
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Greetings TeVan,
#1 and #3 are similar (we are at 7.0.0816 now though). The difference in the filesizes is simply because one includes the Windows Installer and other requirements that are built-in to XP and Windows 2000 (and 98 and Millennium Edition don't have). #2 is Windows Messenger 4.7 and is a completely separate product to MSN Messenger. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay. You *must* contact me for redistribution rights. "TeVan" wrote in message ... The differences of these three downloads? 1) Install_MSN_Messenger_7.0.0813.exe (10,528 KB) 2) mmssetup.exe (979 KB) http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx#Q3t 3) INSTALL_MSN_MESSENGER_DL.EXE (7,193 KB) http://messenger.msn.com/Download/ (Download and Install later) Thanks |
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Thank you.
Does MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger have similar function? Why would a person choose one over the other? Sorry for all the questions, I've never used Messenger before and I'm confused. "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings TeVan, #1 and #3 are similar (we are at 7.0.0816 now though). The difference in the filesizes is simply because one includes the Windows Installer and other requirements that are built-in to XP and Windows 2000 (and 98 and Millennium Edition don't have). #2 is Windows Messenger 4.7 and is a completely separate product to MSN Messenger. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay. You *must* contact me for redistribution rights. "TeVan" wrote in message ... The differences of these three downloads? 1) Install_MSN_Messenger_7.0.0813.exe (10,528 KB) 2) mmssetup.exe (979 KB) http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx#Q3t 3) INSTALL_MSN_MESSENGER_DL.EXE (7,193 KB) http://messenger.msn.com/Download/ (Download and Install later) Thanks |
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Hi,
There are several differences between the two. Most notably, MSN Messenger 7 has support for display pictures, custom emoticons, has a different interface, etc. whereas Windows Messenger supports SIP-based communications services, Exchange IM Server, etc. Which one you use is up to you if you're simply using the most basic functionality, connecting to the public .NET Messenger service) and a matter of personal choice. However one thing to keep in mind, Windows Messenger must still be installed on Windows XP in order for MSN Messenger to retain full functionality (Remote Assistance, Whiteboard, Application Sharing, etc.). MSN Messenger is centered around MSN technologies (Hotmail, MSN Member Profiles, MSN Mobile, etc.) whereas Windows Messenger is centered around Windows technologies (Exchange Server, Office Live Communications Server, Windows Netmeeting, etc.). As such, MSN Messenger is centered towards the consumer and Windows Messenger is centered towards the corporate user. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay. You *must* contact me for redistribution rights. "TeVan" wrote in message ... Thank you. Does MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger have similar function? Why would a person choose one over the other? Sorry for all the questions, I've never used Messenger before and I'm confused. "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings TeVan, #1 and #3 are similar (we are at 7.0.0816 now though). The difference in the filesizes is simply because one includes the Windows Installer and other requirements that are built-in to XP and Windows 2000 (and 98 and Millennium Edition don't have). #2 is Windows Messenger 4.7 and is a completely separate product to MSN Messenger. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay. You *must* contact me for redistribution rights. "TeVan" wrote in message ... The differences of these three downloads? 1) Install_MSN_Messenger_7.0.0813.exe (10,528 KB) 2) mmssetup.exe (979 KB) http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx#Q3t 3) INSTALL_MSN_MESSENGER_DL.EXE (7,193 KB) http://messenger.msn.com/Download/ (Download and Install later) Thanks |
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Ahhh, very well, thank you. That makes perfect sense.
The original impetus of my interest has been solved by webmessenger. Thank you again... "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Hi, There are several differences between the two. Most notably, MSN Messenger 7 has support for display pictures, custom emoticons, has a different interface, etc. whereas Windows Messenger supports SIP-based communications services, Exchange IM Server, etc. Which one you use is up to you if you're simply using the most basic functionality, connecting to the public .NET Messenger service) and a matter of personal choice. However one thing to keep in mind, Windows Messenger must still be installed on Windows XP in order for MSN Messenger to retain full functionality (Remote Assistance, Whiteboard, Application Sharing, etc.). MSN Messenger is centered around MSN technologies (Hotmail, MSN Member Profiles, MSN Mobile, etc.) whereas Windows Messenger is centered around Windows technologies (Exchange Server, Office Live Communications Server, Windows Netmeeting, etc.). As such, MSN Messenger is centered towards the consumer and Windows Messenger is centered towards the corporate user. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay. You *must* contact me for redistribution rights. "TeVan" wrote in message ... Thank you. Does MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger have similar function? Why would a person choose one over the other? Sorry for all the questions, I've never used Messenger before and I'm confused. "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings TeVan, #1 and #3 are similar (we are at 7.0.0816 now though). The difference in the filesizes is simply because one includes the Windows Installer and other requirements that are built-in to XP and Windows 2000 (and 98 and Millennium Edition don't have). #2 is Windows Messenger 4.7 and is a completely separate product to MSN Messenger. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay. You *must* contact me for redistribution rights. "TeVan" wrote in message ... The differences of these three downloads? 1) Install_MSN_Messenger_7.0.0813.exe (10,528 KB) 2) mmssetup.exe (979 KB) http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx#Q3t 3) INSTALL_MSN_MESSENGER_DL.EXE (7,193 KB) http://messenger.msn.com/Download/ (Download and Install later) Thanks |
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Thank you for this information, especially regarding the necessity for BOTH
MSN and Windows Messenger. I am a MSN Premium subscriber and have been having issues with MSN Messenger for YEARS. The original problem that I was having was that every time I logged into the MSN software (not MSN messenger), my messenger would log out, log in, log out...and it continued for a very long time until it just stayed logged out. All of this signing in and out everytime I wanted to use MSN was taking up waaay too much of my time. Well, when I finally got my issue pushed up through the levels of support, I was finally told that I should NOT have both MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger enabled. Disabling Windows Messenger didn't work. We tried using the options to disable it, tried uninstalling from Add/Remove programs, tried disabling it in msconfig, and still nothing worked. I finally had to reformat the hard drive and select a custom Windows installation so that I could EXCLUDE Windows Explorer from installing altogether. Well, of course, this didn't work either as you must know from your comments. I am STILL having issues and I have made DOZENS of calls to MSN tech support. I am certainly going to try your recommendation of reinstalling Windows Messenger to see if it resolves my issues. By the way, I have WinXP Pro SP2 and MSN9, and MSN Explorer is the most current version. One series of realted questions, though. I seem to remember reading somewhere that if you have BOTH Windows Explorer and MSN Explorer that each needed to use a different .NET Passport. Is this true? If so, do I need to create another User account (even though I am the only person that uses this computer) and assign it a different .NET Passport? And if I DO need to use different passports, does one use MSN Messenger and one use Windows Messenger? If the 2 user accounts use different messengers, how does that get assigned? Can you tell me how to set that up? And does that mean that if Iwant to use MSN Messenger, for example, I need to use one particular sign in name and if I want to use Windows Messenger, I need to sign in under the other user account? I apologize for all of the questions, but I have really been given the run-around by using MSN telephone tech support (and online MSN support is even worse) and I could really use your help! Apparently, MSN tech support does not have your expertise. Thank you! I am urgently awaiting your resonse because I would really like to get this problem fixed (I've been dealing with it for several years) "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote: Hi, There are several differences between the two. Most notably, MSN Messenger 7 has support for display pictures, custom emoticons, has a different interface, etc. whereas Windows Messenger supports SIP-based communications services, Exchange IM Server, etc. Which one you use is up to you if you're simply using the most basic functionality, connecting to the public .NET Messenger service) and a matter of personal choice. However one thing to keep in mind, Windows Messenger must still be installed on Windows XP in order for MSN Messenger to retain full functionality (Remote Assistance, Whiteboard, Application Sharing, etc.). MSN Messenger is centered around MSN technologies (Hotmail, MSN Member Profiles, MSN Mobile, etc.) whereas Windows Messenger is centered around Windows technologies (Exchange Server, Office Live Communications Server, Windows Netmeeting, etc.). As such, MSN Messenger is centered towards the consumer and Windows Messenger is centered towards the corporate user. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay. You *must* contact me for redistribution rights. "TeVan" wrote in message ... Thank you. Does MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger have similar function? Why would a person choose one over the other? Sorry for all the questions, I've never used Messenger before and I'm confused. "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings TeVan, #1 and #3 are similar (we are at 7.0.0816 now though). The difference in the filesizes is simply because one includes the Windows Installer and other requirements that are built-in to XP and Windows 2000 (and 98 and Millennium Edition don't have). #2 is Windows Messenger 4.7 and is a completely separate product to MSN Messenger. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay. You *must* contact me for redistribution rights. "TeVan" wrote in message ... The differences of these three downloads? 1) Install_MSN_Messenger_7.0.0813.exe (10,528 KB) 2) mmssetup.exe (979 KB) http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx#Q3t 3) INSTALL_MSN_MESSENGER_DL.EXE (7,193 KB) http://messenger.msn.com/Download/ (Download and Install later) Thanks |
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