Need to re-install version 8 - can't find it anymore

The email I received had a link to the Windows site to download the new
version 8 of IM. I hosed over the initial install, uninstalled it and tried
to redownload it. However the Windos URL no longer has this available
(WIERD?). So I tried to reinstall version 7.5 - but now that complains that I
have a newer version installed (8?) and refuses to install. I am in a catch
22 now and can't get IM installed at all. DOes anyone know of a URL that has
the newer version? Or what the heck I have to do to complete get IM out of my
system so that I can reinstall 7.5 ???

Thanks in advance.

check these sites for mirrors
www.neowin.net
www.9down.com


"Cody21" <> wrote in message
news:4C001723-3CC5-4B1A-B8F2-...
> The email I received had a link to the Windows site to download the new
> version 8 of IM. I hosed over the initial install, uninstalled it and
> tried
> to redownload it. However the Windos URL no longer has this available
> (WIERD?). So I tried to reinstall version 7.5 - but now that complains
> that I
> have a newer version installed (8?) and refuses to install. I am in a
> catch
> 22 now and can't get IM installed at all. DOes anyone know of a URL that
> has
> the newer version? Or what the heck I have to do to complete get IM out of
> my
> system so that I can reinstall 7.5 ???
>
> Thanks in advance.

direct link towards download
http://download.microsoft.com/downlo..._Messenger.exe

"Cody21" <> wrote in message
news:4C001723-3CC5-4B1A-B8F2-...
> The email I received had a link to the Windows site to download the new
> version 8 of IM. I hosed over the initial install, uninstalled it and
> tried
> to redownload it. However the Windos URL no longer has this available
> (WIERD?). So I tried to reinstall version 7.5 - but now that complains
> that I
> have a newer version installed (8?) and refuses to install. I am in a
> catch
> 22 now and can't get IM installed at all. DOes anyone know of a URL that
> has
> the newer version? Or what the heck I have to do to complete get IM out of
> my
> system so that I can reinstall 7.5 ???
>
> Thanks in advance.