Re: Know a fix to stay off upgrade to Live Messenger and keep talking?

Greetings,

You can use the latest MSN Messenger 7.0 and it will not force you to upgrade:
http://microsoft.com/downloads/detai...4-9505f47bed45

7.5 is not allowed on the network.

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<> wrote in message
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> I've been using msn Messenger for a few years and like most others I
> was prompted to upgrade to Live Messenger because of a security bug.
> And just like a large part of the msn crowd Iä'm not happy with the
> newer version, it's unwieldy, packed with tinkling little bells I have
> no need for and which clutter up the interface, and seems to have a
> long learning period. In exasperation I've scrapped it and loaded
> Messenger 7.5, but when I try to log on - hey, presto! - I get the
> same injunction to upgrade,
> Does anyone know of a fix that I could use to circumvent this and
> actually get to use this older version (while still communicating with
> versions 8/Live)? I don't do video chatting, so the security threat
> that pushed Microsoft to act wise for all of us is no threat to me. I
> do, however, want to keep using the msn polygamy add-on, which I
> bought when I had msn 7.0; I don't know if there is anything similar
> for Live Mess and if there is, I suspect I'll have to pay again for it
> since it's a different version.
>
> Can't be that impossible, now can it?

Hi,

You're very welcome

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
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"Stevie" <> wrote in message
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> On 22 Nov, 16:29, "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsrepl...@jonathankay.com>
> wrote:
>> Greetings,
>>
>> You can use the latest MSN Messenger 7.0 and it will not force you to
>> upgrade:http://microsoft.com/downloads/detai...49c56c-8b3e-4e...
>>
>> 7.5 is not allowed on the network.
>>
> thanks!
>
> S
>>
>> - Visa citerad text -
>