Why traces of MSN Messenger still?

It has been more than a release and nearly an year that we have moved onto
Windows Live Messenger name, yet the name of MSN Messenger has not been done
away with! Why so?

Even today, WLMe installs in the folder named MSN Messenger, even if MSN
Messenger has not been previously installed.
The filename of messenger executable is msnmsr.exe. The DLL files show MSN
Messenger tags ( the info displayed in tiles view).

Are we to believe the Live branding was only cosmetic? Really
unprofessional!!

Greetings,

Unfortunately for backwards compatibility reasons, the folder where Messenger is stored, its
executable, and registry settings can't have their names changed.

The name change was purely marketing, no matter how it's justified now.

--
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.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--


"Alsiladka" <> wrote in message
news:4DAC3FD3-89A7-4752-9267-...
> It has been more than a release and nearly an year that we have moved onto Windows Live
> Messenger name, yet the name of MSN Messenger has not been done away with! Why so?
>
> Even today, WLMe installs in the folder named MSN Messenger, even if MSN Messenger has not
> been previously installed.
> The filename of messenger executable is msnmsr.exe. The DLL files show MSN Messenger tags
> ( the info displayed in tiles view).
>
> Are we to believe the Live branding was only cosmetic? Really unprofessional!!

But you could easily uninstall the previous build and install the new
version afresh. Its sad the one of the biggest software corporations in the
world cannot come up with a solution for such a problem.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:41CDE606-5702-49E5-B16F-...
> Greetings,
>
> Unfortunately for backwards compatibility reasons, the folder where
> Messenger is stored, its executable, and registry settings can't have
> their names changed.
>
> The name change was purely marketing, no matter how it's justified now.
>
> --
> 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.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
>
> "Alsiladka" <> wrote in message
> news:4DAC3FD3-89A7-4752-9267-...
>> It has been more than a release and nearly an year that we have moved
>> onto Windows Live Messenger name, yet the name of MSN Messenger has not
>> been done away with! Why so?
>>
>> Even today, WLMe installs in the folder named MSN Messenger, even if MSN
>> Messenger has not been previously installed.
>> The filename of messenger executable is msnmsr.exe. The DLL files show
>> MSN Messenger tags ( the info displayed in tiles view).
>>
>> Are we to believe the Live branding was only cosmetic? Really
>> unprofessional!!
>
>

Hi,

There are third parties with contracts with software that have to work with Messenger. By
changing things like the folder name, you can break their software.

--
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.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"Alsiladka" <> wrote in message
news:9F077F53-B0AC-4C9B-B282-...
> But you could easily uninstall the previous build and install the new version afresh. Its
> sad the one of the biggest software corporations in the world cannot come up with a
> solution for such a problem.
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:41CDE606-5702-49E5-B16F-...
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Unfortunately for backwards compatibility reasons, the folder where Messenger is stored,
>> its executable, and registry settings can't have their names changed.
>>
>> The name change was purely marketing, no matter how it's justified now.
>>
>> --
>> 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.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>>
>> "Alsiladka" <> wrote in message
>> news:4DAC3FD3-89A7-4752-9267-...
>>> It has been more than a release and nearly an year that we have moved onto Windows Live
>>> Messenger name, yet the name of MSN Messenger has not been done away with! Why so?
>>>
>>> Even today, WLMe installs in the folder named MSN Messenger, even if MSN Messenger has
>>> not been previously installed.
>>> The filename of messenger executable is msnmsr.exe. The DLL files show MSN Messenger tags
>>> ( the info displayed in tiles view).
>>>
>>> Are we to believe the Live branding was only cosmetic? Really unprofessional!!
>>
>>

For moving on, you need to leave behind some things. Make the change using a
beta, inform it to the world, let the 3rd parties integrate the change in
their software and then release the final edition. Its nothing difficult to
implement.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:94A3F28E-8702-4F06-9EE2-...
> Hi,
>
> There are third parties with contracts with software that have to work
> with Messenger. By changing things like the folder name, you can break
> their software.
>
> --
> 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.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "Alsiladka" <> wrote in message
> news:9F077F53-B0AC-4C9B-B282-...
>> But you could easily uninstall the previous build and install the new
>> version afresh. Its sad the one of the biggest software corporations in
>> the world cannot come up with a solution for such a problem.
>>
>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>> news:41CDE606-5702-49E5-B16F-...
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> Unfortunately for backwards compatibility reasons, the folder where
>>> Messenger is stored, its executable, and registry settings can't have
>>> their names changed.
>>>
>>> The name change was purely marketing, no matter how it's justified now.
>>>
>>> --
>>> 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.
>>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> "Alsiladka" <> wrote in message
>>> news:4DAC3FD3-89A7-4752-9267-...
>>>> It has been more than a release and nearly an year that we have moved
>>>> onto Windows Live Messenger name, yet the name of MSN Messenger has not
>>>> been done away with! Why so?
>>>>
>>>> Even today, WLMe installs in the folder named MSN Messenger, even if
>>>> MSN Messenger has not been previously installed.
>>>> The filename of messenger executable is msnmsr.exe. The DLL files show
>>>> MSN Messenger tags ( the info displayed in tiles view).
>>>>
>>>> Are we to believe the Live branding was only cosmetic? Really
>>>> unprofessional!!
>>>
>>>
>
>

Hi,

You tell that to people you have a contract with.

Might work if you're Apple but Microsoft have legal commitments.

--
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.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"Alsiladka" <> wrote in message
news:00625B57-7B41-4425-922F-...
> For moving on, you need to leave behind some things. Make the change using a beta, inform
> it to the world, let the 3rd parties integrate the change in their software and then
> release the final edition. Its nothing difficult to implement.
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:94A3F28E-8702-4F06-9EE2-...
>> Hi,
>>
>> There are third parties with contracts with software that have to work with Messenger. By
>> changing things like the folder name, you can break their software.
>>
>> --
>> 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.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>> "Alsiladka" <> wrote in message
>> news:9F077F53-B0AC-4C9B-B282-...
>>> But you could easily uninstall the previous build and install the new version afresh. Its
>>> sad the one of the biggest software corporations in the world cannot come up with a
>>> solution for such a problem.
>>>
>>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>>> news:41CDE606-5702-49E5-B16F-...
>>>> Greetings,
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately for backwards compatibility reasons, the folder where Messenger is stored,
>>>> its executable, and registry settings can't have their names changed.
>>>>
>>>> The name change was purely marketing, no matter how it's justified now.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> 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.
>>>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Alsiladka" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:4DAC3FD3-89A7-4752-9267-...
>>>>> It has been more than a release and nearly an year that we have moved onto Windows Live
>>>>> Messenger name, yet the name of MSN Messenger has not been done away with! Why so?
>>>>>
>>>>> Even today, WLMe installs in the folder named MSN Messenger, even if MSN Messenger has
>>>>> not been previously installed.
>>>>> The filename of messenger executable is msnmsr.exe. The DLL files show MSN Messenger
>>>>> tags ( the info displayed in tiles view).
>>>>>
>>>>> Are we to believe the Live branding was only cosmetic? Really unprofessional!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>