Greetings,
You can, but Windows Messenger doesn't work properly on Vista and is not supported,
regardless if Live Messenger is there or not.
Specifically one major incompatibility occurs when a scroll bar appears in a conversation
window in Windows Messenger as the client crashes.
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog:
http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
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"snomazushi" <> wrote in message
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> I use Windows vista and Windows Mail v6.0.6000.16386
>
> Does anyone know whether it is possible to have both Windows Live Messenger and Windows
> Messenger v5.1 operating on same vista machine?
>