Greetings rxbach,
It's possible that you installed MSN Messenger 6, but what's popping up and claiming that you
need to upgrade is Windows Messenger. To fix this, download and install Windows Messenger 5
instead:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/download.asp
However, since you don't use Messenger, you can just disable it from starting up by
double-clicking on its icon in the notification area/system tray, click the Tools menu, then
Options, then Preferences, uncheck 'Run this program when Windows starts' and click OK (if
you don't have a Preferences tab then you're opening MSN Messenger which you've probably
updated, click Start, then All Programs, then Windows Messenger if you can't find it in the
notification area).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
"rxbach" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I, too, have the problem which joostin420 has regarding the
> udate-your-version messages popping up every time I sign
> online. I actually did download the new version, even
> though I don't use Messenger, because I assumed that would
> make the messages stop. Wrong assumption.
>
> I'd like to either uninstall Messenger or disable it, as
> Bob Newman also mentioned. I've gone into "set program
> access and defaults" and unchecked it there, but I'm still
> getting the annoying update messages.
>
> Since these seem to be problems for some number of us, I'm
> hoping someone from MS will reply. Soon.
>
> Thanks.
>
> rxbach
>
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