Update to XP Messenger 5.0?

[Lori Ann]

I am using Office XP Professional and running Windows XP Professional. I
currently have Messenger 4.7 installed. I was going to update to MSN
Messenger 6.1 but after reading about the problems everyone has been having,
I am wondering if I should leave 4.7 installed or update to 5.0? Is version
5.0 any better? If I would installed MSN Messenger, would I have trouble
using Outlook if I do not use MSN as ISP. I am currently using a dial up
connection with local ISP.

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Lori,

Windows Messenger 5 is not a required upgrade by any means and looks exactly the same. With
the exception of UPnP file transfer and digital ink support to and from TabletPCs, there
really isn't much new for normal users of the .NET Messenger service in Windows Messenger 5.

If you install MSN Messenger, the only real problem some people experience is when it
continues to login along with MSN Messenger (and this can be fixed if it's a problem),
Outlook should be no problem.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

 

[Lori Ann]

Thanks for the info Jonathan!

I was going to turn off the "load at startup" and "run in background"
options for Windows Messenger after I install MSN 6.1. Is this the correct
way to keep from having trouble with Windows Messenger--or do I need to do
something else too?

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Lori,

That's all you should need to do, of course with other applications which call Messenger,
there may be others -- if you still have problems afterwards, we can address those.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com