windows messenger 5.0

[Sachi Noma]

I use win xp home edition and just upgraded from Windows Messenger 4.7 to
5.0. I wished I hadn't upgraded it.

1) I guess there is no way to uninstall 5.0 and re-install v4.7. I cannot
find neither Messenger in my Control Panel's "add/delete programs".

2) In my current V5.0 setup, at time of my computer start up, I get
Messenger's error message saying "read error...newdot~2.dll". Can someone
tell me how to fix this?

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Please try the Messenger News Group

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Sachi,

1) There sure is, just install 4.7 again from the following location (you'll be prompted to
just remove 5):
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/download.asp

2) Going back to 4.7 should resolve this.
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[Sachi Noma]

I downloaded and installed Windows Messenger 4.7 but I am unable to log in.
I get error message saying my "either wrong password or wrong sign in name".

Any solution?

Regards, Sachi from Japan

 

[Sachi Noma]

To Jonathan Kay,

Although your response to my question did not solve my problem, I was able
to use your response to others and was able to solve my problem, thank you
very much. I successfully was able to unistall Windows Messenger V5.0 and
then re-install Windows Messenger V4.7. Now my Messenger contact lists
appear in my Outlook Express.

The solution was to use your suggested following command in Run :

Here's the "code": Click the start button, then click

Run and type in (copy-paste if you

like):
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

Then click OK.
Messenger will then be uninstalled. For more detailed

instructions and screenshots, go to,

http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7
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Regards, Sachi from Japan