Messenger not working anymore.

[Jani Karvonen]

Today I was logging to messenger again, but it said in order to login, I need
to install new version of messsenger. Without installing it, I can't login.
But I get this:

http://www.janikarvonen.com/install_messenger.jpg

How in earth I'm suppose to use messenger if I'm forced to install new
version which doesen't even work?

I use Windows XP 64 bit.

 

[Jani Karvonen]

Currently I use version that works with XP 64. If newer version does not
support 64 bit XP, I have to call it off?

I use Version 2008 (Build 8.5.1288.816)

 

[Kevin Burton]

Not a solution but I ran into the same problem with 2003 Server.

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

I've addressed this problem on my blog:
http://messengergeek.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E3785B1281BBDA1!3406.entry

Basically you either have to engage compatibility mode for your current version or force the
latest version to install using the manual installers.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation

 

[Jani Karvonen]

Sweet, thanks! Solution 1 worked for me very well.

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Jani,

Great, thanks

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation

 

[the13thxen]

Grate woek Jonathan 2 worked no problem shameful that microsft has fixed this
problem!!!!

 

[Jani Karvonen]

Hello again,

Well today I got this same problem back again, and it won't start working
even I do steps I did before. I wonder if Microsoft made "fix" for that so it
won't work anymore.

Any ideas how to get this working now?

 

[Jani Karvonen]

Ok, got it working now. Used solution 2 this time. I hope it works some while
at least before they make some "fix" again..