MSN 6.1 Integration with Outlook Express 6.0 - possible?

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Chris Coghlan

I have a dilemma: I love the newer functions of MSN
Messenger 6.1 but at the same time I find the way that
Windows Messenger 4.7 integrates its contact list into
the Outlook Express Contact Pane really useful,
especially as my friends change their names so often!

Is there a way, therefore, to integrate my MSN 6.1
contact list into Outlook Express? I'm an experienced
user and don't mind a bit of registry hacking :)

Any help is much appreciated.

Chris.
 
Hi Jonathan

Are you aware of any plans for MS to re-implement this function? I cannot
believe MS decided to remove this with MSN Messenger 6.

Cheers

Rich
 
Hey Rich,

I've got a feeling they have. You no longer get the
integration function even with Windows Messenger 5.0 -
I'm having to use Windows Messenger 4.7 to make OE
integrate with Messenger. Now that there's no chance of
doing it with MSN messenger I guess we may have to wait
till the next reincarnation of Windows.

I had hoped that a registry/ini tweak would get around
the problem with MSN 6.1 but it appears not.

Rgds

Chris
 
Hi Chris

Thanks for your reply.

When I said "I cant believe MS..." I meant, I know they have done it but
cant believe they have! :-) Sorry, I should have worded it better :-)

I have got a suspicion they wont re-enable it again :-( I think this is a
major mistake - they want you to use MSN Messenger, they want you to use
Outlook Express (rather than a 3rd party app anyway) yet they take away
integration that they have been "striving" for for years.

Oh well...

Cheers

Rich
 
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