Windows Messenger 5 - worth the download ?

[*ProteanThread*]

how come windows update never picked this one up (it seemed to up to versino
4.7)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...9f-6388-4193-8002-be55584c1ac1&displaylang=en

Is it ok to install if i use windows messenger (or my wife uses msn
messenger) ?

does it only work with XP ?

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Woodzy,

Windows Messenger 5.0 is actually considered a separate product to Windows Messenger 4.7
(although it does upgrade 4.7) and as such, why WindowsUpdate does not advertise it.

Besides the handwriting support and UPnP file transfer, there isn't much new however for
people not utilizing Live Communications Server or an Exchange IM server (in which case you
would be using 5.0 already). Also keep in mind that Windows Messenger 5.0 does not support
Add-Ins (so there's no support for Hotmail, MSN Mobile, etc.).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

 

[*ProteanThread*]

Greetings Woodzy,

Windows Messenger 5.0 is actually considered a separate product to Windows Messenger 4.7
(although it does upgrade 4.7) and as such, why WindowsUpdate does not advertise it.

Besides the handwriting support and UPnP file transfer, there isn't much new however for
people not utilizing Live Communications Server or an Exchange IM server (in which case you
would be using 5.0 already). Also keep in mind that Windows Messenger 5.0 does not support
Add-Ins (so there's no support for Hotmail, MSN Mobile, etc.).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay

OoooHhhh, ok, Thanks, Johnathan!!!

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

No problem =)
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.