Windows Messenger in SP2

[Brian]

I already posted here about the fact that, since installing XP Pro SP2,
Windows Messenger would not sign in automatically.
Got no response whatsoever so I decided to try downloading WM alone and
re-install it. Surprise, surprise! The WM installed with SP2 is Build
4.7.3000 but the latest version available for download alone is 4.7.2009. I
installed that and low and behold, it works perfectly.

Brian

 

[Alias]

I already posted here about the fact that, since installing XP Pro SP2,
Windows Messenger would not sign in automatically.
Got no response whatsoever so I decided to try downloading WM alone and
re-install it. Surprise, surprise! The WM installed with SP2 is Build
4.7.3000 but the latest version available for download alone is 4.7.2009.
I installed that and low and behold, it works perfectly.

Brian

I have ver. 4.7.3000 and it works perfectly.

Alias

 

[Guest]

LOL Brian -

Windows update should have asked you for a newer version of WM to install.
Somehow, you didn't get the prompt to download the latest version??!!
Is your Automatic Windows Update set to automaticly install new updates?

 

[Brian]

I have ver. 4.7.3000 and it works perfectly.

Well, maybe there was a glich in my SP2 install but WM did not even attempt
to sign on automatically, despite all the boxes being ticked.
If I had been able to download 4.7.3000 alone I would have done so but
4.7.2009 was all I could find and that seems to sign on automatically.

Brian

 

[Brian]

LOL Brian -

Windows update should have asked you for a newer version of WM to install.
Somehow, you didn't get the prompt to download the latest version??!!
Is your Automatic Windows Update set to automaticly install new updates?

I think 4.7.3000 is the latest version so it is not surprising that Windows
Update did not prompt me. With 4.7.2009 now installed, perhaps a manual
logon to Windows Update would prompt me to update WM but I doubt it as I
think it would assume that I have the latest version with SP2. I'll give it
a try. I do get automatic update prompts anyway.

Brian

 

[Brian]

I think 4.7.3000 is the latest version so it is not surprising that
Windows Update did not prompt me. With 4.7.2009 now installed, perhaps a
manual logon to Windows Update would prompt me to update WM but I doubt it
as I think it would assume that I have the latest version with SP2. I'll
give it a try. I do get automatic update prompts anyway.

I tried and, as I expected, it only offers me 3 optional updates that I
don't need but not WM.
Presumably I would have to reinstall SP2 but I cannot be bothered to go
through that again, especially as I may end up with the same problem again.

Brian

 

[Guest]

Humm.... I just checked out my WM for a update option tab and it does not
have one. I would just run with the version you have and it should soon ask
you for a newer version of WM software to upgrade it too. When it asks you
for this could be today or 3 days from now - It will eventually ask you to do
a version update.

 

[PA Bear]

Any particular reason you didn't post to
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger NG?

 

[Bill]

If you do go there as suggested you'll find the latest version is 5.x.
Bill

 

[Brian]

Any particular reason you didn't post to
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger NG?
--

Evidently because I was not clever enough to realise there is an XP
Messenger NG.

Brian

 

[Brian]

If you do go there as suggested you'll find the latest version is 5.x.
Bill

Thanks,

Brian

 

[Brian]

If you do go there as suggested you'll find the latest version is 5.x.

I did go there and found out that WM 5.0 is lacking in some of the features
of MSNM and will not work with the MSNM add-in.
WM 5.0 may offer some advantages to certain business users but it seems to
me that I am better off with WM 4.7.2009 for now.

Brian