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Jim
Mar 10, 2003, 11:03 PM
Hi,
I use windows XP Home and IE 6. I also use MSN Messenger 4.7 and have been trying to download MSN Messenger 5.0 by saving the download to a folder on my hard drive but every time it says it is MSN 4.7 and not 5.0 I hope someone can explain why this happens and what I can do about it.
Thanks in advance.
coreybryant
Mar 11, 2003, 12:00 AM
Afer you save the program - do you run it to install?
If so, uninstall the MSN messenger & re-download it.
Corey
Jim
Mar 11, 2003, 12:37 PM
Hi,
Thanks Corey! I took your advise and unintalled MSN 4.7 and then downloaded MSN 5.0 and it works fine.
Thanks again.
QQapple
Sep 30, 2003, 05:49 AM
Hey Corey.. that's a great idea! however I'm still having problems.. my problem is similar to Jim's. I have msn messenger already installed with window XP... lately I've been asked to download an upgrade to messenger 6, which I did but even after installation, it still ask me to upgrade(it won't run if I dont)
I tried uninstalling from add/remove software but I messenger was not on that list(messenger 6 was there though)
How do I uninstall messenger?
(note... I am also using msn explorer)
coreybryant
Sep 30, 2003, 06:08 AM
MSN Explorer probably has MSN Messenger integrated (sort of like how when you start Outlook Express, MSN Messenger comes on).
Did you try to re-download / install just in case the registry did not update properly?
Now when you say you tried to uninstall but you only saw Messenger 6 there - did you uninstall that one & then download the complete version from: http://messenger.msn.com/ - or just download the complete version & re-install. It sounds like the registry did not get updated properly.