The new MSN Messenger 7.0 [SOLVED]

**CVMichael** · May 28th, 2005, 11:48 AM

Yesterday I got a message, something like "Do you want to upgrade to new version", of course I did...
My previous version was 6.2 (I think)

Now it does not connect on the MSN network !
I tried many times, I even tried re-installing it (the 7.0)

I get the following error message:

**thegreatone** · May 28th, 2005, 04:16 PM

The only decent feature on MSNM 7.0 is the personal message... everything else is bloat features...
Sorry to say, but... 6.2 was better !!!

**CVMichael** · May 28th, 2005, 04:27 PM

How do I install 6.2 back ?

Where would I find it for download ?

**The_Duck** · May 28th, 2005, 04:37 PM

Might I suggest the following to 'tidy' up your msn! http://apatch.tk/

**thegreatone** · May 28th, 2005, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by CVMichael

How do I install 6.2 back ?

Where would I find it for download ?

If your lucky i might still have the .exe file somewhere aroundher to install 6.2.. not too sure though :S

Got it

Not too sure where to send it too though, you have to uninstall 7.0 before installing 6.2 though.

PM me your email address and i will send it you, i did a back up of it when i was messing with it, lol

Cheers.

**CVMichael** · May 28th, 2005, 09:43 PM

Thanks for sending it to me, but I think it has to be installed...

Now I get this error:

**CVMichael** · May 28th, 2005, 10:09 PM

OMG !!! this is sooo anoying ! I HATE MICROSOFT !!!

I uninstalled 7.0, and download 6.2 wich I found over here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Now when I start MSN, it tells me there's a new version (the 7.0), if I choose "No", it will not connect to the MSN network !

This is the message I get:

**CVMichael** · May 28th, 2005, 10:15 PM

I found this, pretty cool: http://webmessenger.msn.com

Had no idea they made a web version of it...

**mendhak** · May 28th, 2005, 10:17 PM

Have you tried www.oldversion.com ?

**CVMichael** · May 28th, 2005, 10:43 PM

Actually, I just realized, before I had Windows Messenger, not MSN...

I want Windows Messenger back...
Stupid MSN has overriden my Windows Messenger

By the way, I googled, and found TONS of people having the SAME problem, but no one has a solution

**Ideas Man** · May 28th, 2005, 11:31 PM

MSN Messenger does not overwrite Windows Messenger, they are two separate programs. Are you trying to connect to the public MSN servers or a corporate messenger server? If it's the latter, then you must use Windows Messenger, the latest version is v5.1 I think.

**CVMichael** · May 29th, 2005, 01:01 AM

Originally Posted by Ideas Man

MSN Messenger does not overwrite Windows Messenger

In the past when I installed MSN it did not overwrite Windows Messenger, but this time it did !!

And actually, I never had MSN, when I started Windows Messenger, it asked me to install the new version, and it installed MSN...

**CVMichael** · May 29th, 2005, 01:12 AM

I solved my problem, finally...

I check the windows updates, and I went "Custom", otherwise it does not show up...
Windows Messenget 4.7 came up in the list, and I installed it...

Now everything is working again...

**Madboy** · May 29th, 2005, 04:48 AM

You could just switch to Trillian, it includes IM for AIM,MSN,ICQ,Yahoo! and more all built in

**thegreatone** · May 29th, 2005, 05:51 AM

Originally Posted by CVMichael

I solved my problem, finally...

I check the windows updates, and I went "Custom", otherwise it does not show up...
Windows Messenget 4.7 came up in the list, and I installed it...

Now everything is working again...

I was actually going to suggest Res Hacking the 6.2 .exe file, and changing the version number to 7.0.0813 as that is the latest MSN, that way the MSNM service would recognise it as up-to-date

But, you didn't need to do that

**CVMichael** · May 29th, 2005, 11:10 AM

I'm comfuzed now... I don't know what I was using before, Windows Messenger or MSN...

I'm confuzed because now the program looks a little diferent than before.
But the weird thing is that I know for sure that some time before I was using Windows Messenger, I don't remember when I switched to MSN. Because now I'm thinking that it looked like MSN before not Windows Messenger (the one I have now).

Anyways... thanks for your sugestions, I may try that trilian program (but i think I tried it before), but I use only hotmail (Windows Messenger/MSN), I don't have yahoo & ICQ.

**Madboy** · May 29th, 2005, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by CVMichael

Anyways... thanks for your sugestions, I may try that trilian program (but i think I tried it before), but I use only hotmail (Windows Messenger/MSN), I don't have yahoo & ICQ.

You dont need the rest, its just there incase any of your other friends happen to be using the other clients.

Im taking a whild stab at this, but does Windows Messenger come with the Windows installation disk, or is that updated seperately?

**CVMichael** · May 29th, 2005, 12:08 PM

Windows Messenger comes with windows... but the damn MSN uninstalled it...
That's why I was confuzed there for a while...

I downloaded Windows Messenger from microsoft web-site (windows update) and installed it back. It comes with Service Pack 2 also.

**Madboy** · May 30th, 2005, 04:48 AM

so is it sorted now?

**thegreatone** · May 30th, 2005, 06:08 AM

I'm presuming that as it is tagged [resolved] then it most likely is

**penagate** · May 30th, 2005, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by thegreatone

I was actually going to suggest Res Hacking the 6.2 .exe file, and changing the version number to 7.0.0813 as that is the latest MSN, that way the MSNM service would recognise it as up-to-date

But, you didn't need to do that

I think the client version is hardcoded into the program.

**thegreatone** · May 30th, 2005, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by penagate

I think the client version is hardcoded into the program.

Actually its not

I've tried it, and succeeded pretty well

**penagate** · May 30th, 2005, 11:57 AM

Nice

MSN 7 I think uses protocol version 11 though, whereas 6.2 uses 10. During the sign-in process, there is a check to see what protocol version you are using. 10 won't be supported for ever, so eventually even if you have hacked 6.2 you will be forced to use 7

**thegreatone** · May 30th, 2005, 12:09 PM

Some proof it can be done

I didn't know about the protocol version there though... thanks for informing me

**thegreatone** · May 30th, 2005, 12:12 PM

Oh yeah, and my Nudge.wav is actually part of Surfacing by Slipknot because i hated the original sound file

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