Oh, I always preferred MSN Messenger to the new Live Messenger. Don't you get nagged all the time to install? I presume you'd have to uninstall Windows Live Messenger first though. I may do this if I decide to take up using it again. At the moment I just have it switched off.
-- Carol carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxOn Tuesday, January 13, 2009 3:01 PM (UK time), Peter at peterholdstock@xxxxxxx said:
Somebody posted a link to a website regarding this though, I think it was something like www.oldversions.com. Download the MSN messenger 8.5 and you'll be the same as we were a few days ago. I've installed it myself off there yesterday and all is good now. Peter -------------------------------------------------- From: <catherineturner2007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 9:09 PM To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Windows Live Messenger was Re: Re: Windows Messenger problemThank you Peter. I've switched off all that junk now, and indeed my contacts still are all showing as offline. This is really bugging me, will have to do some googling and see if anyone else has the same problem. Although from what you're saying about the accessibility of this latest version, perhaps it doesn't matter anyway since chatting wouldn't be as smooth as before. Catherine On 1/12/09, Peter <peterholdstock@xxxxxxx> wrote:Catherine, you should be in the list of contacts as soon as you move to messenger. Just use up and down it will say whether they are away or online etc. You will know if it's the latest version as by default that has favourites and groups at the top of the contacts list so keep arrowing down. To turn the favourites and groups thing off go to the tools menu, choose options and then press SHIFT+TAB until you get to the list of tabs. I think the one you will land on first is 'Personal'. Use the up and down arrows to move through the tabs until you get to 'layout'. Then tab through and uncheck the option to show favourites, and the other option to show groups. Then go back to the list of tabs by shift tabbing again, and move to 'General' and in there you can choose the startup options I think. I always remove the check box for it to show 'Windows Live Today' which is like a web page it brings up when you log on and is really annoying. Hope that helps. it's a shame you never got to try the last version because it is so much more accessible than the lastest version. For example it doesn't read the messages received by using the ALT+# to repeat the last 10 received messages. Peter -------------------------------------------------- From: <catherineturner2007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 5:14 PM To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [access-uk] Windows Live Messenger was Re: Re: Windows Messenger problemHi Peter and all, I've now upgraded to Windows Live Messenger and think I'm getting the same problem with all my contacts appearing offline even though they're online. But to be sure - could anyone tell me how to move around Windows Live Messenger? Whereabouts do you find your list of contacts and whether they're online? I've just installed it so I assume it's the latest version... Catherine On 1/12/09, Peter <peterholdstock@xxxxxxx> wrote:Hi, a few days I ago I would have definately said upgrade as the benefits of windows live messenger to those of windows messenger which comes with XP are quite big. However recently Microsoft released v9 of messenger which at the moment doesn't seem full accessible and can be annoying to owrk with. It is usable with pracitce. If someone has a link to the Messenger v8 I'd be interested to have it for my installation of Windows 7. The only problem might be that the installers for Messenger download the software once the installer starts, so no matter what link we ue, it might install the latest version. I'm not sure though. Peter -------------------------------------------------- From: <catherineturner2007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:35 PM To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Windows Messenger problemHi, No I'm using the Windows Messenger 4.7 that's been on my xp system for ages. It was fine until the last week or so though. But perhaps I should upgrade and see if that makes a difference. How do I go about upgrading? Catherine On 1/11/09, Ibrahim Gucukoglu <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx> wrote:Hi. Are you using the latest version of messenger IE Windows Live Messenger? I believe the version that originally ships with XP is now no longer supported or usable. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Turner" <catherineturner2007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Access-UK" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 8:34 PM Subject: [access-uk] Windows Messenger problemHi, Every time I sign in to Windows Messenger it says none of my contacts are online, though I know they are; their messengers say I'm offline, though I'm signed in. Has anyone else ever experienced this problem? I recently changed my passport e-mail address, don't know if that's anything to do with it, but don't know what to do... 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