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MSN Messenger and Outlook Express
Name: Roy Hunter Date: May 6, 2006 at 13:15:16 Pacific OS: XP Pro SP2 CPU/Ram: Athlon 2GHz, 512Mb PC2100 Product: Designed in a pub, built
Comment:
I disabled Windows Messenger and uninstalled MSN Messenger because I wasn't going to use it. So far so good.
Now that I'm working away from home, I have reinstalled MSN and re-enabled WM it on my home PC, but when I start Outlook Express, it doesn't sign in and my contacts don't come up with the wee "chess man" symbol.
Do I need to uninstall OE and reinstall it? That would be a pain since I have several years of email and a very elaborate filing system going on there.
Summary: Does anyone now of a utility/fix/program that I can use to incorperate MSN Messenger into my Outlook Express contacts? Like it does with previous windows versions.... Dog's Security Ideas D4 ...
Summary: First, I'm not MS basher but MS is being very sneaky with this one. IF you choose to update MSN IM to MSN Messenger 5.0 you are downloading and installing a totaly new program. You will quickly find o...
Summary: LL is the one to thank!! Fallenint, if you want to keep the Messenger service disabled for safety, then you can!! Just reverse the things I posted (the services & the gpedit), and then use LL's link. ...
Name: Roy Hunter
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