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Will Windows Live Messenger overwrite msg 7.5? by themrb on 02-16-2006 at 09:36 AM
Hi,
I'm a bit of a newbie here, this is my second post...
A friend has given me a Live Messenger Invite... but I'm unsure if I want it... if it gets rid of Messenger 7.5, like the previous updates of messenger has.
What I mean by 'gets rid of' is that you can't sign in to messenger 7.5 anymore, because your messenger 7.5 doesn't exist anymore... you've got a shiny new messenger live application instead.
My main reason behind this is that I don't want to lose messenger plus... it's so handy and useful, and I love all of it's features. A solution to this is being able to beta test Messenger Plus! Live... which I don't think Patchou gives for the asking, lol.
Another reason is that I've just switched msn addresses... and some people still haven't added my new address, mainly because they don't know who the heck my new address is, or haven't seen me online yet (I have 250 odd contacts). I use the polygamy feature of Stuff Plug to help with this... so I can have both addresses on at the same time. If I could have one on the Live Messenger and another on the messenger 7.5, it would be alright.
Windows messenger doesn't work for me, because no matter how hard I try, it won't work with my proxy.
So... tell me people, fellow Messenger Live beta people, does Messenger Live replace Messenger 7.5, or does it simply keep Messenger 7.5 there still?
RE: Will Windows Live Messenger overwrite msg 7.5? by Hank on 02-16-2006 at 09:43 AM
you can use 2 Messengers rename your 7.5 folder to say ( MSN Meessenger 7.5 ) an then install WLM8
RE: Will Windows Live Messenger overwrite msg 7.5? by Eddie on 02-16-2006 at 09:49 AM
use this link
http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=54...d=589684#pid589684
RE: Will Windows Live Messenger overwrite msg 7.5? by Zahid™ on 02-16-2006 at 09:50 AM
1. Install MSN Messenger 7.5 (If you already have it installed you don’t need to)
2. Rename the MSN Messenger folder to MSN Messenger 2 (usually located in C:\Program Files\)
3. Install Windows Live Messenger.
4. Apply a polygamy patch A-Patch ( http://www.apatch.tk ) to both Messengers, or to the one you plan to open second.
5. Then change all the paths of the shortcuts to MSNM 7.5 to C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger 2\msnmsgr.exe. 
RE: Will Windows Live Messenger overwrite msg 7.5? by RaceProUK on 02-16-2006 at 04:43 PM
Although, if you're beta-testing WLM or MP!L, don't apply polygamy to WLM.
RE: Will Windows Live Messenger overwrite msg 7.5? by themrb on 02-17-2006 at 07:30 AM
Righto, thanks for the help.