Hey I'm new lol

I recently got messenger plus but when ever I try to downloads skins and put them on my messenger it says that my messenger is not compatible, I know I have the right one so what's happening?

Thanks Rach

Which version of Messenger and Messenger Plus are you running?

8.5 like it says

and which version of Plus?

Are the skins you're downloading definitely compatible with 8.5?

Which skins have you tried downloading?

I tried downloading the super mario, it said it wasnt compatable and to dowload the new version so i did and it still says it's not compatable

Which version of Messenger Plus do you have?

Do you definitely have Windows Live Messenger version 8.5 too?

I've installed all the ones it's told me to install, so whether one hasnt installed properly or something... I don't know lol

Unless you answer my questions I can't help you.

I've asked four times now, which version of Messenger Plus Live do you have installed?

If in doubt go here and download the latest version, then retry downloading the skin

I've installed that, like I said I've been to problem pages and installed everything it's told me too am confused lol

What error message do you get when you try to install the skin?

Post a screenshot if possible as it will help us to sort out the problem quicker

ciao/hello i'm valeria-elfo i have made the supermario skin
thx for the download
but my skin is ONLY for messengerplus 4.70
like djdannyp have you said
you can repeat the download from here (i hope there isn't spam
)

http://www.msgpluslive.it/skins/view/90-Super-Mario-skin/

i hope that you  have fixed the problem

This is what it says but I've installed the two versions of the new messengers you are talking about I might try uninstalling the whole thing and trying again when i have the time lol

Well, your contactlist doesn't look like Live Messenger 8.5 either. Looks like you're using an old version of Windows Live Messenger, which explains the problem.

See this screenshot:

Live Messenger 8.1 is on the left, Live Messenger 8.5 is on the right. Looks like you are using Live Messenger 8.1.

Download the latest version of Live Messenger, after you installed version 8.5 the skin should work.

weird... id already tried installin that hmmmmm lol gonna have to try agen i guess lol, on my laptop now gonna see if i have the same prob or not

well skins work on my laptop, got a feeling that the one install you want me to install isnt working properly with this computer or there's something weird going on haha thanks for you help guys

What OS are you running exactly on the computer where it doesn't work?

Open a conversation window and type (!VER)

Include the brackets and use capitals. Copy or screenshot the result.

and now my msn isnt letting me change my name, I keep going to change it, I type it in and as soon as i have clicked apply and ok it goes back to how it was before

As stated before, you are running verison 8.1, not 8.5 which is why you are getting the incompatibility messages

Go here to download version 8.5 and then the skin should work

hmmm it said i downloaded it stupid comp lol but still cant do anything bout the name not changing, ah well im sure ill live

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Originally posted by Rach227
hmmm it said i downloaded it stupid comp lol but still cant do anything bout the name not changing, ah well im sure ill live

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It's k I sorted it out anyway and it was working before 8.5 anyway and i still havent managed to install it I havet had the time anyway thanks for the help....