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installing 2 messengers in windows 7 by haishama on 02-02-2011 at 11:02 PM
i want to keep the old msn messenger and test the new version messenger 2011 means i want to install 2 different versions of messenger and run them at the same time
hw am i gona do that ??( in windows 7)
RE: installing 2 messengers in windows 7 by blessedguy on 02-03-2011 at 12:02 PM
quote:you aren't, Messenger 2009 needs a file 2011 replaces. I suggest you use a virtual machine, like Orcale's VirtualBox or Windows XP Mode if you're in Windows 7 Business or Ultimate.
Originally posted by haishama
hw am i gona do that ??( in windows 7)
RE: installing 2 messengers in windows 7 by Arcticwolfx on 02-03-2011 at 12:56 PM
Well if you don't have access to a separate computer, I would advise you to just delete WLM2009, install WLM2011 and try it out.
MsgPlus! v5 should be out soon for WLM2011 as well.
If you decide after a while you don't like it, you can easily downgrade back to WLM2009.
http://www.sheeptech.com/how-to-downgrade-from-wi...ive-messenger-2011
RE: installing 2 messengers in windows 7 by haishama on 02-03-2011 at 02:27 PM
if only the chatloging feture works in messenger plus i would be ready to use wlm 11
RE: RE: installing 2 messengers in windows 7 by Arcticwolfx on 02-03-2011 at 02:31 PM
quote:
Originally posted by haishama
if only the chatloging feture works in messenger plus i would be ready to use wlm 11
Just a little whole longer then.
RE: installing 2 messengers in windows 7 by haishama on 02-21-2011 at 09:24 PM
so this means there isnt any easy way to install the old messenger and windows live messenger 11 in windows 7??
cant we do it by editing some registry files and sumtin like that??
RE: installing 2 messengers in windows 7 by blessedguy on 02-22-2011 at 01:03 AM
quote:You can't install them, but there is a "portable" 2009 version downloadable somewhere. [By the way, I didn't remember that by the time of my previous posts
Originally posted by haishama
so this means there isnt any easy way to install the old messenger and windows live messenger 11 in windows 7??
Sorry for that]Use at your own risk, by the way.
quote:
Originally posted by Ugosan
I can suggest you to use a standalone-portable version of WLM 2009: you can find it here (in English only).