Shoutbox

I went to log on to msn messenger and the box asking me if I wanted to upgrade came up... and it wouldn't let me sign on unless I updated......so I did... and guess what... its just version 6.1.0211.  so why are they making me/us upgrade this close to the release date of 6.2???

I did that too. it might be a liitle late to say but theres a way round that y'know. (Any1 that wants to know, PM me, because I'm not putting it here, its not what the thread is about). I'm skeptical about 6.2 to be honest.

I dont imagine they'll make you upgrade for the sake of upgrading.  You can still use messenger 5 so why would they force you to update 6.1 to 6.2

I dont know why they would make us upgrade so close to a new realese. But, they made me upgrade this afternoon as well. I was still using messenger 6.0.602 ( i think thats the number, what hav has a 602 in it - or sumthing like that) so i could use my custom tabs. But now i hav to use msnfanatics tab manager thing. ive found it better anyway - so it doesnt matter. Anyway, went just a little off topic there..

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Originally posted by Wabz
why would they force you to update 6.1 to 6.2

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well they didn't and I doubt they will, but for some reason I could not sign online without updating to version 6.1.0211.  I tried 7 times to sign on but that d@mn messege kept coming up.  Ohwell, only down sid eis I dont have a Windows-X skin on my messenger right now. 

Does it to me too......
click no on prompt then click what`s new,let page load,close page and sign in.Has worked for me every time......

tbh, if MS wants you to force-upgrade msn messenger, then mostlikely they have a good reason... They don't force people unless they have to (because of protocol-changes, serieus bugs, security leaks, etc... etc...)

IIRC msn messenger 6.1.0207 has a BIG security leak... so it's about time they trigger the force-update...

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Originally posted by scott_5214
But, they made me upgrade this afternoon as well. I was still using messenger 6.0.602

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Originally posted by pr0xy_nuk3r
I tried 7 times to sign on but that d@mn messege kept coming up.

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I'm still using .203 now.
You just should be more patient in signing in.


BooGhost, when will you update your ClearMSN?

Maybe the 6.2 testing group found a bug which appeared already in 6.1 and reported it to the 6.1 developers. If the fix is important enough they couldn't wait to release it with 6.2 they did now... It's always been this way...

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Originally posted by thekid
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Originally posted by pr0xy_nuk3r
I tried 7 times to sign on but that d@mn messege kept coming up.


I'm still using .203 now.
You just should be more patient in signing in.

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more patient?? were you there when I tried to sign in. No you weren't.  It wasn't like the 7 times I tried to sign in was over a 3 minute period.  It was 30 minute period.  Patients had nothing to do with it, it wasn't that there were alot of people signing on and messenger was running slow, the problem was I COULD NOT sign in without updating, so thekid, please dont make accusations, I'm actually way to patient.  (espesially with users like you)