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I have a really shit PC, i wanna know if there is a tool that will allow me to use the earlier versions of MSN messenger so it dosent take up loads of my RAM

Really need this so if anyone knows something reply please

(cant use windows messenger and web msn's dont really work either as does mIRC)

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Originally posted by Gily
I have a really shit PC, i wanna know if there is a tool that will allow me to use the earlier versions of MSN messenger so it dosent take up loads of my RAM

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There is a tool in development, but it is not for serious purposes and only for testing and playing around for people who exactly know what they are doing, as running older msn messenger versions with that tool will often give you errors and not all things will work like it supposed to do. In other words, this isn't a solution...


Anyways, what are the specs of your computer exactly?

Because even if your computer is a Pentium I, 300Mhz and has only 64MB ram, those programs still should work. Thus I think there are some other things going on with your PC (like too much adware/spyware slowing your system down etc.)

i used to use gilly messenger...

but it is now discontinued.

on www.mess.be in the download sections they have older versions

also on www.oldversion.com

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Originally posted by Lieter
on www.mess.be in the download sections they have older versions

also on www.oldversion.com

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that alone won't work, MSN blocked access to the messenger network to all versions of MSNM before a certain version.

There are programs that let you run the older versions, but they take up system resources too, so the system resources you save by running an older version of MSNM you lose by running the program that lets MSNM run.

maybe this could help

http://msnblog.stuffplug.com/wp-content/sfyx/
http://msnblog.stuffplug.com/?p=52

use windows messenger

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Originally posted by Stigmata
maybe this could help

http://msnblog.stuffplug.com/wp-content/sfyx/
http://msnblog.stuffplug.com/?p=52

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yep, that's the one I was talking about. But Gily, as we said it will not solve your problems at all. Saralk made a very good point that those earlier versions use system resources too, and the tool to let it run uses also a lot of system resources. Furthermore, due to some severe and harmfull bugs in earlier builds it is also note recommended to keep using them (hence MS blocked the use of them). "Sfyx", the tool, is meant as a curiosity, a thing for the people who want to play around with versions, not for serious use and to solve problems like yours...

thats lads for all the help

btw i play PS2 online and dont have a router, thats why i need to take up less system specs otherwise i lagg

but cheers gonna try some of this now

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Originally posted by buzz
use windows messenger

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Originally posted by Gily
cant use windows messenger

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Next time buzz, read!

Gily, have you considered getting a router? If all your connections are wired, then you can get a 4-way wired router pretty cheap. It'll also allow you to play PS2 online without the PC lagging you, and you won't even have to have the PC on