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Originally posted by ryxdp
It's weird. I attempted to log into WLM9, but it wouldn't let me unless I upgraded. Eventually I gave in and just clicked Yes, but it didn't appear to do anything: it's still WLM9 but I can log in now. I have no idea if this will last though, so I'm still suspicious at the moment.
It's not that weird though. You had a very old build before, which had security issues; aka it was not the last version of WLM 2009.
But yeah, it will last, as in: they wont force you to use WLM 2011 because that is not compatible with XP anymore; it is build for another OS.
But of course if there are new security issues found, you'll need to update again (but not to WLM 2011 - but to a new WLM 2009 build).
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Both versions (WLM 2009 and 2011) can be downloaded from the official Microsoft pages:
http://explore.live.com/windows-live-Messenger
All you need to do is clicking on the correct link on the big panel on the right: "
WLM for Windows XP (WLM 2009)" or "
WLM for Windows 7 (WLM 2011)".
WLM for XP (WLM 2009) is also available in Microsoft's Download Center btw:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?F...-88C8-278267802F57
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And since WLM 2009 is the last version working on XP, it will continue to be available for quite some time (note: a version for Windows 2000 (MSN 7) is also still available from the official Microsoft Download Center).
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