Hey Diane,
Please take note that the new version that you are offered is
not Messenger 2011, but rather just a minor update to Messenger 2009.
Get more information in the
Windows team blog. On January 17, Piero Sierra noted:
quote:
This minor update to Windows Live Messenger and the other Windows Live Essentials programs includes a set of important security updates, performance improvements, targeted bug fixes, and some other, minor changes. The update began rolling out last May, but because of the security improvements included, it will become mandatory over the next week or so.
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