MSN Messenger 7.5 on Windows 2000!!!!!!

Yes its true see the screenshot

http://user.itl.net/~nlel/Win2000MSN75.jpg

Bet you wanna know how I made Windows 2000 support the latest version of
Messenger. If you do I`ll tell you.

--
And to all those opposed...
Hmm...well

Jonathan
Wed Feb 08 07:35:12 CST 2006

Greetings,

Just copy over the folder? It works.

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Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"Nick Le Lievre" <nicklelievre@jerseymail.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
news:43e9f441$0$7112$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.com...
> Yes its true see the screenshot
>
> http://user.itl.net/~nlel/Win2000MSN75.jpg
>
> Bet you wanna know how I made Windows 2000 support the latest version of
> Messenger. If you do I`ll tell you.
>
> --
> And to all those opposed...
> Hmm...well
>
>

Nick
Wed Feb 08 07:41:56 CST 2006

Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Just copy over the folder? It works.
>

Copy the folder from where - how did I install 7.5 in the first place ?

--
And to all those opposed...
Hmm...well

Nick
Wed Feb 08 07:57:02 CST 2006

Nick Le Lievre wrote:
> Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Just copy over the folder? It works.
>>
>
> Copy the folder from where - how did I install 7.5 in the first place
> ?

Ok you win ;) I have Windows 2000 dual booting with Windows XP and I copied
the folder over... wouldn't fool you guys but I`m sure I could get a few
newbies lol

--
And to all those opposed...
Hmm...well

Jonathan
Wed Feb 08 07:57:43 CST 2006

On a XP PC or just use orca to kill the version check? or you could just extract the files
using WinRAR.

--
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Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"Nick Le Lievre" <nicklelievre@jerseymail.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
news:43e9f604$0$7112$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.com...
> Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Just copy over the folder? It works.
>>
>
> Copy the folder from where - how did I install 7.5 in the first place ?
>
> --
> And to all those opposed...
> Hmm...well
>
>

Nick
Wed Feb 08 08:07:01 CST 2006

Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
> On a XP PC or just use orca to kill the version check? or you could
> just extract the files using WinRAR.
>

Messenger 7.0 for Windows 2000 ain't much different to 7.5 to the average
user but using the method you've described to install later versions is a
good idea - its on your site I assume ?



--
And to all those opposed...
Hmm...well

Jonathan
Wed Feb 08 08:09:35 CST 2006

Some people want VoiceClips capability. Nah, never bothered.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"Nick Le Lievre" <nicklelievre@jerseymail.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
news:43e9fbeb$0$27793$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.com...
> Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
>> On a XP PC or just use orca to kill the version check? or you could
>> just extract the files using WinRAR.
>>
>
> Messenger 7.0 for Windows 2000 ain't much different to 7.5 to the average
> user but using the method you've described to install later versions is a
> good idea - its on your site I assume ?
>
>
>
> --
> And to all those opposed...
> Hmm...well
>
>

Nick
Wed Feb 08 08:29:05 CST 2006

Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
> Some people want VoiceClips capability. Nah, never bothered.
>

Looks like somebody already thought of the idea.

http://tinyurl.com/8q4bm

The thing about Messenger is you it forces you to upgrade to IE6 which is no
bad thing but it takes awhile if on 56k modem and it doesn't really need
it - its just a way of getting people to upgrade to 6.0 which as I say is no
bad thing.

--
And to all those opposed...
Hmm...well

before
Wed Feb 08 12:35:48 CST 2006


i am getting a

"! C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\MsnMsgs.msi: The
archive is corrupt"

when trying to open the msi with winrar 3.20 ... any idea why?

thank you,
BTG

Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
> On a XP PC or just use orca to kill the version check? or you could just extract the files
> using WinRAR.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "Nick Le Lievre" <nicklelievre@jerseymail.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
> news:43e9f604$0$7112$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.com...
> > Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
> >> Greetings,
> >>
> >> Just copy over the folder? It works.
> >>
> >
> > Copy the folder from where - how did I install 7.5 in the first place ?
> >
> > --
> > And to all those opposed...
> > Hmm...well
> >
> >

Jonathan
Wed Feb 08 12:38:43 CST 2006

Hi,

Upgrade WinRAR, older versions like 3.20 don't have support for msi.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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<before.the.gods@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1139423748.950218.283990@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> i am getting a
>
> "! C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\MsnMsgs.msi: The
> archive is corrupt"
>
> when trying to open the msi with winrar 3.20 ... any idea why?
>
> thank you,
> BTG
>
> Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
>> On a XP PC or just use orca to kill the version check? or you could just extract the
>> files
>> using WinRAR.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>> "Nick Le Lievre" <nicklelievre@jerseymail.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:43e9f604$0$7112$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.com...
>> > Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
>> >> Greetings,
>> >>
>> >> Just copy over the folder? It works.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Copy the folder from where - how did I install 7.5 in the first place ?
>> >
>> > --
>> > And to all those opposed...
>> > Hmm...well
>> >
>> >
>

before
Wed Feb 08 13:17:29 CST 2006

Hi Jonathan

winrar 3.20 does have support for msi ... and 3.51 (latest version)
wont work either. same error.

Jonathan
Wed Feb 08 13:20:50 CST 2006

Perhaps you have a corrupt copy? I just grabbed the latest from messenger.msn.com, and it
worked fine.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

<before.the.gods@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Jonathan
>
> winrar 3.20 does have support for msi ... and 3.51 (latest version)
> wont work either. same error.
>

before
Thu Feb 09 08:51:34 CST 2006

can you send me the direct link to the msi?

I downloaded mine after searching for "msn messenger" on microsoft.com.
That lead me to an excutable containing the msi file and a
"bootstrap.exe" file.

BR,
BTG

Jonathan
Thu Feb 09 10:14:37 CST 2006

Hi,

That's what I grabbed. You can open the executable in WinRAR to extract the MSI as well.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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<before.the.gods@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1139496694.224462.243950@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> can you send me the direct link to the msi?
>
> I downloaded mine after searching for "msn messenger" on microsoft.com.
> That lead me to an excutable containing the msi file and a
> "bootstrap.exe" file.
>
> BR,
> BTG
>