SP2/Outlook/MSN Messenger Install

I just installed XP SP-2. All went well.

I have Windows Messenger on my PC, which I use 95% of the time. I also
have MSN Messenger 6.2 installed so that I can chat to a friend using
video (she does not have XP).

After installing SP-2 I started Windows Messenger; no problem.

Then I ran Outlook (latest version with all the patches) and a box popped
up saying that it was repairing MSN Messenger 6.2. Why is this? First,
what did SP-2 do to force the repair? Second, I thought that Outlook
communicated with Windows Messenger and not MSN Messenger?

Do I have any reason to be concerned?

Any thoughts appreciated. Thank you.

Jonathan
Wed Aug 25 17:53:16 CDT 2004

Greetings,

If it's Outlook 2003, it actually does make use of MSN Messenger 6.2 if it's running, so this
in fact is normal. However, due to the way the Windows Installer works, whenever one of the
installed applications appears not to be installed correctly, it will attempt to "repair" it.

As long as this doesn't show up again, I wouldn't worry about it.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - 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) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

"Glm" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:opsda0png816xmc7@artemis.mshome.net...
>
> I just installed XP SP-2. All went well.
>
> I have Windows Messenger on my PC, which I use 95% of the time. I also have MSN Messenger
> 6.2 installed so that I can chat to a friend using video (she does not have XP).
>
> After installing SP-2 I started Windows Messenger; no problem.
>
> Then I ran Outlook (latest version with all the patches) and a box popped up saying that
> it was repairing MSN Messenger 6.2. Why is this? First, what did SP-2 do to force the
> repair? Second, I thought that Outlook communicated with Windows Messenger and not MSN
> Messenger?
>
> Do I have any reason to be concerned?
>
> Any thoughts appreciated. Thank you.

Glm
Thu Aug 26 09:00:26 CDT 2004

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 18:53:16 -0400, Jonathan Kay [MVP]
<msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> If it's Outlook 2003, it actually does make use of MSN Messenger 6.2 if
> it's running, so this
> in fact is normal. However, due to the way the Windows Installer works,
> whenever one of the
> installed applications appears not to be installed correctly, it will
> attempt to "repair" it.
>
> As long as this doesn't show up again, I wouldn't worry about it.
> ____________________________________________

Thank you, Jonathan. I was thinking that after the repair files might be
out of sync. Anyway, everything seems to be working. Appreciate your
help.


Glm

Jonathan
Thu Aug 26 10:01:00 CDT 2004

Hi,

Great =)
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - 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) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

"Glm" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:opsdcei0j916xmc7@artemis.mshome.net...
> On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 18:53:16 -0400, Jonathan Kay [MVP] <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> If it's Outlook 2003, it actually does make use of MSN Messenger 6.2 if it's running, so
>> this
>> in fact is normal. However, due to the way the Windows Installer works, whenever one of
>> the
>> installed applications appears not to be installed correctly, it will attempt to "repair"
>> it.
>>
>> As long as this doesn't show up again, I wouldn't worry about it.
>> ____________________________________________
>
> Thank you, Jonathan. I was thinking that after the repair files might be out of sync.
> Anyway, everything seems to be working. Appreciate your help.
>
>
> Glm