Jonathan
Tue Jul 04 15:59:12 CDT 2006
Hi Ned,
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
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"Nedrickhunch" <nedrickhunch@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0E143634-654D-41E1-A0CF-EB38F96ECD60@microsoft.com...
> Well, whether it had to do with flash not working or no macromediaflash there
> were many applications that would not work and I was not able to install any
> type of flash player. My MSN video would not play, I could not play any games
> on shockwave even though that isn't my thing. If I wanted to play a game I
> couldn't and I didn't get any type of message saying that flash was required
> to visit this or that site. MSN messenger didn't work and if you are happy
> with the Beta 3 that is all fine and well for you. But now that I have
> updated/installed the beta 3 the so called Tab Browsing which was a
> highlighted addition to this 7.0. does not work at all. I get one tab and
> that is it. I had 10 instances of I.E. windows open at one time. I thought
> the 7.0 was supposed to let you open mutiple sites using just one window. Is
> your tab browsing working? I just wrote Microsoft about it and I am
> wondering if I will have to sit on the phone for 2 days with them again......
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> Ned
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> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I can tell you that Flash wasn't the issue here, but there is a known issue with IE7 Beta
>> 2
>> and Messenger which was resolved in Beta 3 (as you've already figured out).
>>
>> Beta 3 has been a far better release for me personally (in other areas) also.
>>
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>> 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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>> "Nedrickhunch" <nedrickhunch@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:0421D897-6570-440E-8238-05266A07F143@microsoft.com...
>> > If anyone has had this happen they sure haven't revealed the problem as of yet.
>> > I downloaded I.E. 7.0 Beta Version 2.
>> > Shortly after that when I would sign onto MSN messenger it wouls close on me
>> > within 30 seconds. The problem as it turned out was that I.E. 7.0. Beta 2 had
>> > no flash player and would not let me download one. It took several days to
>> > figure out and every one from MSN tech support was stumped and kept giving me
>> > instructions on how to uninstall and reinsall the Messenger. Microsoft
>> > support told me to contact MSN as this was not their problem. As it turns
>> > out, it was. After upgrading to the 7.0 Beta 3 the problem is gone. I.E. 7.0
>> > final version won't be released until Oct. In the mean while I was advised to
>> > watch out that any registry cleaner did not delete any thing with the name
>> > Beta 7.0 in it.
>> > I do hope that anyone else who has a problem signing in to MSN messenger
>> > finds this post and will be able to either uninstall I.E. 7.0 and go back to
>> > 6.0 or will be able to upgrade to the Beta 3 version (no matter what version
>> > of the messenger you run this will help solve signing in and staying on to
>> > the messenger.) Download the Beta 7.0 3 @
>> >
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4c1a8fbe-fb6a-47ac-867d-bb1f17e477ee&DisplayLang=en
>> > I had problems with other applications while using the Beta 7.0 V2. The
>> > upgrade to version 3 solved all of them. I was not able to revert back to 6.0
>> > but that was because so many files were deleted in the process of trying to
>> > fix the errors I was receiving. I spent 2 weeks trying to fix the problems
>> > created by this Beta Version of I.E.
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>> > Ned
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