removing 7.0

Some time ago, I upgraded from MSN Messenger 7.0 to 7.5 and all seems
well. Earlier today, I went to my control panel to remove another program
and noticed that Messenger 7.0 still listed on my system. I tried to remove
it but couldn't. I wonder if this is because MSN 7.5 is still a beta--at
least it was listed as such when I installed it--or does 7.0 have to remain
on the system for some reason?

Gary
Sun Jan 01 18:20:15 CST 2006

MSN Messenger 7.5 has not been in beta for a while now.

In fact, MSN Messenger's next version, Windows Live Messenger, is now in
beta. Any additional fixes to the 7.5 line will be limited to QFE fixes and
such now.

--
Gary Tsang
Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp


"Tim Scott Mathews" <nospam@nospam.ca> wrote in message
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> Some time ago, I upgraded from MSN Messenger 7.0 to 7.5 and all seems
> well. Earlier today, I went to my control panel to remove another program
> and noticed that Messenger 7.0 still listed on my system. I tried to
> remove it but couldn't. I wonder if this is because MSN 7.5 is still a
> beta--at least it was listed as such when I installed it--or does 7.0 have
> to remain on the system for some reason?
>
>

Ben
Sun Jan 01 19:53:51 CST 2006

You might want to make sure you have the latest version of MSN Messenger
from http://messenger.msn.com. When you install the latest version it might
fix this numbering issue.

--
Ben B. [US]
<http://spaces.msn.com/members/bbodenmiller/>

"Gary Tsang" <gtsangDELETE@MEaumha.org> wrote in message
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> MSN Messenger 7.5 has not been in beta for a while now.
>
> In fact, MSN Messenger's next version, Windows Live Messenger, is now in
> beta. Any additional fixes to the 7.5 line will be limited to QFE fixes
> and such now.
>
> --
> Gary Tsang
> Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
> http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>
>
> "Tim Scott Mathews" <nospam@nospam.ca> wrote in message
> news:41qt0iF1fp5i4U1@individual.net...
>> Some time ago, I upgraded from MSN Messenger 7.0 to 7.5 and all seems
>> well. Earlier today, I went to my control panel to remove another
>> program and noticed that Messenger 7.0 still listed on my system. I
>> tried to remove it but couldn't. I wonder if this is because MSN 7.5 is
>> still a beta--at least it was listed as such when I installed it--or does
>> 7.0 have to remain on the system for some reason?
>>
>>
>
>

Tim
Sun Jan 08 16:30:47 CST 2006

Because of an earlier post, I just finished removing and reinstalling 7.5.
So it's: build 7.5.0311. After the installation, the old 7.0 still showed
up in my control panel. When I try to remove it, I get a prompt that a file
needed cannot be found and I should browse to find it (duh, like I have any
idea where Microsoft's installation program may have put any particular
file!) so I did a search for it (the file name is: MsnMsgs0777.Msp) and it's
nowhere to be found on either my C or D drives. So, the process aborts and
the program remains on my computer, at least I think it does although I
can't find it. There is, of course, an MSN Messenger folder in my programs
folder on my C drive but there's only one and it doesn't specify a version
number. I gather from the date, it's the current one so, in all likelihood,
the old one is actually no longer on my system but, for whatever reason,
shows up under the control panel's "add and remove programs" section.


"StephenB" <sboots@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> "Tim Scott Mathews" <nospam@nospam.ca> wrote:
>
>> Some time ago, I upgraded from MSN Messenger 7.0 to 7.5 and all seems
>>well. Earlier today, I went to my control panel to remove another program
>>and noticed that Messenger 7.0 still listed on my system. I tried to
>>remove
>>it but couldn't. I wonder if this is because MSN 7.5 is still a beta--at
>>least it was listed as such when I installed it--or does 7.0 have to
>>remain
>>on the system for some reason?
>>
> I suspect that you have a ghost entry in your add/remove programs list.
> 7.5 is
> no longer in beta. In Help/About for 7.5, what version are you running?
> -steve
>
> --
> Stephen Boots
> MVP MSN.COM
> sboots@mvps.org