When I try to update my msn messenger it says error 1601 go to msn messenger
website to download. I have done this and still get same error message. What
can I do to fix this?

Hi. Is there any way to remove an annoying banner at the bottom of the MSN
6.2 window?

I have Windows XP Media Edition. My wife uses MSN Messenger 6.2 with all her
contacts however most of my contacts use WINDOWS Messenger 5. How do I set
Windows Messenger as the default on MY desktop?

Do you need SP2 in order to use Windows Messenger 5.1?
The Windows Messenger Download page (
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/download.asp ) points to the
full SP2 download, which I do not want or need (why is Microsoft

Since I d/loaded a file on messenger I have had problems with my pc. So
please take n ote of everything that is sent to you via messenger and make
sure you ask what the file is before you accept it.
When I turned my pc on today, My IE page had my virus on it. This is how it

Every time I try to install WM 5.1 I get an error messege that says I need a
.msi file. When I try to reinstall the program, I choose repair to see if the
.exe program will "repair' the missing .msi file. No luck, I keep getting the
same error. I just qant to uninstall it and go ...

Hi help
Is there a way to enable & then start this messenger service in all the PC's
of the network from my PC instead of going to each PC and doing it.
all the PCs we have are XP Pro with SP2.

We are using WM5.1 with Live Communication server internally only (SIP).  I
would like to get rid of the warning the comes with each new message:
Never give out your password or credit card number in an instant message
conversation.

Every time I try to use my web cam it gives me the error:
Your conversation cannot begin because your camera is currently in use or
not plugged in. Make sure your camera is available and try again.  
Technical problems prevent you from having a webcam conversation at this

I'm connecting from Japan but sometimes its condition gets so bad.
Thus I need to know exact ADSL connection speed from here Japan
to US/Canada. Then could you let me know proper Web site where
I can check ADSL connection speed there?

After having an audio chat with my friend from the other side of Earth i
found that Messenger (particularly 6.2) delivers a very good sound quality
eating up all the modem bandwidth. I was just wondering if there was any way
to decrease the sound quality to get a faster ...

I was having windows messenger with winxp, then i
uninstalled it from the controlpanel add/remove windows
components and unchecked windows messenger...
Now i want it back, when installed the new versions like

   I am a regular reader of this group and appreciate the solutions you
recommend to various Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger problems.
   However I have observed that whenever somebody has an audio problem you
do not offer any suggestion or solution. I wonder why.

I had messenger beta, which was supposed to have the new security update on
it. How could it when I have now lost my Net passpoert with another address.
It took away my password and then when i went to get my password back, using
my secret question, it had changed my question. ...

I need to find out if it is possible and how to send IM to a group (multiple
users) in Windows Messenger.  Currently, I don't see this capability and may
be it's because I am not familiar using Windows Messenger.
Your help is greatly appreciated.