What is the diff. between the two IM systems?  I just had
my system updated from win98se to winxp home sp2 and I
find both windows messenger v.4.7.3001 and MSN messenger
v.6.2.0205 on my system now. My son and I are confused on

Thank you Jonathan Kay for your help with my slow
connection.  You advised me to turn off the 'QoS Packet
Scheduler', and it worked!!  Can you now tell me what the
QoS Packet Scheduler is for please?

I am a LAN Admin locking down user access on a LAN.
Several users have been using IM to communicate with other
employees about work issues. What flavor of Messenger can
I use to give the users functionality on our intranet but

When I go to download the newer version of MSN Messenger (I have 6.1 now), I
get a red circle with a white X in the center on the #1 step to download...
where it tells me to "Please wait while MSN Messenger downloads". What does
this white X in a red circle mean? I, so far, have ...

Does anyone know how to remove msn login autocomplete function
ScriptMan

I get this message when I go to download the newer version of the MSN
Messenger....should I still go with the download? What does this mean?
Thank you!
MSN Explorer Detected

Our company is looking to deploy Microsoft Live
Communcation.  Can any of you help answer a few questions?
Background: We currently have W2k3 Domain Controllers and
Exchange 2000.  

i tried to start win messenger a couple of days ago and was told i had to
upgrade before i could sign in.  i followed the prompts to install the update
and now cannot even access the program to try to sign in.  the messenger icon
is still visible and when i double-click on it, my ...

If you have Win XP with SP1 and Windows Messenger 4.7 installed and
then you install SP2 you will have the problem that Windows Messenger
does not log-in automatically anymore when you start Windows. In fact,
in the Options dialogue you cannot activate the "automatic start when

I'm going to be updating some client machines with the latest SP2 hotfixes
and with that I would also like to rollout Messenger 5.1 the hotfixes are
going to be installed automaitcally via batch script I would like to know can
I also rollout Windows Messenger 5.1 via batch ...

Although I really have very high regard for people like
Jonathan Kay who are giving and very helpful to the
community, somebody else also noticed that, he is Very
Selective about the type of problems he offers solution to.

a little question..
is there any setting i can set so i can get msn chat windows always on top,
like if I am playing a game (which is allways fullscreen then) so i can chat
with people without having to minimize game

Jonathan,  
In the past you have helped me and that's why I'm asking
for your help again.  I know you get a lot of request
like that, but maybe you can help me one more time.

after installing sp2 my windows messenger takes me to outlook express e-mail
by default i dont use it never have never will. it used to take me to
hotmail. have tried setting as default didnt work

i use windows messenger  and when i shut it off i ecpect it to stay off but
it dosnt. no matter how i set it  ,it wont stay off i try shutting it off
with the taskmanager and that works for about 30 seconds .then pop there it
is again. can some one please help me im running out ...