My reply wasn't posted..
Nop, it does not work on Win 7 and compatibility setted to Xp or Vista.. still shows the "New version" dialog
"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxx> escribió en el mensaje de noticias:uQI$ZHD7JHA.1416@xxxxxx
Hi SuNcO,
It should be the same on Win7, although I haven't tested it personally (and can't just at the
moment). But, if the executable is in XP compatibility mode on Vista, you don't get the "new
version" dialog.
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"SuNcO" <sunco007@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OW5eLu96JHA.4864@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Ok, im going to try tomorrow at work.. the only thing is that i want to use it on Windows 7
> RC.. lets see what happen
>
> The "There is a new version" is going to still happen ?
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxx> escribió en el mensaje de
> noticias:eDPhwN96JHA.1716@xxxxxx Quote:
>> Hey SuNcO,
>>
>> I believe 7.5 did add the current proxy integration (there was no 7.1).
>>
>> 7.0 isn't supported on Vista at all, but it does work. However, you do not need it to run
>> as administrator rights. Simply popping open \Program Files\MSN Messenger and setting the
>> compatibility to msnmsgr.exe to be XP should be good enough.
>>
>> If that doesn't work, perhaps other options might be advisable, like turning off IE proxy
>> option prior to loading and signing into Messenger and then turning it back on (this can
>> be done programmatically rather easily, assuming there's no GPO or registry permissions
>> set to block this from happening).
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
>> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
>> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
>> --
>>
>> "SuNcO" <sunco007@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:unAM3w66JHA.1764@xxxxxx
>> It appear that i can't post attachments here.. so.. i re-post without it
>>
>> --------------------------
>>
>> This is my all time problem
>>
>> At work, employees are not allowed to use WLMessenger, see YouTube webpages, etc, etc.. so
>> there is corporate firewall. Some people (like me) still need that blocked stuff, so there
>> is a Pc that runs out the firewall. That pc has a proxy, so we can use it with credentials
>>
>> Wen i use it, I can see every webpage that i want on Internet Explorer and Firefox. I can
>> use WLMail (Newgroups, Email and Rss) and Weather gadget (yes, the gadget ask me my
>> credentials and works)
>>
>> Regard instant messaging i can use Digsby and aMSN.. but can't use WLMessenger
>>
>> I have this problem since MSN Messenger 7.1 and (i guess) that was the time for the IE
>> proxy integration
>>
>> Now, i install MSN Messengr 7.0 (must be elevated as admin and Vista compatibility) and
>> just can't login. It shows the "A newer version is available" dialog, it dissapear (the
>> dialog) and just freeze the app
>>
>> The error is the classic 80072745
>>
>> If the proxy were the problem then i was unable to use it at all
>>
>> >