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02-04-2008
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| Guest | 8.5 versus 2008 versus 9 I can't seem to find it anywhere, but can someone tell me the difference between 8.5 and version 2008? I have 8.1 now, would you recommend upgrading to 8.1 or 2008, or wait for version 9.0/2009? |
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02-04-2008
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| Guest | Re: 8.5 versus 2008 versus 9 Greetings, Well, the versions are 8.1, 8.5 and 9.0. There is no "2008" (yes, it got added to the product name for some ridiculous reason but it's not a separate version). Anyway, although there's something to be said for not fixing something if it's not broke, 8.5 contains numerous bug fixes and I certainly would never recommend anyone to use 8.1 (especially on Vista). -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation -- "mc" <mc@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:3FEDE3AF-8164-4199-B699-2EC5D28FA7D4@xxxxxx Quote: > I can't seem to find it anywhere, but can someone tell me the difference > between 8.5 and version 2008? I have 8.1 now, would you recommend upgrading > to 8.1 or 2008, or wait for version 9.0/2009? |
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02-10-2008
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| Guest | Re: 8.5 versus 2008 versus 9 Out of interest why was 8.5 not and automated upgrade or notification of upgrade from 8.1? I was running 8.1 and only realise 8.5 was about after surfing one day. I thought in the past WLM notified you an update was available. Regards, Paul "mc" <mc@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:3FEDE3AF-8164-4199-B699-2EC5D28FA7D4@xxxxxx Quote: >I can't seem to find it anywhere, but can someone tell me the difference > between 8.5 and version 2008? I have 8.1 now, would you recommend > upgrading > to 8.1 or 2008, or wait for version 9.0/2009? > |
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02-10-2008
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| Guest | Re: 8.5 versus 2008 versus 9 Hi Paul, It's pretty much standard procedure that the upgrade isn't put as an automatic update for about 4-6 months after release. As such, there hasn't been enough time passed. -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation -- "Paulw" <paul@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:3C993FF4-45F3-4816-9158-097549BF688A@xxxxxx Quote: > Out of interest why was 8.5 not and automated upgrade or notification of upgrade from 8.1? > > I was running 8.1 and only realise 8.5 was about after surfing one day. I thought in the > past WLM notified you an update was available. > > Regards, > > Paul > > > "mc" <mc@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:3FEDE3AF-8164-4199-B699-2EC5D28FA7D4@xxxxxx Quote: >>I can't seem to find it anywhere, but can someone tell me the difference >> between 8.5 and version 2008? I have 8.1 now, would you recommend upgrading >> to 8.1 or 2008, or wait for version 9.0/2009? >> |
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02-11-2008
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| Guest | Re: 8.5 versus 2008 versus 9 nntp://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.live.messenger/ <nntp://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.live.messenger/<3C 993FF4-45F3-4816-9158-097549BF688A@xxxxxx>> <3C993FF4-45F3-4816-9158-097549BF688A@xxxxxx> _____ NewsGator Inbox attempted to retrieve the web page for this item but received an error: The URI prefix is not recognized. _____ Out of interest why was 8.5 not and automated upgrade or notification of upgrade from 8.1? I was running 8.1 and only realise 8.5 was about after surfing one day. I thought in the past WLM notified you an update was available. Regards, Paul "mc" <mc@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:3FEDE3AF-8164-4199-B699-2EC5D28FA7D4@xxxxxx Quote: >I can't seem to find it anywhere, but can someone tell me the Quote: > between 8.5 and version 2008? I have 8.1 now, would you recommend > upgrading > to 8.1 or 2008, or wait for version 9.0/2009? > <http://services.newsgator.com/subscr...url=nntp%3a%2f %2fmsnews.microsoft.com%2fmicrosoft.public.windows.live.messenger%2f%3c3 C993FF4-45F3-4816-9158-097549BF688A%40microsoft.com%3e%0d> Related... |
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02-11-2008
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| Guest | Re: 8.5 versus 2008 versus 9 nntp://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.live.messenger/ <nntp://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.live.messenger/<3D 12AAC19A9D432CA98EB430FD261133@xxxxxx>> <3D12AAC19A9D432CA98EB430FD261133@xxxxxx> nntp://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.live.messenger/ <nntp://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.live.messenger/<3C 993FF4-45F3-4816-9158-097549BF688A@xxxxxx>> <3C993FF4-45F3-4816-9158-097549BF688A@xxxxxx> _____ NewsGator Inbox attempted to retrieve the web page for this item but received an error: The URI prefix is not recognized. _____ Out of interest why was 8.5 not and automated upgrade or notification of upgrade from 8.1? I was running 8.1 and only realise 8.5 was about after surfing one day. I thought in the past WLM notified you an update was available. Regards, Paul "mc" <mc@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:3FEDE3AF-8164-4199-B699-2EC5D28FA7D4@xxxxxx Quote: >I can't seem to find it anywhere, but can someone tell me the Quote: > between 8.5 and version 2008? I have 8.1 now, would you recommend > upgrading > to 8.1 or 2008, or wait for version 9.0/2009? > <http://services.newsgator.com/subscr...url=nntp%3a%2f %2fmsnews.microsoft.com%2fmicrosoft.public.windows.live.messenger%2f%3c3 C993FF4-45F3-4816-9158-097549BF688A%40microsoft.com%3e%0d> Related... _____ ***RESOURCE NOT FOUND*** |
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