WTF... WIndows Live messenger forces me to upgrade! - GoFuckYourself.com

rowan · 11-09-2009, 06:17 PM

It's been nagging me for a couple of weeks about a new version (which I've ignored), today a dialog pops up saying that I can't use messenger until I install the new version...

What's next, Windows complains that it's out of date and forces you to buy an upgrade???

And of course now I've given in and installed the newer version it wants to reboot. I have 46 tasks open, so the answer is "no"...

Barefootsies · 11-09-2009, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by rowan

It's been nagging me for a couple of weeks about a new version (which I've ignored), today a dialog pops up saying that I can't use messenger until I install the new version...

What's next, Windows complains that it's out of date and forces you to buy an upgrade???

And of course now I've given in and installed the newer version it wants to reboot. I have 46 tasks open, so the answer is "no"...

u-Bob · 11-09-2009, 06:19 PM

I stopped using it about 2 years ago for exactly that reason...

onedree · 11-09-2009, 06:22 PM

I received that message three weeks ago. Attempted to install the new messenger only to be informed I needed the SP2 upgrade too.
Please do not have Live Messenger in your start-up menu. It constantly updates itself. That hard-drive grind is the ultimate in annoyance!

Arnox · 11-09-2009, 06:26 PM

MSN is a shit IM, but it's the most used.

jMEGA · 11-09-2009, 06:30 PM

Why don't you try Digsby? Its free, it handles ICQ, AIM, yahoo IM, MSN im, google talk, and more

Waiter · 11-09-2009, 06:32 PM

MSN ? you guys still using MSN ??? lol

Cyber Fucker · 11-09-2009, 06:32 PM

I've never used it.

sicone · 11-09-2009, 06:34 PM

ICQ does the same

rowan · 11-09-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by onedree

I received that message three weeks ago. Attempted to install the new messenger only to be informed I needed the SP2 upgrade too.
Please do not have Live Messenger in your start-up menu. It constantly updates itself. That hard-drive grind is the ultimate in annoyance!

I'm pretty sure the previous nags said a new version was AVAILABLE for download... today's dialog said it had [already] BEEN downloaded and needed to be installed... so someone at Mickeysoft can obviously control this kind of thing, I guess with some sort of script that updates when it phones home.

Imagine if the Windows Update system ever got hacked?

wheat · 11-09-2009, 06:37 PM

You can keep using an older version of it if you do this. I had to downgrade because the enwest version causes MSN to lock up whenever I try to turn on my webcam, which is the only reason I even use it.

rowan · 11-09-2009, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by sicone

ICQ does the same

Not 2003b :D

SBJ · 11-09-2009, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by sicone

ICQ does the same

nope it doesn't haha. I am still running the last ICQ I liked 2003b

CPimp · 11-09-2009, 06:48 PM

Aim always does this to me and I am on dial up and the 7MB download for each dang update they wanted me to do every week got to be insanity, but lately I havent seen an update demand in over a month. I dont use MSN, and I seen someone suggest Digsby... I had that too and it was pretty cool but I dont like programs that use a massively unnecessary amount of ram and sys resources to run. Thats why I dont run yahoo anymore. ICQ is th stablest for me so far, I love it. Only thing I dont like about it is the fact that it resizes your screens if you dont close it out right LOL

11-09-2009, 06:17 PM	#1
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	WTF... WIndows Live messenger forces me to upgrade! It's been nagging me for a couple of weeks about a new version (which I've ignored), today a dialog pops up saying that I can't use messenger until I install the new version... What's next, Windows complains that it's out of date and forces you to buy an upgrade??? And of course now I've given in and installed the newer version it wants to reboot. I have 46 tasks open, so the answer is "no"...

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11-09-2009, 06:19 PM	#3
u-Bob there's no $$$ in porn Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: icq: 195./568.-230 (btw: not getting offline msgs) Posts: 33,063	I stopped using it about 2 years ago for exactly that reason...

11-09-2009, 06:22 PM	#4
onedree So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Excercist image strickly for Halloween :=) Posts: 633	I received that message three weeks ago. Attempted to install the new messenger only to be informed I needed the SP2 upgrade too. Please do not have Live Messenger in your start-up menu. It constantly updates itself. That hard-drive grind is the ultimate in annoyance!

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sicone Retired Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sac Posts: 18,453	ICQ does the same __________________

11-09-2009, 06:37 PM	#11
wheat Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 421	You can keep using an older version of it if you do this. I had to downgrade because the enwest version causes MSN to lock up whenever I try to turn on my webcam, which is the only reason I even use it. __________________

11-09-2009, 06:48 PM	#14
CPimp Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,346	Aim always does this to me and I am on dial up and the 7MB download for each dang update they wanted me to do every week got to be insanity, but lately I havent seen an update demand in over a month. I dont use MSN, and I seen someone suggest Digsby... I had that too and it was pretty cool but I dont like programs that use a massively unnecessary amount of ram and sys resources to run. Thats why I dont run yahoo anymore. ICQ is th stablest for me so far, I love it. Only thing I dont like about it is the fact that it resizes your screens if you dont close it out right LOL __________________ three 997 three 55 three 1 ← That's my ICQ. Contact me there. Thanks.