MSN 8.1?! Isnt there a way to keep 7.5?

LockStar. · Post by **LockStar.** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:06 am

Yeah well apparently Gaysoft..I mean microsoft is making me update my msn to 8.1 but I dont want to. First because it lags me,second because I dont like the interface.

Is there a way to keep 7.5 and not to update to 8.1? I read that the only solution is to use MSN 7 but I dunno about that.

Innovacious · Post by **Innovacious** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:13 am

Its not msn anymore, its windows live. Second time they have changed the name now, still dont see what was wrong with windows messenger.

Anywho, i have no idea, i think you can still use windows messenger 4.7 if you really dont want to get the newest one.

LockStar. · Post by **LockStar.** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:30 am

It is lagging my silkroad like hell...

[SD]Master_Wong · Post by **[SD]Master_Wong** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:32 am

shouldnt it dont use that much bandwith unless your sharing files

Innovacious · Post by **Innovacious** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:37 am

[SD]Master_Wong wrote:shouldnt it dont use that much bandwith unless your sharing files

maybe he means its lagging his computer, not the internet? Out of the 49 processes i currently have running it is using the most ram and is second on cpu usage.

I assumed he meant computer lag when i read that since i dont believe it is sending or recieving anymore packets than the older versions would have been

[SD]Master_Wong · Post by **[SD]Master_Wong** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:39 am

well tbh sro is gona lag with or without msn, but yeh you got a point

LockStar. · Post by **LockStar.** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:41 am

Yeah same here..Msn is 2nd/3rd in my process list. There is no way I'll run SRO with MSN now. :shock:

Millenium · Post by **Millenium** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:45 am

http://www.oldversion.com/

LOL MSN 7.5 is one of the popular files <3 Hope that helped!

LockStar. · Post by **LockStar.** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:51 am

I tried that already.

It will download but when I install it and try to sign in it asks me to update to 8.1.

[SD]Master_Wong · Post by **[SD]Master_Wong** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:00 am

say no then

StealMySoda · Post by **StealMySoda** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:18 am

There is a reason why they are asking you to upgrade. There is quite a large security flaw in 7.5, allowing people to gain control of your computer.

RuYi · Post by **RuYi** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:42 am

I had 7.5 too, but last Wednesday they forced me to update or else I wouldn't be able to sign in. -.-

The new version has a lot of junk on it, but it's not really THAT bad.
Sometimes I get signed out without any reason, gotta sign back in and it's quite annoying. :\

The offline messaging thing is rather handy though. :3

Crumpets · Post by **Crumpets** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:33 pm

Innovacious wrote: windows messenger 4.7.

I do, better than all this flashy bullshit buzzer, window filling emoticon shit.

MonstaH · Post by **MonstaH** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:40 pm

That's what you use alternative clients for ... ICQ and MSN originals are crappy and pale in every comparison.

Knuckles · Post by **Knuckles** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:08 pm

I'm kinda confused, I still have 7.5 lol, and never been asked to upgrade.
Why the hell would you run MSN while playing SRO anyways? Get Xfire!

Even if MSN upgraded, they can only make improvements, except the memory usage, and the solution for that is to get more RAM.

LockStar. · Post by **LockStar.** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:32 pm

I use xfire.

But I have friends that don't have xfire,simply because they dont call their selfs "gamers"

Anyways,it looks like I will have to stay with 8.1 now. I tried reinstalling 7.5 about 5 times but it still won't let me sign in.

Innovacious · Post by **Innovacious** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:44 pm

LockStar. wrote:I use xfire.

But I have friends that don't have xfire,simply because they dont call their selfs "gamers"

Anyways,it looks like I will have to stay with 8.1 now. I tried reinstalling 7.5 about 5 times but it still won't let me sign in.

msn plugin for xfire http://xfireplus.com/page.php?23

Jabo · Post by **Jabo** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 4:45 am

I miss 7.5

Key-J · Post by **Key-J** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:42 am

OMG.

Someone kill Bill Gates, MSN 8.1 is SUCK! It keeps lagging, it's slow and so annoying!

Jebus, someone is gna get hella fired down in Microsoft for this screw up

Ashikiheyun · Post by **Ashikiheyun** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:28 am

Key-J wrote:OMG.

Someone kill Bill Gates, MSN 8.1 is SUCK! It keeps lagging, it's slow and so annoying!

Jebus, someone is gna get hella fired down in Microsoft for this screw up

You tell 'em Key J!

bakman · Post by **bakman** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 5:46 pm

Oh ya, at least you can run msn I get this error like 81000306
and I have no clue what the problem is I looked on the net and nothing.

MrJoey · Post by **MrJoey** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:13 pm

What, you guys got the worst computers or something? Mine isn't even that good, and my msn live doesn't lag my computer.

Key-J · Post by **Key-J** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:34 pm

It doenst lag my comp, it just lags MSN itslef.

Wu · Post by Wu » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:46 pm

Why.. Why ?!? Whyyyy

I actually liked the interface and functions from msn 7.5 but this is just total sh*t

together with sro it lags like a freakshow

Innovacious · Post by **Innovacious** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:49 pm

wow, i didnt really notice any difference when i upgraded. Just looked a bit more shiny, but then all i do is talk, i dont use any other features that come with it. I dont even have a display picture.

Cloverleaf · Post by **Cloverleaf** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:51 pm

Microsoft philosophy strikes again. If it's flawed, let's make it bigger at least. Thanks, I'll stay with meebo.

RuYi · Post by **RuYi** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:58 pm

Key-J wrote:OMG.

Someone kill Bill Gates, MSN 8.1 is SUCK!

+1.
It keeps on signing me out and then back in ALL THE TIME.
Anyone has the same? :\

MrJoey · Post by **MrJoey** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:24 am

Nope... My msn itself doesn't lag either. Even when people spam me with nudges. So, start upgrading people. <_<

StealMySoda · Post by **StealMySoda** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:23 am

Try 8.5, and get Msg+ with resource reducer, it compresses the process every X seconds so it doesn't lag you so much

Zypher · Post by **Zypher** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:27 am

my computer sux and it still runs good with msn.

no problems at all.
but then again, bill and i are IRL friends.