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

LockStar. · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 948 **Location:**

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 · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 2446 **Location:**

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. · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 948 **Location:**

It is lagging my silkroad like hell...

[SD]Master_Wong · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:32 am

shouldnt it dont use that much bandwith unless your sharing files

Innovacious · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 2446 **Location:**

[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 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:39 am

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

LockStar. · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 948 **Location:**

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

Millenium · **Joined:** Oct 2006 **Posts:** 2732 **Location:** Waterloo

http://www.oldversion.com/

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

LockStar. · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 948 **Location:**

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 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:00 am

say no then

StealMySoda · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 5245 **Location:**

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 · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 7145 **Location:** Done.

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 · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 7800 **Location:**

Innovacious wrote:

windows messenger 4.7.

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

MonstaH · **Joined:** Jun 2006 **Posts:** 1550 **Location:**

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

Knuckles · **Joined:** May 2006 **Posts:** 130 **Location:**

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. · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 948 **Location:**

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 · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 2446 **Location:**

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 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 15, 2007 4:45 am

I miss 7.5

Key-J · **Posted:** 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 · **Joined:** Feb 2007 **Posts:** 1821 **Location:** CMA

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 · **Joined:** Aug 2007 **Posts:** 449 **Location:**

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 · **Posted:** 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 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:34 pm

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

Wu · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 2521 **Location:** Around.

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 · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 2446 **Location:**

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 · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 488 **Location:**

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

RuYi · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 7145 **Location:** Done.

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 · **Posted:** 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 · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 5245 **Location:**

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 · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 8705 **Location:** Canada

my computer sux and it still runs good with msn.

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

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