MSN Messenger

magician · magician #1 (**permalink**)

11-16-2007, 10:11 AM

Ok so I recently installed Microsoft Office 2004, and in the install package was MSN messenger for the mac. But currently having a problem using it, and here is why.
I open the program, and it asks me for my username and password, i enter it, and a window pops up and it asks me if I would like to update to the new version to continue using MSN messenger. If i click no the program just shuts down. If i click yes it downloads a file to my desktop, called messenger.bin and it will only open up in my VLC player, why does it do this? and how do i update my current version of MSN messenger?

I tried searching for an answer, but nada.

hopefully this makes sense

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

11-16-2007, 03:43 PM

Sounds like a typical Microsoft proceedure to me

do one of the following:

download messenger manually from http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloa...gnosysreq=True
This will be a dmg disk file

or don't use messenger at all - try Adium

http://www.adiumx.com

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magician #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 13, 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 9 Mac Specs: IMAC :) 24inch 2.8GHz 2GB Ram 500G HDD	11-16-2007, 10:11 AM Ok so I recently installed Microsoft Office 2004, and in the install package was MSN messenger for the mac. But currently having a problem using it, and here is why. I open the program, and it asks me for my username and password, i enter it, and a window pops up and it asks me if I would like to update to the new version to continue using MSN messenger. If i click no the program just shuts down. If i click yes it downloads a file to my desktop, called messenger.bin and it will only open up in my VLC player, why does it do this? and how do i update my current version of MSN messenger? I tried searching for an answer, but nada. hopefully this makes sense
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louishen #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,654 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	11-16-2007, 03:43 PM Sounds like a typical Microsoft proceedure to me do one of the following: download messenger manually from http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloa...gnosysreq=True This will be a dmg disk file or don't use messenger at all - try Adium http://www.adiumx.com
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