Im not sure if people have heard but since October 1st MSN have changed the access to their online services.
Im just looking at the msn site now to get the details, but it seems you will have to pay a monthly subscription to get email and msn messenger, i think about 7 quid a month.
has anyone else got any details on this?
UPDATE: on the msn site you can no loger download messenger for free. (unless my eyes are crap and i cant see it)
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Sex God
I'm signed in to mine and haven't received notification of any charges.
Orgasminator
Quote by freckledbird
I'm signed in to mine and haven't received notification of any charges.
:thumbup:
Heard nothing of any charges being introduced as yet...
Sex God
I just had a look at the messenger site and it still gives you the 'free download' option.
well thats bad news if its true but i doubt it is!
Warming the Bed
Just reloaded msn messenger free with no probs. only thing is msn today appears temporarily unavailable.
Sex God
MSN messenger is not going to cahrge to use its services. MSN have just spent a lot of money advertising the new FREE Messenger 7.5 so for them to suddenly turn around and waste all the advertisment then it would be stupid.
MSN do offer a ISP which people do pay for so a mixup may be from that. Maybe they are raising the prices for it or something and when somebody saw MSN raising prices they might of thought of the MSN Messenger.
Nobody will need to start panic downloading MSN 7.5 now so they can install it whenever they want. It isn't a fuel crisis so lets just all carry on as normal shall we?
MSN do offer a ISP which people do pay for so a mixup may be from that. Maybe they are raising the prices for it or something and when somebody saw MSN raising prices they might of thought of the MSN Messenger.
Nobody will need to start panic downloading MSN 7.5 now so they can install it whenever they want. It isn't a fuel crisis so lets just all carry on as normal shall we?
I've got a problem with MSN so maybe one of you knowledgeable people can help me.
Since I got back I have a new computer and I'm very happy with it. Much faster and therefore much easier to use.
When I got back to my MSN, it dowloaded whatever it wanted to download and I've just been to look at the "About" and it's version 4.7.
Now this is my problem. Much of what it knows about me must be on the website because I didn't have to load in my contacts again. HOWEVER, on the old computer the message window had two pictures in it. One of mine that I could change and one of the person I was talking to.
On my latest version - which must be the latest version because it's been downloaded in the last few days - The little pictures aren't there.
Does anybody know how I can get them back? I've been back to my old computer and they're still there on that one.
Please.
Mollie
Since I got back I have a new computer and I'm very happy with it. Much faster and therefore much easier to use.
When I got back to my MSN, it dowloaded whatever it wanted to download and I've just been to look at the "About" and it's version 4.7.
Now this is my problem. Much of what it knows about me must be on the website because I didn't have to load in my contacts again. HOWEVER, on the old computer the message window had two pictures in it. One of mine that I could change and one of the person I was talking to.
On my latest version - which must be the latest version because it's been downloaded in the last few days - The little pictures aren't there.
Does anybody know how I can get them back? I've been back to my old computer and they're still there on that one.
Please.
Mollie
Sex God
They give you an option whether you want to pay for it and right at the bottom there is a tiny button to procede without paying... older programmes but they still work and theyre still free. 
Maidinheaven>>>>>>
You might have "Windows Messenger" and not the "MSN Messenger" where you can do all the fancy stuff with like piccies and stuff.
If you find it is Windows Messenger then download the MSNM from the website and put the windows messenger somewhere in the PC archive in case you need it later. Once you've taken it off yur desktop it shouldn't sign into it automatically... if it does open it up and change the settings in the file part of the messenger.
Thats about as technical as I get but I hope that helps.
Gem. x
Maidinheaven>>>>>>
You might have "Windows Messenger" and not the "MSN Messenger" where you can do all the fancy stuff with like piccies and stuff.
If you find it is Windows Messenger then download the MSNM from the website and put the windows messenger somewhere in the PC archive in case you need it later. Once you've taken it off yur desktop it shouldn't sign into it automatically... if it does open it up and change the settings in the file part of the messenger.
Thats about as technical as I get but I hope that helps.
Gem. x
Quote by maidinheaven
I've got a problem with MSN so maybe one of you knowledgeable people can help me.
Since I got back I have a new computer and I'm very happy with it. Much faster and therefore much easier to use.
When I got back to my MSN, it dowloaded whatever it wanted to download and I've just been to look at the "About" and it's version 4.7.
Now this is my problem. Much of what it knows about me must be on the website because I didn't have to load in my contacts again. HOWEVER, on the old computer the message window had two pictures in it. One of mine that I could change and one of the person I was talking to.
On my latest version - which must be the latest version because it's been downloaded in the last few days - The little pictures aren't there.
Does anybody know how I can get them back? I've been back to my old computer and they're still there on that one.
Please.
Mollie
I was just going to lock this then you went and asked another bloody question!!
:x :x :x 
Sex God
Quote by maidinheaven
I've got a problem with MSN so maybe one of you knowledgeable people can help me.
Since I got back I have a new computer and I'm very happy with it. Much faster and therefore much easier to use.
When I got back to my MSN, it dowloaded whatever it wanted to download and I've just been to look at the "About" and it's version 4.7.
Now this is my problem. Much of what it knows about me must be on the website because I didn't have to load in my contacts again. HOWEVER, on the old computer the message window had two pictures in it. One of mine that I could change and one of the person I was talking to.
On my latest version - which must be the latest version because it's been downloaded in the last few days - The little pictures aren't there.
Does anybody know how I can get them back? I've been back to my old computer and they're still there on that one.
Please.
Mollie
I've a feeling you've actually installed Windows Messenger. As MSN messenger and Windows are very alike and both use the .net passport then the contacts list will be the same.
Try redownloading and installing from scratch the MSN messenger program from When its installed and up and running you will once again have the little pictures to see who you're talking to.
Make sure you are actually using MSN messenger. The pictures part were only introduced on MSN 5 and up too so thats another guess as to what maybe wrong.
Let us know when you've had a play around more.
LittleGem beat me to it.
Sex God
:bounce: yay! I actually got it right! 
Whoop! :D
Gem. x
Whoop! :D
Gem. x 
Sex God
Msn mine is working fine. just been chatting away to someone and no doubt to others later 
Little Gem, you have earned your name,
I thought this thread had disappeared so, Little Gem - thanks. I had absolutely no idea that I was using a different messenger service. It took me about half an hour to sort it out but like I said - thanks.
Matt
Great - I think it's now version 7.5. I don't care. It's so nice to have it back like it was so thanks to both of you.
Mollie
I thought this thread had disappeared so, Little Gem - thanks. I had absolutely no idea that I was using a different messenger service. It took me about half an hour to sort it out but like I said - thanks.
Matt
Great - I think it's now version 7.5. I don't care. It's so nice to have it back like it was so thanks to both of you.
Mollie
Sex God
Quote by flapjackboy
It doesn't really make economic sense for Microsoft to charge for using and MSN messenger as there's a whole host of free webmail services and instant messengers that people will just switch to instead.
Nope, I'm afraid this is just another net myth.
Yes, that seems to the case:
