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jack100
Comment #42 Tuesday, April 20, 2004 5:16 PM
Comment #42 Tuesday, April 20, 2004 5:16 PM
MSN Messenger can stay working well when I fully uninstalled Windows Messenger. But then this docklet cannot work.
ghostwalker2
Comment #45 Tuesday, August 17, 2004 10:14 PM
Comment #45 Tuesday, August 17, 2004 10:14 PM
Oaktree were you able to convert this to Yz yet?
coolvi
Comment #46 Monday, September 27, 2004 1:16 AM
Comment #46 Monday, September 27, 2004 1:16 AM
Has anybody figured out a way to launch MSN Messenger instead of Windows Messenger? I've tried about every method found here, it still calls Windows Messenger everytime.
coolvi
Comment #47 Monday, September 27, 2004 2:08 AM
Comment #47 Monday, September 27, 2004 2:08 AM
well, i just noticed it's got something to do with Messenger Plus! 3.20...
llstar
Comment #48 Sunday, December 19, 2004 6:15 PM
Comment #48 Sunday, December 19, 2004 6:15 PM
The problem with Windows Messenger launching instead of MSN Messenger has to do with your system's Program Defaults. In order to change this, go to Control Panel\Add or Remove Programs. Select the "Set Program Access and Defaults" tab in the window that pops up. Select "custom" (if it's already selected, click on it to expand the options) and set the default instant messenging program to "Use my current instant messaging program" instead of "Windows Messenger". This solved the problem for me... hopefully, it works for everyone else.
I think installation of Windows XP SP1 (or SP2, I can't remember) changes the way you change your program defaults. I'm running SP2, so if you can't find an equivalent "Set Program Access and Defaults", try looking in your Control Panel.
I think installation of Windows XP SP1 (or SP2, I can't remember) changes the way you change your program defaults. I'm running SP2, so if you can't find an equivalent "Set Program Access and Defaults", try looking in your Control Panel.
xSouthx
Comment #50 Sunday, May 22, 2005 4:30 PM
Comment #50 Sunday, May 22, 2005 4:30 PM
Can anyone tell me what i'm suppose to do to get this to work?
markrolink
Comment #52 Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:20 PM
Jep me to here, if i extract it in the docklets folder nothing is happening...
Don't you need a .ini [D:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\Docklets\SysStats\configs] file to let it work ?
Comment #52 Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:20 PM
| Comment# 50 By Citizen xSouthx - 5/22/2005 4:30:59 PM Can anyone tell me what i'm suppose to do to get this to work? |
Jep me to here, if i extract it in the docklets folder nothing is happening...
Don't you need a .ini [D:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\Docklets\SysStats\configs] file to let it work ?
highestheels
Comment #54 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:43 AM
Thank you...very nice docklet that works well...only thing for down loaders to be aware of is that it logs you in automatically
smiles
Comment #54 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:43 AM
Thank you...very nice docklet that works well...only thing for down loaders to be aware of is that it logs you in automatically
smiles
Kenbishi
Comment #55 Friday, September 26, 2008 5:47 AM
Comment #55 Friday, September 26, 2008 5:47 AM
would be nice if there is a update to this that would work with windows live messenger 8.5
-rockbreaker
Comment #56 Friday, September 18, 2009 11:36 PM
Comment #56 Friday, September 18, 2009 11:36 PM
Another year passed by without an update... and I bet I am not the only one craving a working MSN Messenger docklet...
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Comment #41 Wednesday, March 24, 2004 12:18 PM
AndreasV, I'll start a Y'zDock port in the next couple days.
Also, I've done extensive testing on MSN Messenger 6.x and Windows XP. Many of you have commented on that you need Windows Messenger installed to get the docklet to work. That is absolutely correct.
Unfortunately, Microsoft does not really have an API to communicate directly to MSN Messenger 6.x (or even 5.0). Even if you export the TypeLib that is contained in the new msnmsgr.exe it really points to the old Windows Messenger interfaces. A number of people on the msnfanatic web site have been complaining about this, and there isn't a workaround for this.
What does this mean? My docklet uses the COM interfaces that Microsoft has exposed, which means the Windows Messenger program files need to be present in order for this docklet to work correctly. Sorry, but Microsoft isn't playing nice here.
I found another interesting bug when testing MSN Messenger 6.1 and Windows Messenger 5.0. When I use the docklet to "SignIn" it will launch both login dialog boxes. It usually launches the Windows Messenger login first, then it will launch the MSN Messenger 6.1 login box. You can just cancel the Windows Messenger login box. It's a pain, but I haven't found a workaround yet. It seems that Microsoft is not sharing logins between the two messenger clients. In fact, if you log into Windows Messenger first, and then MSN Messenger, you will receive a notice from Windows Messenger that it is logging out.