Techy Question re: msn messenger

**R-man** · 4th March 2006, 01:28

Hi guys. Anyone know how you can have two msn messengers running? I use two hotmail accounts and wondered if I could have messenger running for both of them at once?

Perhaps its a simple as just downloading it again???

**Duncan** · 4th March 2006, 01:38

No m8 - no can do (well, not easily anyway - there 'may' be some sort of 'hack' that will do it?)

D

**R-man** · 4th March 2006, 01:44

Ok thanks anyway Duncan!

**bruceybonus** · 4th March 2006, 09:09

may be worth trying something like trillian...

**Phatty** · 4th March 2006, 09:45

easy peezy.... well, sort of.
windows will not let you run 2 msn messengers.
however, it will let you run MSN Messenger and then run Windows Messenger. (they are two different programs)
the only problem you may stumble across is is a compatability issue between your version of windows messenger and windows.

when you first run windows messenger and it asks you if you would like to setup a new .net account etc just use your current details and on the 3rd screen (i think) when it asks for your email and password there's a little tick box below.... it says something like 'sync windows messenger with your windows user account'
un-tick that box and hit next.
you should be ok that way.

P.S. - they may not always work, it seems to be a bit iffy... as it works on my PC but not on my laptop...

**Phatty** · 4th March 2006, 09:46

oh... failing that. download a copy of a program like trillian (as suggested above) use that for one account and msn messenger for your other.

**Duncan** · 4th March 2006, 10:40

Originally Posted by Phatty

easy peezy.... well, sort of.
windows will not let you run 2 msn messengers.
however, it will let you run MSN Messenger and then run Windows Messenger. (they are two different programs)
the only problem you may stumble across is is a compatability issue between your version of windows messenger and windows.

I was initially going to suggest that as that would have let Rob have two different messenger windows. But I think he wants to get notification of new e-mail in both hotmail accounts which, iirc, Windows Messenger doesn't do?

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**Phatty** · 4th March 2006, 14:03

ah i see... well, if thats the case then i'm not 100% sure if windows messenger gives email notification or not ...

**Spikey©** · 5th March 2006, 16:47

IIRC messenger has givem email alerts since version 3.5 that came with Win98, but don't quote me on that.

**TechWolf** · 5th March 2006, 16:59

What the f**k .... you cant write "****" here ?!

Fun then you write a link that solves the problem and it is censored with stars instead

Will write it like this then .... its http://www.msgshi t.com/downloads/cat/Multiple%20MSN

Copy the whole link and remove the space between the "i" and "t" in the word youre not allowed to write ...