MSN Forcing users to 'Latest Version'

[GommeInc]

I'm going to upgrade ONE of my systems to the new MSN, configure it just how I want it before the force upgrade...

EDIT: You would HAVE to change the layout on pretty much any netbook.

Netbooks are advertised for web access, IM and email, remember... surely a netbook-optimised option wouldn't be too much to ask for...

You just click one button to do that, near the top that looks like two columns with one highlighted in grey, then shrink to the desired size, it's not that hard to do

[Markeh]

Is it that hard for MS to put something in the installation that defaults to that layout on low screen resolutions?

[Neversoft]

Won't let me sign in until I update. **** sake. =/

[Neversoft]

Won't let me sign in until I update. **** sake. =/

Alright, I clicked yes and it downloaded the newer version but I just signed in and I still have the 2009 one. Nothing has changed and it doesn't say 'a newer version of messenger is now available' every time I sign in anymore. Was that supposed to happen? Anyone else get that message about installing the newer version to continue when they tried to sign in? Oh well, hooray for version 2009!

[Arron]

Well... Maybe I will stop using your service then. I want to stick with WLM 09! Besides, I feel WLM isn't the same as it used to be, especially with the likes of Facebook, BlackBerry Messenger and PING coming into today's equation...

[Aidenn]

Won't let me sign in until I update. **** sake. =/

This happened to me earlier....

but i still don't notice anything new.

[Jordan:A]

I hate the new MSN, and i've noticed a drop in my people online, I used to get 20, maybe more but now I hardly get 10 online.

[xxMATTGxx]

I hate the new MSN, and i've noticed a drop in my people online, I used to get 20, maybe more but now I hardly get 10 online.

You could always downgrade

[Mathew]

I got a virus on Friday night so I had to install all the latest updates yesterday to get everything back up to scratch. This included the new Windows Live Messenger update (2011) and it is absolutely terrible. I couldn't find a way to change my name, it was forcing me to have a personal message.. and it was generally a lot more annoying to the older one.

Sooooo.. I've uninstalled 2011 completely and reinstalled 2009. Job done. Stupid thing.

[benbam]

My friend uses WLM 2011 and he tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it again (to see if Microsoft had fixed the problem) and he still is having memory leak issues - where WLM uses more memory than usual which eventually causes WLM to crash. I do agree that Microsoft should force users to update WLM in order to continue using it as it means everyone is using the latest version. I think with the next version of Windows they should force this for Internet Explorer too, to make sure consumers aren't still using IE9 in say, 2015 when there probably will be a new version out.