Greetings,

Older versions of Messenger are not able to login to the service. Grab the latest version of
MSN Messenger from here:
http://messenger.msn.com/download
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Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
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"pipmicky" <pipmicky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:805886B8-BD00-401C-9900-8F079A08CA88@microsoft.com...
> When I try to sign into Messenger I get the following: Signing in to
> Messenger Service failed because the service is not compatible with this
> program. I have run Windows XP update and have installed everything that is
> recommended. What can I do to get Messenger to work?