I just got a comp from a friend and the messenger on it wont let me sign in
saying that it is not compatible with this version. I then went on the
website to get the new messenger it downloaded the installation but once it
got that far it said there was to low disk space or it was in a contaminated
cabinet file. It cant be low disk space. Can anyone help?

Extracting the file failed. That is the excuse for not installing the
messenger.

"Tyler" wrote:

> I just got a comp from a friend and the messenger on it wont let me sign in
> saying that it is not compatible with this version. I then went on the
> website to get the new messenger it downloaded the installation but once it
> got that far it said there was to low disk space or it was in a contaminated
> cabinet file. It cant be low disk space. Can anyone help?

Greetings Tyler,

It sounds like you need to download it again. To do so fully, be sure that you have emptied
the Temporary Internet Files by clicking the Tools menu, then Options, then the Delete Files
button in Internet Explorer beforehand.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

"Tyler" <Tyler@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:34C04D40-013B-410F-8216-7D2074994EC6@microsoft.com...
> Extracting the file failed. That is the excuse for not installing the
> messenger.
>
> "Tyler" wrote:
>
>> I just got a comp from a friend and the messenger on it wont let me sign in
>> saying that it is not compatible with this version. I then went on the
>> website to get the new messenger it downloaded the installation but once it
>> got that far it said there was to low disk space or it was in a contaminated
>> cabinet file. It cant be low disk space. Can anyone help?

ive done this a few times and it does the same thing everytime i try to
download it. thanks for your reply

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings Tyler,
>
> It sounds like you need to download it again. To do so fully, be sure that you have emptied
> the Temporary Internet Files by clicking the Tools menu, then Options, then the Delete Files
> button in Internet Explorer beforehand.
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>
> "Tyler" <Tyler@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:34C04D40-013B-410F-8216-7D2074994EC6@microsoft.com...
> > Extracting the file failed. That is the excuse for not installing the
> > messenger.
> >
> > "Tyler" wrote:
> >
> >> I just got a comp from a friend and the messenger on it wont let me sign in
> >> saying that it is not compatible with this version. I then went on the
> >> website to get the new messenger it downloaded the installation but once it
> >> got that far it said there was to low disk space or it was in a contaminated
> >> cabinet file. It cant be low disk space. Can anyone help?
>
>
>