10-07-2003, 05:57 AM
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MSN Messenger Updates for Pocket PCs and Pocket PC Phone Editions
"As part of the MSN� Messenger Update, which ensures that our customers have the latest security and privacy protections when using the .NET Messenger Service, all .NET Messenger Service clients, including Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs and Pocket PC Phone Editions, are required to update to compliant versions of MSN Messenger client service software by October 15, 2003. Pocket PC and Pocket PC Phone Edition customers should update their MSN Messenger clients by downloading the following updates to their devices prior to October 15, 2003 to prevent any MSN Messenger service interruptions."
The bad news is that it's not an XIP Flash update, but the good news is that it appears to only take up 227 KB of RAM on a Pocket PC 2002 device, and 150 KB on a Windows Mobile 2003. These figures were just pulled out of the air after Janak and I did the install, so don't take them as gospel.
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10-07-2003, 06:00 AM
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Editor Emeritus
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What??? I'm not gospel? 
Seriously, it's a very minor update. My only comment is that I hope MS makes it part of future EUUs, as I'll invariably forget to install this one reinstall one day and won't be able to chat with my MSN buddies when I really need to.
--janak
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10-07-2003, 06:16 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
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An almost 5 MB file for an update that takes less than a quarter meg? :roll:
--Dave
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10-07-2003, 06:33 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Originally Posted by Dave Beauvais
An almost 5 MB file for an update that takes less than a quarter meg? :roll:
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That's Microsoft Installer overhead.
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10-07-2003, 06:39 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Originally Posted by Marc Zimmermann
That's Microsoft Installer overhead.
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Yeah, I know... it's still stupid, though.
Edit: I just wanted to post that the update installed just fine with no apparent bad side effects.  (No new features, though, either; it's just a minor security update. I was hoping for at least some graphical emoticons or something. Maybe in the next version. )
-- Dave
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10-07-2003, 07:24 AM
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Mystic
Join Date: Feb 2004
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I'm glad it's out. I was getting kicked off it all day long yesterday.
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10-07-2003, 01:44 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2006
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After I installed I logged in and still got the nagging IM. The installer didn't tell me anything about doing a soft reset. But I guess that IS what is needed to apply the patch after it's installed.
And it looks like desktop versions of MSN Messenger recognize the Pocket PC version as a mobile device now.
EDIT: Oh haha! There it is... the desktop installer tells you to do a soft reset after. It was underneath all my other windows. Oops.
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10-07-2003, 01:54 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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The Windows Mobile 2003 update is 222KB on the device. Very minor. I was worried when I saw the ~5MB installer and recalled that the Windows Messenger client for upgraded 3600 iPAQs was nearly 1MB if I recall correctly.
I can live with a quarter of a MB.
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10-07-2003, 02:20 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 545
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Link is broken
The link is broken.
Also, for those who have it installed, what differences are there? Does it support emoticons?
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10-07-2003, 02:27 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 545
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Working now
It's workng now. Must have been a server burp.
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