Msn and Macs

[Karen]

Had given up on msn as it wouldnt work but downloaded it yet again the other day and it's now working for once!! but it keeps disappearing from the dock and I have to download it again, what am I doing wrong :S

 

[Tom]

Works fine on mine, how odd.

 

[Adamhodg]

Had given up on msn as it wouldnt work but downloaded it yet again the other day and it's now working for once!! but it keeps disappearing from the dock and I have to download it again, what am I doing wrong :S

talk to me ill make it work.

 

[sn00p]

Have you dragged it into the dock? If you haven't then it'll only appear there when you run it and when it's closed, it'll dissapear.

 

[Karen]

Have you dragged it into the dock? If you haven't then it'll only appear there when you run it and when it's closed, it'll dissapear.

ah no it just appeared there when downloaded but when i turned the mac on tonight it was still there but wouldnt log in, kept trying then just disappeared... where do I drag it from?? :S

 

[sn00p]

Go to your harddisc and then it's inside Applications. Drag it from there onto the dock.

Edit: Did you run it from the disc image or drag it from the disc image to your applications folder. If it didn't come with an installer, then you'll need to do that. I can't tell you if it does because I used AdiumX because it's 5 million times better than Microsofts client.

 

[Karen]

Go to your harddisc and then it's inside Applications. Drag it from there onto the dock.

It's not in there :S

 

[sn00p]

See my edit. Sounds like you didn't drag it from the disc image (the .dmg you would have downloaded) to the Applications folder. You just ran it straight from the image, hence why it's not there anymore.

 

[Karen]

See my edit. Sounds like you didn't drag it from the disc image (the .dmg you would have downloaded) to the Applications folder. You just ran it straight from the image, hence why it's not there anymore.

:S bit confused - it just automatically started after downloading...

 

[Nafoff]

lol...glad other people have problems with this....

i am currently running version 5.1.1 on my ibook....it installed fine and everything but i am forever getting kicked off and disconnected, its a pain in the ass

 

[Karen]

lol...glad other people have problems with this....

i am currently running version 5.1.1 on my ibook....it installed fine and everything but i am forever getting kicked off and disconnected, its a pain in the ass

version 6 was out yesterday seeing as I had to download it again anyway!

 

[tommyboy]

my bird hates her msn on her macbook, now it's installed properly it just signs her out randomly when it feels like it etc.... pretty hopeless :S

 

[Karen]

my bird hates her msn on her macbook, now it's installed properly it just signs her out randomly when it feels like it etc.... pretty hopeless :S

see I don't have a problem with that, it never signs me out once I'm logged in and using it, I just have the problem that the whole application keeps disappearing the next time I log in...

 

[Nafoff]

my bird hates her msn on her macbook, now it's installed properly it just signs her out randomly when it feels like it etc.... pretty hopeless :S

basically the same as what i had..lol

karen i may try download 6 now then..if i do and remember i will then give you a step by step guide how to do it

 

[Karen]

basically the same as what i had..lol

karen i may try download 6 now then..if i do and remember i will then give you a step by step guide how to do it

It all downloads and starts automatically fine, just need to know how to keep it on the mac lol!

 

[DebV6]

I could never get msn to work on my mac either, glad it's not just me!

 

[Nafoff]

It all downloads and starts automatically fine, just need to know how to keep it on the mac lol!

lol....just tried.........it just popped up quickly in dock then dissapeared again.....didn't even open...don't know if this is because i still have 5.1.1 on the system but should still open....

dam microsoft..

just realised why now, msn needs mac os x 10.3.9

i have 10.3.7 ....doh..oh well

 

[Karen]

lol....just tried.........it just popped up quickly in dock then dissapeared again.....didn't even open...don't know if this is because i still have 5.1.1 on the system but should still open....

dam microsoft..

just realised why now, msn needs mac os x 10.3.9

i have 10.3.7 ....doh..oh well

How do you tell which version of os x you're running??!!

 

[Nafoff]

in your bar across the top of the screen, click on the apple, when it drops down click on "about this mac", a box should then appear of which it will say what version you are running

 

[Rich]

Works in 10.3.9 fine here, does log you out from time to time.

Fine at home on 10.4.7 on both Intel and Power PC Macs now.

 

[Karen]

in your bar across the top of the screen, click on the apple, when it drops down click on "about this mac", a box should then appear of which it will say what version you are running

Ta, will try it tonight


I'm still none the wiser as to how I keep msn in the dock and on the Mac though :S

 

[sn00p]

Karen has an intel mac so she has 10.4

Her problem I still suspect is that it's not been copied to applications. Once it's downloaded there should be a disk image on the desktop, she needs to open that and drag MSN into the applications folder, regardless of whether it runs automatically after downloading.

If you're still having problems then I'll download the evil-ness myself and tell you exactly what to do.

 

[Karen]

Karen has an intel mac so she has 10.4

Her problem I still suspect is that it's not been copied to applications. Once it's downloaded there should be a disk image on the desktop, she needs to open that and drag MSN into the applications folder, regardless of whether it runs automatically after downloading.

If you're still having problems then I'll download the evil-ness myself and tell you exactly what to do.

Ta, will try out tonight if I get chance

 

[Red Cup]

Just downloaded it so here's what to do:

1. Download the file. It'll finish and warn you about containing an application, say "ok" to open it.

2. A window will appear with the Messenger icon in it.

3. Click the Mac face icon in the dock to open a Finder window.

4. Click "Applications" in the Finder window's left column then drag the Messenger icon from it's own window to Applications.

5. Click the eject button next to the "Microsoft Messenger" disk image in the Finder window's left column. The Messenger window will dissapear.

6. Click the Messenger icon to launch the program then click on it's dock icon and hold until the menu appears.

7. Select "Keep in dock" and the program will stay where it is. You can drag it to the left to position it where you want.

Hope this helps and my apologies if some of it is insultingly obvious, I wanted to make sure I hadn't missed anything

 

[Daz]

MSN client is crap.

www.adiumx.com.. Sorted.

 

[Karen]

Thanks Red Cup, basic is good for me!

However, i've been out the last two nights so not had chance to play about with it but I have logged in ok and it hasn't disappeared despite not changing anything since downloading it yet again... :S will do a full shutdown and see if it's still there over the w/e...

 

[Iain C]

it works ok on mine.
But its a sh1t on the mac