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AOL users can download and install MSN Instant Messenger.

Can AOL users download & install MSN messenger?

As far as I know they certainly can. And Yahoo messenger and others as well. And MSN users can download and install AOL instant messenger and Yahoo and others also.

Article C2098 - July 4, 2004

Leo Leo A. Notenboom has been playing with computers since he was required to take a programming class in 1976. An 18 year career as a programmer at Microsoft soon followed. After "retiring" in 2001, Leo started Ask Leo! in 2003 as a place for answers to common computer and technical questions. More about Leo.

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I am having a problem using my msn messenger with AOL. It doesn't work. It just comes up with a problem when i try to sign in. Troubleshoot or cancel? When i try troubleshhot it comes up with keyport error. Help.

Posted by: James at October 17, 2006 12:41 AM

when i try to get live messenger on aol it lets me download it but not install it, i dont no why, please help me get live messenger.

Posted by: james boardman at December 23, 2006 4:50 AM

im haveing the same problem with my msn messenger. it says its error 80072ee7...i have aol...is that why?

Posted by: MYRNA at June 19, 2007 11:48 PM

Well, every time I try to sign in a msn it say it is error 80048416. It says that there is something wrong with the keyports, I don't know what a keyport is and whenever a I click repair it doesn't work. What do I do, and If I need a keyport, where do I get one? I really want to work on it.

Posted by: So Long at November 25, 2007 12:16 PM

hi leo.
im not sure if this applies to u but i thought i would ask anyway.
i've recently got broadband wireless and i cant seem to get onto msn messenger, it keeps saying something about firewall and error code 80072efd, would you at all know anyway i would be able to get into my account?
thankyou

Posted by: Tyanna at November 29, 2007 2:39 AM
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