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Would Messenger 4.7 work on my friend's old a pentium 1?

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Yes and no. Yes, it might load, but if you mean Windows Messenger, it will probably work. If you mean MSN Messenger, then no. The MSN Messenger service now requires version 6.1 or better.

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Article C1998 - June 8, 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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how do i delete email adress from the logins drop down? i tried the method above but its not shown as that on windows 2000

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