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Keep using your favorite version of Windows Live Messenger

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The Anti-Update Patch for Windows Live Messenger 8.5 allows you to skip the compulsory update to Windows Live Messenger 2009 that Microsoft started rolling out back in September 2009.

The Anti-Update Patch for Windows Live Messenger 8.5 is a wizard-like app that will guide you step by step through the whole process of patching your favorite IM client. What Anti-Update Patch for Windows Live Messenger 8.5 does is modify the original .EXE file so that your system “believes” you’re actually using a more recent version.

Despite being in French, the Anti-Update Patch for Windows Live Messenger 8.5 is quite easy to use. Simply click the “Suivant” (Next) button on every screen and accept the license agreement. When you’re done, restart the system and your favorite version of Live Messenger will be ready to use

The good thing about the Anti-Update Patch for Windows Live Messenger 8.5 is that you can also use it to restore the original files, by selecting the “Restaurer les fichiers originaux” option.

Anti-Update Patch for Windows Live Messenger 8.5 lets you keep on using your favorite version of Windows Live Messenger.

PROS

  • Easy to use
  • Can restore original files

CONS

  • It's in French

Program available in other languages



User reviews about Anti-Update Patch for Windows Live Messenger 8.5

  • Anonymous

    by Anonymous

    Long live 8.5.
    Don't like MSN 9 and its successors. This app is a killer! Thumbs Up. Can't wait for the next patch for MSN 2011 to come out.
    Pros: All
    Cons: None


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