Anyone here still using Windows Live Messenger? Recently it has started opening up this page on a regular basis (it's just a "download WLM page"). Interestingly, this is affecting both me and my housemate, where I'm still using the old version and they have the newer version (which looks awful, trying far too hard to make it into a FB clone). Even worse, it steal focus from whatever is running, even games.

So, anyone else getting this issue?

TBH, if it continues, it's probably going to force me to remove it and find an alternative, it's a horrible thing for a program to do.

I had that page open up at some random time a few days ago at night. I didn't think anything of it. However it's not the first time I've had Messenger opening up pop-ups...

EDIT: Looks like it's just some sort of update for Windows Live Messenger.

Yes, it is, but it does it even if you have the update (which is terrible, btw). Seems pretty shoddy to me. Unfortunately I can't find any way to disable it

i've had it once appear and sadly im upgraded

This happens to me at work. It asks me to upgrade then it says I can't because I'm on XP. it never learns this and keeps asking me to upgrade even though I can't.

The new WLM. The reason I stopped using the official WLM client
But anyway, never seen one of these popups

I did a search and found a few references to it. It's odd, can be anywhere between once a few days and a few times in a day, there doesn't seem to be any pattern or warning to them.

Happens every time I open my old WLM. My housemate has the new version and I hate the look of it and some of the stupid features they added. Like being "Online" you are viewable to everyone, even people you have previously blocked etc...

not had any popup myself though as i barly touch mesenger and i quickly swaped the window to "classic" view cause i only use it for chat or as i think of it more a drain on my comps resorces 90 % of the time lol