» Microsoft to force Messenger users to upgrade | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com

» Microsoft to force Messenger users to upgrade | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com: " Microsoft is going to require all Messenger users to upgrade, in the name of security. Security product manager “Anand” blogged: “We will soon configure the service such that any user on Windows XP or later system has to use Windows Live Messenger 8.1. When a user using an older version of Messenger tries to login, the client will help the user with a mandatory upgrade to Messenger 8.1. “Some of you might feel this inconvenient, but in order to protect you and protect the health of the network we have chosen to take this step.”"