Microsoft messenger for mac

collisster · 29 Sep 2010 at 01:28

Hi, just installed microsoft messenger for my macbook pro, when I click on the messenger icon on the dock it always brings up ad microsoft messenger icon on the desktop and the only option I have to get rid of it is eject once I have quit messenger.
How do I stop it putting the icon on the desktop? other programs don't do this!

Many Thanks
Martin

James J · 29 Sep 2010 at 01:43

Certain its installed? Only usually does that if you put the install file (which has the same icon) on the dock instead of the unpacked one

PardonTheWait · 29 Sep 2010 at 01:49

What you've done is drag the app to the dock from the disk image, then ejected the image.

When you click your dock icon, to get to the app, it has to mount the image again - this is what's appearing on your desktop each time.

Open your image and drag the app to the applications folder, then drag THAT to the dock. Bin the old dock icon first - it leads to the image.

Loads of people do this at first, really common. Installing apps on a mac isn't immediately obvious at first

collisster · 29 Sep 2010 at 01:49

ah right, so I haven't installed it properly? It works whenever I open it, ( it logs in and i can message people)

collisster · 29 Sep 2010 at 01:53

I have uninstalled and deleted it all, now I have downloaded it again and clicked on the downloaded file.
I get a window with 2 options a picture of the messenger icon with an arrow to a picture of the applications folder.

What should I click now?

Cheers

apeZ · 29 Sep 2010 at 02:27

Drag the icon to the applications folder. Don't worry, it took me a while to realise this too...

collisster · 29 Sep 2010 at 02:41

Right, I have done this. dragged it across and opened it from the messenger icon in the applications folder. it appears on the dock but once i have quit it disappears. I then go to find it in the applications folder and there is the button but with a piece of paper and an error sign as the icon

I double click this and messenger loads as it should and the messenger icon reappears in the dock.

So my new problem is getting the messenger icon to stay put!

Brian8bit · 29 Sep 2010 at 03:11

collisster said:
Right, I have done this. dragged it across and opened it from the messenger icon in the applications folder. it appears on the dock but once i have quit it disappears. I then go to find it in the applications folder and there is the button but with a piece of paper and an error sign as the icon

I double click this and messenger loads as it should and the messenger icon reappears in the dock.

So my new problem is getting the messenger icon to stay put!

Drag the piece of paper with the error icon onto the dock. It'll add the messenger icon to the dock. The icon will appear in the applications folder after you restart or install another piece of software. Or there may be another way of getting it to display, but so far I haven't come across it.

Chief Wiggum · 29 Sep 2010 at 09:54

If you get rid of the old icon by dragging it to the trash, then open messenger, then option click the running messenger icon in the dock, there's an option to "keep in dock" that's what I used

PardonTheWait · 29 Sep 2010 at 16:00

collisster said:
So my new problem is getting the messenger icon to stay put!

Two options. Drag the icon from the applications folder to the dock (like I told you to up there

), or just run it, then right click the dock icon, go options, click keep in dock.

ic1male · 29 Sep 2010 at 18:07

Have you installed the new 8 beta? It probably plays nicer than the years old version, too.

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/messenger-8/default.mspx

ukSleek · 30 Sep 2010 at 18:51

ic1male said:
Have you installed the new 8 beta? It probably plays nicer than the years old version, too.

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/messenger-8/default.mspx

Might have to give this a go..anyone know if it's any good?

Draeconis · 1 Oct 2010 at 11:38

Adium is better; no ads, customisable, broader support for different IM platforms.

ic1male · 1 Oct 2010 at 11:41

Does Adium support video calling?

Draeconis · 1 Oct 2010 at 13:58

That's what Skype is for

FreeStream · 1 Oct 2010 at 18:35

Draeconis said:
Adium is better; no ads, customisable, broader support for different IM platforms.

I don't think it is.

It feels sluggish and not very good at all, but thats just me.

Using the MSN Beta 8 atm, all good here. Waiting for release to fix the last few bugs.

Sarah Hastings · 7 Oct 2010 at 05:54

@ Concorde Rules …Absolutely right, there is no substitute to the Msn beta 8 till now. Cannot wait to get the full version…. :eek:

Phate · 7 Oct 2010 at 09:04

It's that good? Mac Messenger has always sucked?

Have always used Mercury myself.

Donk · 7 Oct 2010 at 10:40

I like Adium as an alternative.

SiriusB · 7 Oct 2010 at 11:33

Have they fixed the issue of it spazzing out if you are signed in elsewhere? Adium never had this problem, but with MSN Messenger it would log in, log out, log in and log out over and over. Very annoying!