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What's the current WDS version and where does one find it? JPinSL 04-21-2006
Posted by JPinSL on April 21, 2006, 4:45 pm
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I can't find a straight answer as to what the latest version is.

I used to use Lookout, then moved to WDS/Toolbar, which says it's these 4
(!) versions:
MSN Search Deskbar 02.05.0000.1082
MSN Search Toolbar for Outlook: 02.05.0000.1082
MSN Search Toolbar: 02.05.0001.1119
WDS: 02.05.0001.1119

According to Microsoft at
http://toolbar.msn.com/versionhistory.aspx
MSN Search Toolbar w/WDS Version 02.05.0000.1105 is the latest.

Yet, I seem to have a later version, which occasionally hangs when I
shutdown. So I'd like to update it. If I download the installer, it refuses
to install due to th version.

If I choose Help>Check for Updates in the toolbar, it takes me to
http://addins.msn.com/addins_category_toolbar.aspx
which does not list any information about versions or updates (just a list
of add-ins)

So, my question is: What's the latest version(s) and where does one find
them?

And why does Microsoft make it so crazy difficult to find anything!

JPinSL



Posted by JPinSL on April 24, 2006, 11:15 pm
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"JPinSL" wrote:

> I can't find a straight answer as to what the latest version is.
>
> I used to use Lookout, then moved to WDS/Toolbar, which says it's these 4
> (!) versions:
> MSN Search Deskbar 02.05.0000.1082
> MSN Search Toolbar for Outlook: 02.05.0000.1082
> MSN Search Toolbar: 02.05.0001.1119
> WDS: 02.05.0001.1119
>
> According to Microsoft at
> http://toolbar.msn.com/versionhistory.aspx
> MSN Search Toolbar w/WDS Version 02.05.0000.1105 is the latest.
>
> Yet, I seem to have a later version, which occasionally hangs when I
> shutdown. So I'd like to update it. If I download the installer, it refuses
> to install due to th version.
>
> If I choose Help>Check for Updates in the toolbar, it takes me to
> http://addins.msn.com/addins_category_toolbar.aspx
> which does not list any information about versions or updates (just a list
> of add-ins)
>
> So, my question is: What's the latest version(s) and where does one find
> them?
>
> And why does Microsoft make it so crazy difficult to find anything!
>
> JPinSL
>


Anyone. . .anyone? Buehler?


Posted by anon on April 25, 2006, 7:20 am
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fwiw, i used to get the same thing with the versions but
the failure to update.

i never wanted desktop search anyway, just the tabbed
browsing. Check out microsoft.com and get the enterprise
search versions of them.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/desktopsearch/enterprise/toolbar/default.mspx

You can download the toolbar and/or desktop search
separately.

I also found the toolbar from this page (v.2.06.0000.2057)
is much more stable. I actually removed the old WDS
toolbar because it made IE crash so much. That was my
entire reason for looking for a newer version --
instability. I also run the Google Toolbar, the
Merriam-Webster Toolbar, & use RoboForm. With those 3 on
there, adding the 2.05 MSN Toolbar caused way too many IE
exceptions. I no longer get them.




Posted by Jerry on April 26, 2006, 1:59 pm
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I agree that Microsoft made it all terribly unclear. Took me a while
to work this out:

The latest WDS (not MSN toolbar) version is 02.06.5000.5378
You can get it at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/desktopsearch/default.mspx.

Before installation, you have to uninstall the MSN stuff. After you install
the new WDS, you can re-install MSN toolbar. Actually, I chose not to do
this last step, since all I wanted from it was tabbed browsing, and I get
that now with IE7 beta 2.


|I can't find a straight answer as to what the latest version is.
|
| I used to use Lookout, then moved to WDS/Toolbar, which says it's these 4
| (!) versions:
| MSN Search Deskbar 02.05.0000.1082
| MSN Search Toolbar for Outlook: 02.05.0000.1082
| MSN Search Toolbar: 02.05.0001.1119
| WDS: 02.05.0001.1119
|
| According to Microsoft at
| http://toolbar.msn.com/versionhistory.aspx
| MSN Search Toolbar w/WDS Version 02.05.0000.1105 is the latest.
|
| Yet, I seem to have a later version, which occasionally hangs when I
| shutdown. So I'd like to update it. If I download the installer, it
refuses
| to install due to th version.
|
| If I choose Help>Check for Updates in the toolbar, it takes me to
| http://addins.msn.com/addins_category_toolbar.aspx
| which does not list any information about versions or updates (just a list
| of add-ins)
|
| So, my question is: What's the latest version(s) and where does one find
| them?
|
| And why does Microsoft make it so crazy difficult to find anything!
|
| JPinSL
|
|



Posted by JPinSL on May 5, 2006, 6:43 pm
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Thanks for the tip!

JPinSL

"Jerry" wrote:

> I agree that Microsoft made it all terribly unclear. Took me a while
> to work this out:
>
> The latest WDS (not MSN toolbar) version is 02.06.5000.5378
> You can get it at
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/desktopsearch/default.mspx.
>
> Before installation, you have to uninstall the MSN stuff. After you install
> the new WDS, you can re-install MSN toolbar. Actually, I chose not to do
> this last step, since all I wanted from it was tabbed browsing, and I get
> that now with IE7 beta 2.
>
>
> |I can't find a straight answer as to what the latest version is.
> |
> | I used to use Lookout, then moved to WDS/Toolbar, which says it's these 4
> | (!) versions:
> | MSN Search Deskbar 02.05.0000.1082
> | MSN Search Toolbar for Outlook: 02.05.0000.1082
> | MSN Search Toolbar: 02.05.0001.1119
> | WDS: 02.05.0001.1119
> |
> | According to Microsoft at
> | http://toolbar.msn.com/versionhistory.aspx
> | MSN Search Toolbar w/WDS Version 02.05.0000.1105 is the latest.
> |
> | Yet, I seem to have a later version, which occasionally hangs when I
> | shutdown. So I'd like to update it. If I download the installer, it
> refuses
> | to install due to th version.
> |
> | If I choose Help>Check for Updates in the toolbar, it takes me to
> | http://addins.msn.com/addins_category_toolbar.aspx
> | which does not list any information about versions or updates (just a list
> | of add-ins)
> |
> | So, my question is: What's the latest version(s) and where does one find
> | them?
> |
> | And why does Microsoft make it so crazy difficult to find anything!
> |
> | JPinSL
> |
> |
>
>
>

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