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Originally Posted by xthe_usedx
Hey,
Could Someone Please help me? 
I have the msn error 1603 problem, and I've tried all of your posted solutions, but NONE of the work. I Currently have the oldest msn version, whichever one that was aready programmed into my computer. I used to have msn 6, and then even got msn 7, but my dad thought it was slowing down the computer or something, so he deleted it. He somehow managed to do something (by mistkae) so that i cannot fully uninstall msn 7 (and then install msn 6), so i can't get into my msn 7 to talk to ppl, OR uninstall it.
When i go to the msn website to re-install msn 6, it won't allow me saying
"Your computer has a newer version of msn it is trying to install. To install an older version, first remove the newer version." Then it just says where to uninstall it (control panel), and ive tried it many times, it doesnt work.
MSN Error Code 1603 then pops up, but like i said nothing i do has fixed it so far.
Please help if you can, i reAlly need it. Email me and/or write it in this forum if you have anything to help. ( Sorry about the long post)
Love ya,
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Hi
Have been going slowly mad with the same problem and tried most the tips here.
The I tried to install some HP photsmart software to install a new digi camera and GOT a very similar problem and error code coming up with the same My pictures contains an invalid character etc etc, and NO installation of software.
Hmm I thought then MSN messenger isn't messed up it's something to do with an update (SP2 service pack) triggering off conflicts between firewall issue.
I ENABLED the windows own firewall and Disabled ALL ELEMENTS in Nortons Firewall, including ALL BUT the privacy which protects user personal information, which I left running.
I also LEFT my Nortons AV ON.
Tried to download my camera software and HEY PRESTO downloaded no problems, win firewll asked a few do I or don't I allow questions which said allow, and Nortons AV scanned certain files before allowing download.
It WORKED ....
I then downloaded msn messenger 6.2 and waited agonising that on install I would get that beeb and warning about my pics error etc but nothing, it has downloaded well, and on opening has remembered all the buddies that were there before the SP2 service pack update happened and messed everything up.
This worked for Windows XP Home with ntl isp.
The XP professional didn't have a problem with the upgrade to 6.2, on with aol isp
Thought I'd pass another fix on to all those still suffering the frustrations of this download.