Hi, I have updated my unofficial package of Pidgin Portable to version 2.3. Please see my blog post here:
http://iamtheengineman.blogspot.com/2007/11/pidgin-portable-updated-to-v...
You can also download the file from here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?8mmnmtxs9jc
Please note the following warning from John (one of the great developers here at PortableApps.com)
As stated previously, the installer and launcher are both changing dramatically in the next release. If you install an unofficial package of Pidgin Portable over your current one and later try to upgrade to the next official release, it may very well result in a non-working install of Pidgin Portable. If this occurs, you'll be completely on your own.