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 Sub Categories | Windows Live Messenger - Instant Messaging from MSN
Windows Live Messenger is a free downloadable Instant Messaging (IM) program from MSN allowing you to connect with your favorite people, groups, or school friends and send IMs in a flash! With lots of ways to personalize your experience, Windows Live Messenger is the ideal way to chat online, play games, or share photos. Windows Live Messenger (formerly named MSN Messenger) is an instant messaging client created by Microsoft that is currently designed to work with Windows XP (32-bit XP only), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Mobile. On October 13, 2005, Yahoo! and Microsoft announced plans to introduce interoperability between their two messengers, creating the second largest instant messaging user base worldwide: 40 percent of all users. The announcement came after years of third-party interoperability success (Trillian, Pidgin) and criticisms from Google that the major real time communications services were locking their networks. To download Windows Live Messenger you will need a Windows Live ID - If you already have a Hotmail, Messenger, or Xbox LIVE account, then you already have a Windows Live ID. Things you can do with Windows Live Messenger Share Photos - Look at photos together, right in the conversation window. Messenger will notify you when people you know post new photos on Windows Live. Shared Folders - The Sharing Folder feature is an alternative to the "direct transfer" method of file distribution. When a user wants to deliver a file to another person on his or her contact list, the "sharing folder" window appears, which is an individualized representation of all previously shared items. Themes and Backgrounds - Customize Windows Live Messenger to suit your mood PC-to-phone calls - In addition to PC-to-PC calls that have been supported in previous versions, Windows Live Messenger now supports PC-to-phone calls with Windows Live Call. In the US, this feature is supported by Verizon, branded as "Verizon Web Calling". Orange France also has a similar service. This feature is only available in selected countries, including the US, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Ireland, Finland, Belgium, Spain, and Italy. Verizon ended service in August 2008 and was replaced in the US with Telefonica, while Orange will offer the service for the rest of the world. Favorites and groups - Put the people you chat with most at the top of your contacts, so you easily see when they’re online. Want to chat with several people in one window? Just set up a group. Hotmail Email Account - Go directly to your Hotmail from Messenger Xbox 360 - Windows Live Messenger support was included in the Xbox 360 spring 2007 dashboard update released on May 9, 2007. Unofficially, it is known as "Windows Live Messenger 360." Those using Windows Live Messenger are able to see the Gamertags of friends logged into Xbox Live, including the game they are playing. Xbox 360 users can chat in-game (or while watching a movie). Although only text chat is supported, Microsoft has suggested that voice and video chatting may come in a future update. Play Games - There are various games and applications available in Windows Live Messenger that can be accessed via the conversation window by clicking on the games icon, and challenging your friend or contact to a competition in a game, or inviting them to launch a shared external application. Mobile and web - Using a public computer without Messenger? No problem! You can chat on the web from Windows Live Hotmail. Or, use Messenger on your mobile phone. Download Windows Live Messenger for Free from download.live.com/?sku=messenger Note: MSN chat rooms are now called Windows Live Groups. MSN Messenger - Articles and Reviews
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Before the product was renamed Windows Live Messenger, it was known as "MSN Messenger Service" from 1999 to 2001 and "MSN Messenger" from 2001 to 2005. During that time, Microsoft released seven major versions.