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The most popular messenger on Windows

Windows Live Messenger, commonly referred to by the previous names of MSN Messenger or MSN for short, is an advertisement-supported instant messaging client for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows Mobile, first released on July 22, 1999 by Microsoft. It is part of Microsoft's Windows Live set of online services.

WLM is now 'the' most popular instant messenger platform and offers updates on a quarterly basis. It is perhaps one of Microsofts forefronts of technology after their Windows OS.

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  • Abdou devotee

    Sidi Msn <'3

  • dunce devotee
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    lame service.. file transfers take forever even if your in the same room as the other person... managing friends is a nightmare

  • Jared Gray fanatic
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    Gotta love MSN.. MSGPlus and Apatch and you set to go..

  • felixsmith fanatic
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    standard im

  • Kristof Mattei fanatic
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    Well I clean it up with Apatch and add MSG Plus.

    I disable everything in my contact list (favorites, updates). And in my chat window I only see the text.

    Then it's a good client. But it's way too bloated!

  • AdamB enthusiast
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    It can be very buggy, however it does have a decent range of features such as games, video conference, winks, custom emotes etc..

    It certainly isn't the best but it is ok.

  • marcelofs fanatic
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    It may be a little bugged sometimes... the protocol s*** after all. Anyway, WLM14 is pretty good overall. But I still liked it better when contacts' photos were on the right side :p

    Oh, and don't forget to get A-Patch to remove the ads and gain some cool functionality (:

  • Josh fanatic
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    Love Windows Live Messenger. ALl my friends are on it. I can talk to my Yahoo! Messenger friends too. Use A-Patch to remove the ads and other annoying parts of the client, and then it's awesome :)

  • GigiAUT expert
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    My favourite messenger for Hotmail and Windows Live. The new version looks really good, even better on Windows 7. Easy to use, but maybe lacks one or two features if you don't have the Plus! and/or Discovery add-ons. Also can get a little bit sluggish sometimes with loading time, sign in, and when you have a lot of message logs and a lot of messages.

  • Shamono expert

    Used it to keep in touch with an important friend.

  • Beat-m fanatic
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    Что-то есть притягательно и сразу же отталкивающее в этой "болталке", но все же она гениальна!

  • encarnegin expert
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    No esta mal, pero porque lo usa todo el mundo

  • PepperNG devotee

    I liked the previous version better..
    This is just so strange and all but the program is fine and to me about the best way to comunicate with friends and family :)

  • BartHoekstra fanatic
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    Awkward, but the best there is, at least for PC.

  • Forkez devotee
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    Too many featurs! That's probably why the performance is getting worse with every new installment.. If they'd have people pay for this, not many would keep on using it.

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Website: get.live.com/messenger
Developer: Microsoft Corporation
License: Bundled
Version: 15.2.2486.1120
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Usage: 68 years, 2 weeks, 4 days, 3 hours, 14 minutes and 7 seconds
Usage since: 18 April 2007
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Rank: #7