Windows Messenger

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Windows Messenger, not to be confused with Windows Live Messenger, is a proprietary instant messaging client included with Microsoft's Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems.

Overview

Windows Messenger is installed by default on Windows XP. It should not be confused with Windows Live Messenger, the Messenger Service or with MSN Messenger (which is limited to .NET Messenger Service), although it looks very similar. Windows Messenger integrates with Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, and the Remote Assistance feature of Windows XP. It has a variety of features, such as instant messaging, presence, file transfer, application sharing and whiteboarding.

Windows Messenger can communicate with Exchange Server 2000 Instant Messaging Service, and .NET Messenger Service. In version 5 and later it can communicate with Live Communication Server.

Development of Windows Messenger was halted after version 5.1, in favor of MSN Messenger and Office Communicator. Plugins for Windows Messenger, such as accessing the inbox of a Hotmail account, are no longer available; users are instead encouraged to download MSN Messenger.

Windows Messenger will not be included with Windows Vista.

List of versions and features

Windows Messenger 4.x

• Version 4.0
• *Immediately upon release of Windows XP, Windows Messenger was upgraded to version 4.5
• Version 4.5
• Version 4.6
• Version 4.7 (4.7.2009)
• Version 4.7 (4.7.3001)

Utilises 5.x's user interfaces changes and adds Service-Pack 2 security enhancements that blocks certain file transfers, shipped with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

• Version 4.8

Adds support for inking, shipped with Windows XP TabletPC Edition 2005

Windows Messenger 5.x

Version 5.x is also available for Windows 2000.

• Version 5.0
• *First version to support LCS
• Version 5.1.0639 (December 1, 2004). New features[link]:
• *First version to support LCS 2005
• *Improved support for Tablet PC and "Ink".
• *Status (Microsoft calls it "Presence") can be set to 'Busy' when the user is using a full-screen application, or a Windows Installer-based setup program
• Version 5.1.0680
• *Better file transfer support for users with multiple network connections
• *Can provide presence status to Microsoft Outlook and Windows SharePoint
• *64-bit version for x64
• Version 5.1.0700
• *Improves security by using the latest secure components
• *Fixed an issue where the sound and video are not synchronized correctly if you call a computer by using sound and video in Windows Messenger
• Version 5.1.0701
• *No information seems to be available from Microsoft regarding this release

User interface

The Windows Messenger user-interface is devoid of a lot of the "clutter" seen in later versions of MSN Messenger. Winks, nudges and custom emoticons are all unsupported, and the main user interface is more closely based on the standard Windows style.

See also

• List of instant messengers
• Comparison of instant messengers
• Windows Live Messenger

External links

• [Official site]
• [How to Uninstall Windows Messenger]
• [How to prevent Windows Messenger from running on a Windows XP-based computer]
• [Windows Messenger 5.1: Windows Messenger vs MSN Messenger: What’s the Difference?]

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