Windows Live Messenger Download

Microsoft's new instant messaging technology

Current Version: v8.50

15th February 2008: Windows Live Messenger 8.50 final released. Download it here today.
5th September 2007: Windows Live Messenger Beta 2 released. Download it here today.

Microsoft announced that their new version of Microsoft's IM Client Messenger would not be going from v7.5 to v8.0 as expected. In fact Messenger is getting a new name, it will now be called Windows Live Messenger

Download Windows Live Messenger - Beta 2 release
Live Messenger has been updated!

Whilst the look and feel is the same as Beta 1, Windows Live Messenger Beta 2 has fixed many of the issues reported by beta testers. If you have Windows XP SP2 or Vista then there's no reason why you shouldn't be using the new Windows Live Messenger.

Windows 2000 users will need to locate MSN Messenger 7.0, as neither version 7.5 or 8.x are compatible with Windows 2000.

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Yahoo Messenger Integration is Live
You can now chat with your friends who are using Yahoo Messenger. You can even chat using voice if they have the right version of Yahoo Messenger. Yahoo Messenger contacts are added in the usual way by going to "Contacts" and clicking on "Add Contact", just type your freinds Yahoo ID or email address to add them to your buddy list.

Voice Call
Windows Live Call is Microsoft's new voice over IP service (VOIP). With Windows Live Call you can make voice calls to people across the country or the world on their regular telephones and save big money on phone calls. PC to PC voice calls are still free by the way. This seems to be aimed at the North American market as this service requires a subscription with MCI on a pay as you go basis. If this service is successful in NA, expect to see this rolled out globally as Microsoft are not ones to miss out on a money making opportunity.

Messenger Phone
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No more Butterfly Logo
No more butterfly for Messenger! The butterfly is dead, there is no plan to include the butterfly logo in any future brand of messenger.

Windows Live Messenger - Unified Contacts
Unified Contacts is a new feature of Windows Live Messenger that combines your Windows Mail address book with your Windows Live Messenger contact list. In Windows Live Messenger, contacts from your address book are automatically created in your contact list. You can add and edit address book contacts in Windows Live Messenger. If you have the right information entered for the contact, you can email and call these contacts using Windows Live Messenger.

Windows Live - FolderShare
Foldershare is being billed as the killer App that may give Microsoft's Windows Live Service the kick Start it needs. So what's so special about folder sharing, Peer to Peer file Sharing has been around for years hasn't it? more

Windows Live Messenger - Old beta screenshots

System Requirements
Note: as with v7.50 this version of messenger will not run on windows 2000 and you will need to have IE6 SP1 or later installed. Although Internet Explorer does not have to be your default browser.

• Multimedia PC Pentium 233 MHz process (500 MHz recommended)
• Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or later
• Minimum 64 MB of RAM (124 MB recommended)
• Up to 50 MB of hard disk space needed to install. After install, up to 15 MB may be needed
• Microsoft Internet Explorer v6 SP1 or later must be installed, though it does not need to be your default
• Minimum 800 x 600 screen resolution

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