Your customizable and curated collection of the best in trusted news plus coverage of sports, entertainment, money, weather, travel, health and lifestyle, combined with Outlook/Hotmail, Facebook, Twitter, Bing, Skype and more. MSN Messenger is an instant messaging program that lets you send instant messages to your friends, and much more. MSN Messenger is an instant messaging program that lets you send instant messages to your friends, and much more. • to • • • • 9.x • • • • Available in 50 languages ( or ) Website windows.microsoft.com /messenger /home (Defunct) Windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger) is a developed by for,,,,,, on 9.x, and. It connected to the while also having compatibility with and. The client was first released as MSN Messenger on July 22, 1999, and was marketed under the branding until 2005 when it was rebranded under and has since been officially known by its present name, although its previous name was still used colloquially by most of its users. In June 2009, Microsoft reported the service attracted over 330 million active users each month, placing Messenger among the most widely used instant messaging clients in the world. Following the acquisition of in May 2011, Microsoft added interoperability between and, allowing Skype (which had features unique to its platform and a wider user base) to communicate with Messenger contacts. In 2013, Windows Live Messenger was discontinued and Microsoft began ceasing service to existing clients. The service in China remained active for another 18 months, and ceased operations on October 31, 2014. MSN Messenger logo, 1999–2006 Before the product was renamed Windows Live Messenger, it was named 'MSN Messenger' from 1999 to 2006. During that time, Microsoft released seven major versions as follows. The first version of MSN Messenger Service, version 1.0 (1.0.0863), was released July 22, 1999. It included only basic features, such as plain text messaging and a simplistic contact list. When it was first released, it featured support for access to 's network. America Online continually tried to block Microsoft from having access to their service until eventually the feature was removed, and it has not re-surfaced in any later versions of the software. AOL did this by exploiting a buffer overflow bug in AIM, which causes it to execute a bit of machine code sent by the server. When this code runs, it determines if the client is AIM and sends a message back to verify the client. Since then, the software has only allowed connections to its own service, requiring a (.NET Passport at that time) account to connect. Microsoft released the first major update, version 2.0 (2.0.0083), on November 16, 1999. It included a rotating advertising banner and the ability to customize the appearance of the chat window. It came as an install option for. This version was followed the next year by version 3.0 (3.0.0080), which was released May 29, 2000. It included file transfers and PC-to-PC and PC-to-phone audio capabilities with and Callserve, two of the larger providers. Along with the release of came version 4.6 of MSN Messenger, on October 23, 2001. It included major changes to the user interface, the ability to group contacts, and support for voice conversations. In this version, the client software was renamed from 'MSN Messenger Service' to just 'MSN Messenger,' while the underlying service became known as '. This version was only compatible with,,,, and, because Microsoft provided a scaled-down new program for, called. Version 5.0 of MSN Messenger was released on October 24, 2002. It was the first version that was allowed to be installed along with Windows Messenger on Windows XP. It included (Universal Plug and Play) based file transfers, minor changes to the artwork, and a interface plug-in. Version 6.0 of MSN Messenger was released July 17, 2003. MSN Messenger 6.0 was a major overhaul of the whole platform, upgrading its simple text-based interface to include customizable elements such as emoticons, personalized avatars, and backgrounds. An update, version 6.1, focused on improvements to the conversation window, enabling users to hide the window frame and menu bar, and also the ability to change the theme color. The theme color could be set differently for each user. Another update, version 6.2, was released April 22, 2004, and it was the last version of the MSN Messenger 6 series. The most notable changes were a dedicated Mobile group for mobile contacts, a connection troubleshooter, and the Launch Site feature was renamed to Fun & Games. MSN Messenger received a major upgrade to version 7.0 on April 7, 2005. This version brought features that were previously only available in. This version also advertised items to sell to you including animated, and backgrounds. The contact list window style was also updated to match instant message windows. This version also introduced the Integration feature. This is the last version of MSN Messenger that runs on Windows 98 and Windows Me. This version also introduced digital ink and handwriting recognition support.
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