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Version: -	Size: 10.28 MB
License [?]: Freeware	Price: Not available
Last Updated: Dec 25, 2005	Category: Chatting and IRC Software
Developer: Microsoft
Operating System: Windows XP Windows Vista
Additional Requirements: 800 MHz processor, 128MB RAM, 800 x 600 screen resolution, Internet Explorer 6 or later
Limitations Not available

Previously known as the MSN Messenger. Windows Live Messenger is the next-generation MSN Messenger. Along with everything you already love about Messenger-your contact list, emoticons, and instant access to your friends-there are brilliant new ways to connect and share photos (and other stuff). As always, it's free to download Messenger and use most of its features.

It is an instant-messaging program that notifies you when your friends are online so you can send messages or chat with several friends at once. In addition, Windows Live Messenger notifies you when you have new e-mail in your Hotmail account and allows you to access your inbox with the click of a button. You have full control over who can contact you and view whether you are online. At any time, you can see a list of all users who have added you to their lists, and you can easily block them if you choose to do so. You also can invite someone in your list to meet over the Internet or to play an Internet game using NetMeeting. The program will even notify you when someone you are communicating with is typing so you can avoid overlapping messages. Windows Live Messenger also offers integration with Outlook Express.

You can visit chat rooms and join in, arrange your contacts into groups, select emoticons from a drop-down list, and get quick access to all Windows Live Messenger's features with a single click. The latest version features miscellaneous minor updates.