Windows Live MessengerDeveloped by Microsoft
Category » Communications
» Chat & Instant Messaging
- Latest version:
- 9.0.1407.1107
- License type:
- Freeware
- Home page:
- get.live.com/messenger/overview
- Used by:
- 1485 members & 41388 guests
Windows Live Messenger combines the ability to chat with one or more friends online for fun, work, or both with voice calling, video conference, gaming, and mailing functions.
The core of the program has not changed much from the previous versions, but adds a great array of new features that the user can surely benefit from. With Windows Live Messenger, users can add users to their contact list and communicate with them in a one-to-one fashion or a conference instantly. They can express their moods with a great array of emoticons and animations, which can be customized. Users can also send short voice messages with only one click. If you get tired of seeing a white screen with only text and animations on it, you can start a video call and start talking face to face with your contact - add a headset and you have a video chat call.
Other great features include remote assistance, which allows another user to control your PC temporarily to help you fix a software problem, carry out a complicated task, or just to have fun; the whiteboard, which allows to write using the mouse as your pen; and application sharing, which lets you share your applications.
Users will also appreciate the new features of the version 8.1. For instance, now it's possible to send SMS to phone numbers right from the program window, sign out from the status menu and use the "Roaming identity" feature, that makes your display name, display picture and personal message follow you to any place you sign up.
Advantages:
- Easy to use
- Customizable
- Great video and voice quality
- Many people use Windows Live Messenger so you won't be bored online
- Comes with Windows
Disadvantages:
- Tends to be slow
- The e-mail service that it works with can be annoying and utterly slow at times
- Crashes sometimes
Reviewed by: José Fernández
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Comments 
Guest #507403 says Last month #
Current version is 8.5.1302.1018 and not 9.0.1407.1107. Version 8.5
is listed on microsoft download site as "Windows Live Messenger
(Version 2008)" You have to search for it because the link takes u
to the 8.1 version.
is listed on microsoft download site as "Windows Live Messenger
(Version 2008)" You have to search for it because the link takes u
to the 8.1 version.
Guest #450240 says Last month #
best messenger ever.but some time it brings difficultys about the
connection,,,,we wonder why.
connection,,,,we wonder why.
Guest #435792 says Last month #
SI informed me some updates, but these updates are BETA versions,
these are not final versions. take care about.
these are not final versions. take care about.
Guest #356129 says 2 months ago #
msn plus is a third party add on for windows live messenger. Highly
recommended, it adds a large amount of functionality that would
otherwise not be present.
recommended, it adds a large amount of functionality that would
otherwise not be present.
Guest #166228 says 2 months ago #
Its the best web messenger msn ever invented. I highly recommend it
for everyone who got buddies to get in touch with overseas.
for everyone who got buddies to get in touch with overseas.
Guest #195625 says 3 months ago #
there is v9.0 messenger, its betta, and i have it, google it, and
you'll find it
you'll find it
Guest #215001 says 3 months ago #
It is very good but it duplicates my contacts in MS outlook 2003 and
my Pocket PC
I hope it recognize my contacts email instead
my Pocket PC
I hope it recognize my contacts email instead
Mohammed Amad Uddin says 3 months ago #
No Messenger v.9.0.1407.1107, latest available is 8.5.1302.1018. You
can also get Windows Live Messenger Plus! which I think is the
update of of Messenger.
can also get Windows Live Messenger Plus! which I think is the
update of of Messenger.
Guest #174747 says 4 months ago #
Something very wrong here. There is no version 12.0 anywhere
following the links. On Vista, the current version is 8.5.1302.1018
and NOT 9.0.1407.1107 as indicated in MY update list. Following the
links, version 12 is announced, following that to download leads to
a MS page with Version 8.1.xxx which is obviously outdated (or maybe
current for pre-SP3-) XP?
following the links. On Vista, the current version is 8.5.1302.1018
and NOT 9.0.1407.1107 as indicated in MY update list. Following the
links, version 12 is announced, following that to download leads to
a MS page with Version 8.1.xxx which is obviously outdated (or maybe
current for pre-SP3-) XP?
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Guest #619632 says 8 days ago #
available for download by beta testers , but you can get it from
various torrent sites .