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Windows Live Messenger (WLM), still commonly referred to by the previous name of MSN Messenger (MSN for short), is an instant messaging client for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Mobile, first released on December 13, 2005 by Microsoft. It is part of Microsoft's Windows Live set of online services. The current version is Windows Live Messenger 8.5, which was released on November 6, 2007.

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  2. 55% prefer Google Talk 11 votes
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  6. 17% prefer Windows Messenger 6 votes
  7. 12% prefer Yahoo! Messenger 8 votes
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2 comments about Windows Live Messenger

1.  avatar dialupinternetuser  May 12, 2008 9:29pm

I actually disabled access to this program in Windows settings.
2.  avatar dalley.rick@gmail.com  Jul 05, 2008 3:43am

I don't like the defaults, Skype has better video, but everyone I know has this
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Created: 11/16/2007 - 10:02
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