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Windows Messenger is an instant messaging client included with Microsoft
's Windows XP
and Windows Server 2003
operating systems.

Overview

Windows Messenger is installed by default on Windows XP
. It should not be confused with the Messenger Service
or with MSN Messenger
(which is limited to .NET Messenger Service
), although it looks very similar. MSN Messenger's free download availability is less limited. Windows Messenger is integrated with Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, and the Remote Assistance feature of Windows XP. It has a variety of features, such as instant messaging, presence, file transfer, application sharing and whiteboarding.

Windows Messenger can communicate with Exchange Server 2000 Instant Messaging Service, and .NET Messenger Service
. In version 5 and later it can communicate with LCS.

Development of Windows Messenger was halted after version 5.1, in favor of MSN Messenger and Office Communicator. Plugins for Windows Messenger, such as accessing the inbox of a Hotmail account, are no longer available; users are instead encouraged to download MSN Messenger.

Windows Messenger will not be included with Windows Vista
.

List of Versions and Features

Windows Messenger 4.x

  • Version 4.0
  • *Immediately upon release of Windows XP, Windows Messenger was upgraded to version 4.5
  • Version 4.5
  • Version 4.6
  • Version 4.7

Windows Messenger 5.x

Version 5.x is also available for Windows 2000
.
  • Version 5.0
  • *First version to support LCS
  • Version 5.1.0639 (December 1, 2004). New features:
  • *First version to support LCS 2005
  • *Improved support for Tablet PC and "Ink".
  • *Status (Microsoft calls it "Presence") can be set to 'Busy' when the user is using a full-screen application, or a Windows Installer-based setup program
  • Version 5.1.0680
  • *Better file transfer support for users with multiple network connections
  • *Can provide presence status to Microsoft Outlook and Windows SharePoint
  • *64-bit version for x64

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