Is There Any Decent Universal IM Client under Vista?

[ross m. greenberg]

I'm running Vista Ultimate and was wondering if there was a decent universal
instant messenger (IM) client out there that would make my access to
Microsoft Messenger, AIM, Facebook Chat, etc. transparently available --
that is to give me one standard interface for all of the IMs I currently
years? A buddy of mine claims that Apple/Macintosh is ultimately successful
this whereas Vista falls flat on its face -- he's not right is he?

 

[Leroy]

Why not ask your "buddy" what specific "universal instant messenger"
he's referring to since natively Vista does not include any IMs?

 

[Dominic Payer]

See
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-instant-messaging-client.htm
and there are other reviews if you Google for "universal instant messenger".

It is up to you to choose which style of interface you prefer, and they
may well work under Vista even if Vista is not officially listed as
supported.

 

[ross m. greenberg]

He is now a Macintosh fan -- and is not available online right now or I
would. I recall it starting with either "At" or "Al"

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

I'm running Vista Ultimate and was wondering if there was a decent universal
instant messenger (IM) client out there that would make my access to
Microsoft Messenger, AIM, Facebook Chat, etc. transparently available --
that is to give me one standard interface for all of the IMs I currently
years? A buddy of mine claims that Apple/Macintosh is ultimately successful
this whereas Vista falls flat on its face -- he's not right is he?

Look at either Pidgin or Trillian.

--
"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=435&tag=nl.e101

 

[ross m. greenberg]

trillian seems to work.....thank you


"The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'"

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

trillian seems to work.....thank you


"The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'"

Glad to help.

--
"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=435&tag=nl.e101

 

[Gordon]

Why not ask your "buddy" what specific "universal instant messenger" he's
referring to since natively Vista does not include any IMs?

So what's Windows Messenger then?

 

[measekite Da Monkey]

So what's Windows Messenger then?

This will tell you what you need to know about Windows Messenger.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN_Messenger

After reading, I suggest doing a GOOGLE search on Windows Messenger and you
will get more information and also you will be able to download.