Windows Messenger 4.6/MSN Messenger??

[Zack]

Hello,
Are Windows Messenger 4.6 and MSN Messenger the same
prigram? If not, why would a person use one over the
other? Also, if I install MSN Messenger, does it change
my Windows XP SP1 system and mess up Windows Messenger
4.6?

Help Please,
Zack

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Zack,

No they are not the same.

There are several differences between the two. Most notably, MSN Messenger 6 has support for
display pictures, custom emoticons, has a different interface, etc. whereas Windows Messenger
supports SIP-based communications services, Exchange IM Server, etc. Which one you use is up
to you, and a matter of personal choice (and based upon your needs and likes), however one
thing to keep in mind, Windows Messenger must still be installed on
Windows XP in order for MSN Messenger to retain full functionality (Remote Assistance,
Whiteboard, Application Sharing, etc.).

MSN Messenger is centered around MSN technologies (Hotmail, MSN Member Profiles, MSN Mobile,
etc.) whereas Windows Messenger is centered around Windows technologies (Exchange Server,
Office Live Communications Server, Windows Netmeeting, etc.).

Both clients however can make use of Microsoft technologies, like the .NET Messenger service,
..NET Passport and .NET Alerts.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

 

[Tom Brown]

Zack,

This exact question was addressed 6 days ago in a thread entitled "MSN
Messenger vs Windows Messenger posted by Tom Cholipski. You might want to
check it out. The answer is the same but you might find it interesting. I
use the MSN version because I use the Video/Audio features and I had trouble
with the Windows version. But, I guess you need that Windows Messaging
running for other reasons.

I guess it also points out that its not a bad idea to do an
Edit/Find/Message before posting. <g>

Tom

 

[Mike]

Tom

That is really unfortunate as I have OE newsgroups set to delete messages
over 5 days old.. OE reports that there are 29,424 messages in this group,
and no way am I going to keep all of those just so I can do a find for a
previous message..

 

[Tom Brown]

Mike,

If you wish, I will just forward them all to you. It looks like you are
using your real email address. Just let me know and I'll be glad to do it.
There are only six of them. You really ought to do something about that
email address to disguise it. There are recent threads about that too.

Tom