Windows Messenger

[Auddog]

I apologize for being such a newbie to IM. I have to start working with
someone in another office and they currently use Yahoo. I was told that I
would be able to talk with them from MSN Messenger. My only question is:
Is MSN Messenger the update replacement for Windows Messenger (stock version
with windows xp)? Thanks for anyone who can help me.

A

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

No, MSN Messenger is not a replacement for Windows Messenger, they're separate applications.

In order to talk to a Yahoo contact using Messenger, you need to use Windows Live Messenger
8, sign up to the Yahoo beta program and then your contact must use the latest version of
Yahoo Messenger. All in all, the easiest solution in this case would be to just use Yahoo
Messenger.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
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[Guest]

I am new to messenger, but this does not correspond to my experience. I
have signed up for a passport.NET account using my work email account, and am
using Windows Messenger. My son signed up for the same type of account using
his yahoo email and MSN messenger. We have had no trouble communiccating.
Is that due to the passport.NET accounts? Is there a newer version of
Windows Messenger than 4.7 which includes some of the advanced features of
MSN Messenger?

Any help is great. Thanks

Jerry

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

Yes you are both using Passport (it's actually been renamed to Windows Live ID recently)
accounts.

Windows Messenger has been discontinued. If you want the "advanced" features you will need
to use MSN Messenger or Windows Live Messenger.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

 

[Vincent]

Apparently I have missed an announcment, Windows Messenger (which I
have used for a long time) has been discontinued? Is Windows Live
Messenger its replacement? Why was Windows Messenger deem no longer
necessary? If I used Windows Messenger, is Windows Live Messenger the
program I should start using? I never really liked MSN Messenger but
Windows Messenger did great for the Video Conferencing.

---===Vince===---

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Vincent,

I don't believe there's been a public announcement specifically but yes, there will be no
future updates to Windows Messenger minus a security update if an security issue is found.

Live Communications Server-based clients should be using Office Communicator as the
replacement and .NET Messenger users can use Windows Live Messenger.

If you are using Exchange IM, it is no longer supported and therefore there is no upgrade
path.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

 

[Guest]

What happened to hotmail alert emails?
With the Windows Messenger I`ve always had my hotmail popups showing I had
recieved mail (mail alerts), but now I don`t.
This seem to have stopped this last week or so.
Does Windows live Messenger not have this?
As well when I click the E mail in the Windows Live Messenger it opens to my
mail Outlook and not my Hotmail mail.
Is there something I can do to change it from opening my Outlook mail and
get my hotmail back?