Windows Messenger

{{Infobox software

| name = Windows Messenger

| logo = Windows Messenger XP Icon.png

| logo_size = x64px

| screenshot = WM4.7ConversationWindow.png

| screenshot_size = 300px

| caption = A conversation in Windows Messenger 4.7.2009, with sidebar and toolbar enabled.

| developer = Microsoft

| released = {{Start date and age|2001|10|22}}{{Cite web|date=October 28, 2001|title=.NET Messenger Service - Features|url=http://messenger.msn.com/support/features.asp?client=0|access-date=August 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011028001124/http://messenger.msn.com/support/features.asp?client=0|archive-date=October 28, 2001}}

| latest release version = 5.1.0715

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2008|08|12}}

| replaced_by = Windows Live Messenger

| operating system = Microsoft Windows

| website = {{URL|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20030805054020/www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/default.asp|2=microsoft.com/windows/messenger}} (archived pages link August 2003)

}}

Windows Messenger is a discontinued instant messaging client included in Windows XP.{{Cite web|date=October 22, 2001|title=Messenger now officially available for Windows XP|url=https://www.neowin.net/news/messenger-now-officially-available-for-windows-xp|access-date=August 12, 2020|website=Neowin|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=October 27, 2001|title=Windows XP launched in three editions|url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/advertising/3439_windows-xp-launched-in-three-editions|access-date=August 12, 2020|website=afaqs!}} Designed for use by both corporate and home users, it was originally created, in 2001, as a streamlined and integrated version of MSN Messenger.{{Cite web|date=October 11, 2001|title=Microsoft has a new message for Win XP|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-has-a-new-message-for-win-xp/|access-date=August 12, 2020|website=ZDNet|language=en}} It was upgraded several times when it was made available for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003.{{Cite web|date=October 2, 2003|title=Get Windows Messenger 5.0|website=Microsoft|url=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/download.asp|access-date=August 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031002113304/http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/download.asp|archive-date=October 2, 2003}} Since then, its development stopped.{{Cite web|date=August 12, 2008|title=How to obtain the latest version of Windows Messenger 5.1|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/899283/how-to-obtain-the-latest-version-of-windows-messenger-5-1|url-status=live|archive-date=August 2, 2019|access-date=August 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802131920/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/899283/how-to-obtain-the-latest-version-of-windows-messenger-5-1}}{{Cite web|date=February 8, 2005|title=Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-009 - Critical|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-009|access-date=August 11, 2020|website=docs.microsoft.com|language=en-us}} It was superseded by Windows Live Messenger and Microsoft Lync.{{Cite web|title=MSFT Annual Report 2006|url=https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar06/staticversion/10k_fr_bus_01.html|access-date=August 11, 2020|website=www.microsoft.com}}{{Cite web|date=November 1, 2005|title=Microsoft Previews New Windows Live and Office Live Services|url=https://news.microsoft.com/2005/11/01/microsoft-previews-new-windows-live-and-office-live-services/|access-date=August 11, 2020|website=Stories|language=en-US}}

Overview

Windows Messenger was introduced in Windows XP on October 22, 2001.{{Cite web|date=June 8, 2001|title=CNN.com - Sci-Tech - Microsoft to embed Messenger in Windows XP|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/06/08/xp.messenger.idg/index.html|access-date=August 11, 2020|website=CNN}}{{Cite web|date=October 11, 2001|title=Windows Messenger Update for Windows XP to Enable Consumers To Make PC-to-Phone Calls|url=https://news.microsoft.com/2001/10/11/windows-messenger-update-for-windows-xp-to-enable-consumers-to-make-pc-to-phone-calls/|access-date=August 11, 2020|website=Stories|language=en-US}} It is enabled by default.{{Cite web|title=Disable/Uninstall Windows Messenger in Windows XP – Smallvoid.com|date=October 12, 2002 |url=https://smallvoid.com/article/windows-messenger-settings.html|access-date=August 7, 2019|language=en-US}} Its features include instant messaging, presence awareness, support for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), file transfer, application sharing and whiteboarding. Later versions added "ink" support and integration with Microsoft Lync Server (formerly Microsoft Office Communications Server). Windows Messenger's user interface is devoid of the clutter seen in Windows Live Messenger. Winks, nudges, and custom emoticons are unavailable, and the main user interface more closely resembles the standard Windows XP Luna style.{{Cite web|date=October 12, 2001|title=Windows Messenger Tweaked for XP Launch|url=https://betanews.com/2001/10/12/windows-messenger-tweaked-for-xp-launch/|access-date=August 14, 2020|website=BetaNews|language=en}}

Windows Messenger integrates with Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Remote Assistance and Windows Media Center in Windows XP. Windows Messenger can communicate with the Exchange Server 2000's Instant Messaging Service and Microsoft Messenger Service. Interoperability with third-party software is exposed through a COM API called the Real Time Communications (RTC) Client API.

Development of Windows Messenger was halted after version 5.1 in favor of Windows Live Messenger and Microsoft Lync.

Windows Messenger

Overview

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