MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger

[Mitja Harej]

Can someone explain me the difference between MSN Messenger and Windows
Messenger?

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

MSN Messenger 5 and Windows Messenger are separate Messenger clients, both made by different
product teams at Microsoft. Windows Messenger is the built-in Messenger client that comes
with Windows XP, whereas MSN Messenger 5 you currently have to download separately. MSN
Messenger 5 has a few new features, like UPnP enabled file transfer, a newer user interface,
some new group and connectivity options and a few other changes.

However, although you can use MSN Messenger 5 exclusively, you still must have Windows
Messenger installed (but not necessarily running) for all the features (Remote Assistance,
Whiteboard, Application Sharing, etc.) to work. MSN Messenger 5 is not an upgrade to Windows
Messenger.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Mitja Harej" > wrote in message
...
> Can someone explain me the difference between MSN Messenger and Windows
> Messenger?
>
>

[Mitja Harej]

Thanks for information. I still use Windows Messenger 4.7 and have never
tried MSN Messenger. I'm however still confused. Why doesn't MS just make a
single fully customizable version (by the user) of Messenger instead of
having 2 version of it. I found "weird" having basically two same programs,
and as you told me I need Windows Messenger to use MSN Messenger.

Can you tell me if Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger can share (same)
contacts and can I run both of them at the same time. Are Windows Messenger
and MSN Messenger compatible: Can I use MSN Messenger to chat to person
which has installed only Windows Messenger or vice versa?

Thanks in advance for your answers.

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

They actually were the same application until just recently (with the release of MSN
Messenger 5 and Windows Messenger 4.7).

You can run both at the same time, but they don't share the same contacts -- for example, you
can have signed into Windows Messenger and signed into
MSN Messenger 5 (or vice-versa), but you can't have signed in to both (at
the same time).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com


"Mitja Harej" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks for information. I still use Windows Messenger 4.7 and have never
> tried MSN Messenger. I'm however still confused. Why doesn't MS just make a
> single fully customizable version (by the user) of Messenger instead of
> having 2 version of it. I found "weird" having basically two same programs,
> and as you told me I need Windows Messenger to use MSN Messenger.
>
> Can you tell me if Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger can share (same)
> contacts and can I run both of them at the same time. Are Windows Messenger
> and MSN Messenger compatible: Can I use MSN Messenger to chat to person
> which has installed only Windows Messenger or vice versa?
>
> Thanks in advance for your answers.
>
>

[lynton hiles]

Please could you tell me why windows mmessenger will not
allow me to update on the add-in website.
It gives me an error message that the file is not a win
32 application after down;oading the file.

No one has been able to help with this thus far


>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings,
>
>MSN Messenger 5 and Windows Messenger are separate
Messenger clients, both made by different
>product teams at Microsoft. Windows Messenger is the
built-in Messenger client that comes
>with Windows XP, whereas MSN Messenger 5 you currently
have to download separately. MSN
>Messenger 5 has a few new features, like UPnP enabled
file transfer, a newer user interface,
>some new group and connectivity options and a few other
changes.
>
>However, although you can use MSN Messenger 5
exclusively, you still must have Windows
>Messenger installed (but not necessarily running) for
all the features (Remote Assistance,
>Whiteboard, Application Sharing, etc.) to work. MSN
Messenger 5 is not an upgrade to Windows
>Messenger.
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Windows MVP, Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>"Mitja Harej" > wrote in message
...
>> Can someone explain me the difference between MSN
Messenger and Windows
>> Messenger?
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Lynton,

This is usually the result of either a virus on your PC, or even some connection setting. If
you'd like, I'd be happy to e-mail you a copy if you continue to have problems downloading
it.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"lynton hiles" > wrote in message
...
> Please could you tell me why windows mmessenger will not
> allow me to update on the add-in website.
> It gives me an error message that the file is not a win
> 32 application after down;oading the file.
>
> No one has been able to help with this thus far
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Greetings,
> >
> >MSN Messenger 5 and Windows Messenger are separate
> Messenger clients, both made by different
> >product teams at Microsoft. Windows Messenger is the
> built-in Messenger client that comes
> >with Windows XP, whereas MSN Messenger 5 you currently
> have to download separately. MSN
> >Messenger 5 has a few new features, like UPnP enabled
> file transfer, a newer user interface,
> >some new group and connectivity options and a few other
> changes.
> >
> >However, although you can use MSN Messenger 5
> exclusively, you still must have Windows
> >Messenger installed (but not necessarily running) for
> all the features (Remote Assistance,
> >Whiteboard, Application Sharing, etc.) to work. MSN
> Messenger 5 is not an upgrade to Windows
> >Messenger.
> >____________________________________________
> >Jonathan Kay
> >Windows MVP, Messenger
> >Associate Expert
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> >Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >
> >"Mitja Harej" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Can someone explain me the difference between MSN
> Messenger and Windows
> >> Messenger?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >