CNET Editors' note: Windows NT does not support the latest version of MSN Messenger; therefore, if you use Windows NT, please use this version of MSN Messenger 5.0.
CNET Editors' review
You'll get the most out of MSN Messenger if you're already a member of MSN or have signed up for its free services. Otherwise, there are better chat clients. MSN requires that you create an account with its own Hotmail (or Passport) program to install the messenger client, and entering your demographic information is not optional. You get a standard chat experience, both one-to-one and multiuser, and extra services such as NetMeeting, which is awkwardly focused on the kinds of remote-conferencing tasks handled through standard VPNs these days. One seemingly attractive feature, Browse the Web Together, turns out to be a feature of MSN 8, not the messenger itself. Prominent tabs for MSN's online services, such as Expedia and MSNBC, are here as expected, and you can sign up for each service to customize the content.
Publisher's Description
From Microsoft:
MSN Messenger is an instant-messaging program that notifies you when your friends are online so you can send messages or chat with several friends at once. In addition, MSN Messenger notifies you when you have new e-mail in your Hotmail account and allows you to access your in-box with the click of a button. You have full control over who can contact you and view whether you are online. At any time, you can see a list of all users who have added you to their lists, and you can easily block them if you choose to do so. You also can invite someone in your list to meet over the Internet or to play an Internet game using NetMeeting. The program will even notify you when someone you are communicating with is typing so you can avoid overlapping messages. MSN Messenger also offers integration with Outlook Express 5.0.
You can visit chat rooms and join in, arrange your contacts into groups, select emoticons from a drop-down list, and get quick access to all MSN Messenger's features with a single click.
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3.5 starsout of 74 votes
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Current version:
3.5 starsout of 74 votes
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"A Little Buggy"
Version: MSN Messenger (Windows NT) 5.0.0544
Pros
Nice interface
Cons
It crashes a lot
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"sorry downloaded wrong messenger"
Version: MSN Messenger (Windows NT) 5.0.0544
Pros
sorry i downloaded wrong item so cant reveiw it
Cons
it must be good if everyone has it
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"This product hasn't worked at all !"
Version: MSN Messenger (Windows NT) 5.0.0544
Pros
absolutely nothing to be said in favor of this disaster!
Cons
I haven't been able to sign on even once. I keep getting the message that the service isn't available with every attempt. I can't even uninstall this program to replace it with an earlier version. What a farce! I'm extremely upset and angry.
Summary
Please read the above, and send me a solution asap. Thanks.
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"i love msn messenger"
Version: MSN Messenger (Windows NT) 5.0.0544
Pros
i love it
Cons
nothing at all
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"yerr"
Version: MSN Messenger (Windows NT) 5.0.0544
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"good"
Version: MSN Messenger (Windows NT) 5.0.0544
Pros
it is very safe
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"so far good but too takes long to sign up.."
Version: MSN Messenger (Windows NT) 5.0.0544
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"good"
Version: MSN Messenger (Windows NT) 5.0.0544
Pros
convenion for contact to other
Cons
no
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"its okay"
Version: MSN Messenger (Windows NT) 5.0.0544
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