What's the difference between MSN Messenger, Windows Messenger, and Windows Messenger?

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Which messenger are you using? And what version? And is it identical to the folks at the other end who can't hear you? (And even though it sounds kind of obvious, can they hear *anything*? :-).

Leo

If you have them both running, can you log in with one ID to one account, and another to the other?
I know that you can have lots of Windows open, but you have to have the same user in them all.
I think that in Yahoo you can have two instances running, with a different ID in each

Verry Helpful.

Thank you.

Thanks for the info; useful site.

If a windows account is not administrative, msn messanger can not be installed.

Is there any way to install msn messanger on non-admin windows account?

thanks

I would like to know why my msn not working with not in connect?
I have been looking everwhere I wish found it put connect msn on evertime sorry your password not right. so I went ot my friend place to use computer and my msn is working with my password dont know why my computer fail with password so help me why ?? Thank you

I have an ex-girlfriend of one of my sons that keeps sending me unwanted and unsolicited info
regarding my son and his new wife.

For the life of me, I cannot figure out how to
block her from messenger and also sending me
emails, short of changing my addys.....thank you
very much for any info you can give me. Ka

All my friends seem to be using AIM. Can I IM with them on Windows Messenger or do I need AIM? Do the various IM programs talk to each other? I'm particularly interested in IM with friends on Macs.

Nope, they do not inter-operate, sorry. Windows Messenger will not talk to AIM. You'll need to install the appropriate IM software. For example, I happen to run MSN Messenger, AIM and Yahoo - three separate instant messengers. The Mac issue doesn't matter - AIM on Mac can talk to AIM on Windows just fine. (The only exception, is that MSN Instant Messenger will talk to Windows Instant Messenger).

There are third-party IM clients out there that support multiple protocols, but their status is legally questionable. The IM protocols are not "open", so technically you're only supposed to use the clients from the IM vendors such as AOL, MSN, Yahoo and so on.

Leo

Hi, I know nothing about what is Outlook/Outlook Express and all Outlooks.Please explian me what is it and how do we use it and when can we use it?
Thanx for your time.

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