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

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Is there any way to disable or uninstall windows live messenger? Thanks.

Pedro

Argh...what a pain Microsoft is about these programs. Sometime ago I updated to Windows Live but have had continous problems connecting to others with video/sound. So removed it, found the downloads for previous versions, however when I run a previous version I'm required to update to Windows Live. Something that should have taken a few minutes has become a nightmare and I'm right back where I started from!

I have windows xp and msn 7.5. wehenever i try to sign in it shows message of upgrade and i don't wanna upgrade what i do? Please gimme answer?

what can i say..confusing and plain stupid. 1st the 4"twins" in names almost and then 3!! different BUT same chatprogs. the same goes for WMP 11.. SAD! they are both forced on you and not nicer in looks or in function (yeah yeah,i dont care 'bout sharing and shi.. ) they are very straight lined in design and blurrie coulors with an "sofistcated" - wanna-be look (WMP 11 is a mystery when 9&10 was so perfect in their softer ,rounder looks AND let ME decide my own colurs. and now i dont see my mates avatars on the mainwindow,just the WLM green guy. And that also annoyes me cause it seems the old versoins is left in my pc and i cant find a "uninstall info" like for the WMP (thx good it was so nice to see it again. but i think all this overpretentius functions is the problem and all defragged huligans spread around and the mixes of upgrades thats also get stuck. Why do we have to get those "everytime-something-is-getting-st range-updates"? THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT IT SEEMS ALL I READ get me crazy because it seems they think what they take for granted is everybodys knowledge. now i am "intressted and eager to read things-guy,,but im REALLY NOT the braintype,,but many i know knows even less and they falling asleep if i strt to explain something because of the cher komplexitivity. So many things is "doublesided" ie. (things dont work ok..so? shall i open my pc for threats or be pleased i got a keyborad to look at? and i think MS leave soo much very complex settings and DESICiONS to the customer ,and even "THE MOST 'SIMPLE' mainmenus can be to much to get right and if you forget 1 thing you have changed it soon be more in panic. and i think EVERY option should have a resetbutton on the actual scrren ( IE7 i think is like that but in opposit i miss the ?-sign to move over a specific choice. a function i like very much and its very generous ,i respect MS and they have done much eforts but for a normal user all links (must be 100 millions,right) means no sleep and a heartbeat way too high . bla bla.. Thx anyway i know its not easy to get all things together in a system so complex

is it possible for two msn windows live messenger users be online at the same time from the same computer?

hi, i want have downloaded WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER, and i want to sign up using my Yahoo email address, is it possible? or should i use a create a hotmail account for it?

thanks

Thank you! I just answered a Microsoft survey about how they did NOT answer my questions. Your info is useful and understandable and I will follow your recommendations, but I'm beginning to fear that I won't be able to use my new webcam to video chat using Live Messenger, although that is why I downloaded it, because others haven't been able to get it to work either. Is there a secret?

Hi, I googles some more and now have another question. I have Yahoo and my (hopefully) video person has AOL. Can we video chat without signing up for hotmail? Can we instant message (using Live Messenger) without signing up for hotmail? This is one of the questions Microsoft support didn't answer. Thanks.

I'd recommend the opposite to what "Leo" says, if you are using XP AND you dont use a webcam.

When you are forced to upgrade from MSN Messenger to Windows Live Messenger your machine may become a turtle depending on RAM size. This is called "forced obsolecense" designed application (meaning it will eat your HW resources so you think about buying new HW). So why spend valuable RAM and CPU when you can get away with lightewigh Windows Messenger?

how do i check for offline messeges on windows live using dsl highspeed internet ? and is windows live diffrent from msn messenger

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