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SMS gateway - Windows Live Messenger

1 MSN Messenger (Windows Live Messenger) 7.0 and up have support for SMS messages.


Windows Live Messenger

1 'Windows Live Messenger' (formerly 'MSN Messenger') is a deprecated

instant messaging client developed by Microsoft for Windows, Xbox 360, Blackberry OS, iOS (Apple)|iOS, Java ME, S60 (software platform)|S60 on

Symbian OS 9.x and Zune HD


Windows Live Messenger - MSN Messenger (1999–2005)

1 Before the product was renamed Windows Live Messenger, it was

named MSN Messenger from 1999 to 2006. During that time, Microsoft released seven major versions as

follows.


Windows Live Messenger - Version 8.0–8.5 (2005–2009)

1 The first beta of the newly renamed Windows Live Messenger, Beta 1, was released on December 13, 2005. Major changes and additions included offline

messaging, an option to change the color theme of the windows, separated send and search boxes, a word wheel search box in the main window, and additional details for contacts when hovering over their names in the contact list window.



1 Major changes and additions included the introduction of Windows Live Contacts, the

reintroduction of single file transfer, improvements to the Add a Contact dialog

box, improved color themes, minor changes in the conversation window, and revert of

the Busy status icon back to the normal dash icon.[http://messengersays.spaces.live.com/

blog/cns!5B410F7FD930829E!8839.entry Windows Live Messenger 8.0 Beta 2 blog

entry]



1 Major changes and additions included new icons for the program, PC-to-phone calling, an updated

look for the Windows Live Call window, a new default display picture, the Windows Live Today

window, improvements to the grouping of sequential messages from each contact,

Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody integration in the U.S., and an option for sounds

to be edited and/or turned off.[http://messengersays.spaces.live.com/blog/c

ns!5B410F7FD930829E!14406.entry Windows Live Messenger 8.0 Beta 3 blog entry]



1 It included audio and video improvements and fixed up minor

bugs.[http://messengersays.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!

5B410F7FD930829E!21754.entry Windows Live Messenger 8.0 Final

Refresh blog entry]



1 These include the addition of the roaming identity feature (so that the same user's display name and

picture would appear on any computer), a new contact card appearance, a recently used list for the emoticon, wink, display picture and background menus, an SMS

phone book in the main menu allowing the association and editing of a phone number to the contact and

allowing text messaging to a contact, a sign out button, a report abuse option in the help menu, interoperability

with Yahoo! Messenger, and improvements to user status on Windows

Vista[http://messengersays.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!5B410F7FD930829E!23982.entry Windows Live

Messenger 8.1 Beta 1 blog entry]



1 A minor update, the Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta 1 Refresh, was

released on December 13, 2006, and fixed bugs that were causing some people to be unable to sign in and others unable to see

their contact list.[http://messengersays.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!5B410F7FD930829E!25082.entry Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta Refresh

blog entry]. Messengersays.spaces.live.com (2006-12-13). Retrieved on April 20, 2012.



1 All versions of Windows Live Messenger below version 8.1 were rendered

obsolete on September 12, 2007, due to a security issue identified when a user accepts a webcam or video chat

invitation from an attacker.[http://messengersays.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!5B410F7FD930829E!29167.entry Windows Live Messenger

blog: Upgrading to 8.1]https://store.theartofservice.com/the-windows-live-messenger-toolkit.html


1 On September 12, 2007, the Windows Live Messenger blog posted a fix that resolved a security problem. It reported of a security

vulnerability in versions of Messenger older than 8.1, that the released fix would resolve. This led

to an auto-update being released to all older versions. Versions running on Windows 2000 and below were required to update to a new version of MSN Messenger 7.0, and versions

running on Windows XP and above were required to update to Windows Live Messenger

8.1.



1 On August 27, 2009, the Windows Live Messenger blog posted that due

to a security problem, all users of versions 8.1 and newer need to

update to the latest version, 14.0.8089. The mandatory upgrade

requirement will be fully phased in by late October 2009 and began on

September 15, 2009.



1 The first beta of Windows Live Messenger 8.5, Beta 1, was released

on May 31, 2007. An update was released on June 21, 2007, to test

updates being installed by Microsoft Update. This version required Windows XP SP2, compared to

previous versions requiring Windows XP SP1. It was the first version to be

installed in a Windows Live folder under Program Files, with the

shortcuts placed in a Windows Live folder in the Start Menu.



1 and integration with Windows Live OneCare Family

Safety.[http://www.liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2007/05/30/windows-

live-messenger-8-5-beta-available.aspx Windows Live

Messenger 8.5 beta available from]



1 The new Windows Live Installer, which is used to install Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Beta 2, does not run

on Windows Server 2003.



1 The final release of Windows Live Messenger version 8.5 was released

on November 6, 2007, and it introduced no major changes.

[http://messengersays.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!5B410F7FD930829E!30775.entry Official Windows Live Messenger team blog: Announcing

Windows Live Messenger 8.5!]. Messengersays.spaces.live.com

(2007-11-06). Retrieved on April 20, 2012.



1 Windows Live Messenger 2009 was originally designated version 9.0, it

was later assigned the technical version number 14.0, in order to be unified with the other Windows Live

programs and Microsoft Office programs.



1 However, these features were not seen in any versions of Windows Live Messenger 2009.



1 Microsoft sent an invitation to participate in the Windows Live

Messenger 9 Betaware|beta program to Microsoft Connect members on November 20, 2007; a week later,

Microsoft began sending out emails welcoming them to the Windows Live

Messenger 9 beta program for the first release, known as Beta 0.



1 A fan site for Windows Live Messenger, Mess.be, claimed to have

a new build of Windows Live Messenger 9 on August 11, 2008,

and published screenshots along with a brief summary of new features



1 News web site LiveSide published an article on September 4, 2008, with

screenshots of M2 of the newly minted Windows Live Messenger 2009, which had become version 14.0 instead of 9.0 as previously

expected



1 Microsoft began the official beta program for Windows Live Messenger 2009 on September 17, 2008, when

it released a new beta officially known as Windows Live Messenger

2009 Beta (Milestone 3, Build 14.0.5027.908), which was made

available to the general public as a free download. The ability to submit feedback, however, was restricted to select participants of the Microsoft

Connect closed beta program.



1 Milestone 3 is the first version of Windows Live Messenger to use the standard window frame on Windows

Vista in accordance with the user experience guidelines.



1 Other features were replaced, such as Sharing Folders[

http://www.aeroxp.org/board/index.php?showtopic=11616 Windows Live Messenger 9.0, No Sharing Folders?]



1 On January 7, 2009, the same build was released as the final version of

Windows Live Messenger 2009.[

http://windowslivewire.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2F7EB29B42641D59!

31833.entry Windows Live Essentials is ready to download]



1 The last QFE update for Wave 3 was released on May 12, 2010, and saw the removal of some features from




1 On June 14, 2012, Microsoft has made the update from 2009 to 2011 mandatory for those using Windows

Vista or 7. 2009 continues to be usable for those still running XP. This

can be circumvented by running Windows Live Messenger in Windows XP compatibility mode, thus making it believe it is running on Windows

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1 In late March 2010, a beta of Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 was

leaked onto the internet and has since spread to various BitTorrent

networks, which included a private beta build of Windows Live

Messenger Wave 4. However, as the software was designed for private

beta testing, non-beta testers cannot sign into this leaked build.



1 The new Windows Live Messenger for the iOS (Apple)|iOS became available on the App Store (iOS)| App Store on June 21, 2010, in addition to other mobile versions of Windows Live Messenger for Windows Phone,

BlackBerry, and Symbian mobile platforms.



1 On June 24, 2010, a public beta of Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 was released as part of the new Windows Live Essentials beta. A beta refresh of Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 was released on August 17, 2010 as part of an upgraded Windows Live

Essentials beta. The final version of Windows Live Messenger 2011 (Wave

4) was released on September 30, 2010. On the same date, a version of

Windows Live Messenger for Zune also became available.



1 On August 7, 2012, Microsoft delivered a new version of the Windows Essentials 2012 suite, which includes Windows Live

Messenger 2012.


Windows Live Messenger - Discontinuation

1 Windows Live Messenger Upgrades to Skype, as they were referred to by

Microsoft, started on April 8, 2013



1 , Windows Live Messenger is still

included with Windows Essentials.



1 , Windows Live Messenger still works when using modifications such as

Messenger Reviver 2.[http://messengergeek.wordpress.c

om/2013/04/23/use-messenger-reviver-2-to-bring-back-messenger-

and-beat-skype/ Use Messenger Reviver 2 to bring back Messenger

and beat Skype]


Windows Live Messenger - Features

1 In addition to its basic functionality and general capability as an instant messaging client, the latest version of Windows Live Messenger offers

the following features:


Windows Live Messenger - Album Viewer

1 Windows Live Messenger's album viewer is based on Windows Photo Gallery and provides

users a photo viewing experience for photo albums shared via SkyDrive and Facebook. The

album viewer is interactive and supports full screen and slideshow modes, as well as

viewing and uploading comments on Facebook and SkyDrive albums. It also supports people

tagging for SkyDrive. The album viewer closely resembles the Microsoft Silverlight counterpart

for web photo albums present on SkyDrive.


Windows Live Messenger - Appear offline to individuals or categories

1 Windows Live Messenger allow users to appear offline to particular

individual contacts, as well as to an entire category within Windows Live Messenger, while appearing online to

other contacts.


Windows Live Messenger - Appear offline to individuals or categories

1 This is a recent feature of Windows Live Messenger 2011, and is a

departure from the previous versions of Windows Live Messenger, where

blocking a contact would prevent the blockee from sending the user any messages to the blocker. With the

appear offline to configuration currently implemented, hidden from users can still send offline messages

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Windows Live Messenger - Social networks integration

1 Users can connect services such as Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn using Windows Live

Profile, and display their contact's Messenger social updates within the Full view of Windows

Live Messenger. Users can also post status updates and photos directly to the connected

services within Windows Live Messenger. Additionally, Messenger also imports all

contacts from the connected services and integrates with Facebook Chat (via the XMPP protocol) for instant messaging support with

users on Facebook.


Windows Live Messenger - Offline messaging

1 One can send messages to contacts who are offline; they will receive the messages once they come online.

Additionally, a user can start conversations even when his or her

status is set to Appear Offline in Windows Live Messenger 2009 or

before.


Windows Live Messenger - Games and applications

1 There are various games and applications available in Windows

Live Messenger that can be accessed via the conversation window by clicking on the games icon, and

challenging your friend or contact to a competition in a game, or inviting them to launch a shared external

application.


Windows Live Messenger - Messenger Companion

1 The features of Windows Live

Messenger Companion include:


Windows Live Messenger - Messenger Companion

1 Windows Live Messenger Companion was made available as part of Windows Live Essentials 2011.

However, Microsoft discontinued Messenger Companion in its newer

Windows Essentials 2012 suite.


Windows Live Messenger - Protocol

1 Windows Live Messenger used the Microsoft Notification Protocol (MSNP)

over Transmission Control Protocol|TCP (and optionally over HTTP to deal with Proxy server|proxies) to connect

to Microsoft Messenger service—a service offered on TCP and UDP port|port 1863 of messenger.hotmail.com.


Windows Live Messenger - Content filtering

1 The content of users' messages is filtered on server side of the client.

For example, the user can't send the links to The Pirate Bay's pages neither from the Windows Live

Messenger, nor through other clients supporting the protocol. However,

links to other Peer-to-peer|P2P networks are allowed.


Windows Live Messenger - i’m initiative

1 The 'i’m' initiative was a program Microsoft launched in March 2007,

that connects the user with ten organizations dedicated to social

causes through Windows Live Messenger, only for conversations

sent or received in the USA


Windows Live Messenger - Interoperability

1 Inside Windows Live Messenger


Windows Live Messenger - Interoperability

1 Interoperability with Facebook Chat was added on September 30, 2010

with the launch of Windows Live Messenger 2011.


Windows Live Messenger - Xbox integration

1 Windows Live Messenger support was included in the Xbox 360 spring 2007 dashboard update released on

May 9, 2007.[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/co

mmunity/news/2007/0408-im.htm News on Spring 2007 Update] from Xbox.com. It is known as Xbox Live

Messenger[http://support.xbox.com/support/en/us/xbox360/kb.aspx?ID=937407 Support page] from

Xbox.com. Retrieved on December 16, 2009. and, less commonly, as

Windows Live Messenger 360.



1 Those using Windows Live Messenger are able to see the Gamertags of

friends logged into Xbox Live, including the games they are

playing. Xbox 360 users can chat in-game (or while watching a movie).

Although only text chat is supported, Microsoft has suggested that voice and video chatting may come in a

future update. Support for child accounts was added in December

2007.



1 To coincide with the arrival of the integration of Windows Live

Messenger with Xbox Live, Microsoft released a new Xbox 360 keyboard

adapter called the Xbox 360 Messenger Kit for easier text input.

The keyboard device attaches to the standard Xbox 360 controller through

the headphone jack and features a QWERTY|QWERTY-style key layout with 47 backlit keys. However, any

USB keyboard is also compatible with the Xbox 360.



1 Microsoft also announced on June 14, 2010 that users on Xbox LIVE with the controller-

free Kinect will be able to have real-time video conversations with Windows Live Messenger

contacts. This feature was enabled at launch.-[http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/archive/2010/06/14/connecting-windows-live-messenger-and-xbox-live.aspx

Inside Windows Live: Connecting Windows Live Messenger and Xbox LIVE]


Windows Live Messenger - Microsoft Messenger for Mac

1 However, the feature list is limited in comparison to that of its counterpart




1 * Version 8.0.0 beta for Mac OS X 10.5 or later, for Apple–Intel

architecture|Intel Macs only: Official Beta released on March, 24th 2010. Adds A/V conferencing between Mac

OS X users and Windows Live Messenger 2009 users.



1 Webcam and audio support was delayed due to Windows Live

Messenger's webcam and audio engine being reworked, which meant that the Mac version had to wait until this was complete in order for both

platform releases to function correctly.


Windows Live Favorites - Windows Live Messenger

1 A Favorites Star tab was available in Windows Live Messenger for users to

easily access their favorites within the program. It supported folders and real-time search, and allows users to manage their favorites directly from

the program.


Windows Live Call - Windows Live Messenger Phone

1 The only requirement to take full advantage of the phone is the latest version of Windows Live Messenger.



1 There are two ways users can make a call with the Windows Live Messenger Phone:



1 *Users can also choose to open the Windows Live Messenger interface.

The user's current contact list will be displayed on the phone's color screen, including the contacts' display name and up-to-date

information. Selecting a contact will give the user the choice to:



1 Additionally, when a contact calls from Windows Live Messenger, the Windows Live Messenger Phone will ring, display information about the

caller, and allows the user to answer the call.



1 Currently Uniden and Philips have manufactured the Windows Live Messenger

Phone.


Messenger Mobile (Microsoft) - Windows Live Messenger Mobile for Windows Mobile

1 A client version of Windows Live Messenger Mobile is a part of client application named Windows Live for WIndows Mobile included

with the Windows Mobile 6 operating system. It is included on both Windows Mobile 6 smartphone edition (non-touch screen phones) and professional (touch

screen phones). Among other features you can send voice-clips (max 10 seconds),

pictures emoticons.


Messenger Mobile (Microsoft) - Windows Live Messenger Mobile for iOS

1 The Windows Live Messenger for iOS (Apple)|iOS client supports receiving

of instant messaging notifications even when the application closed,

and allows Multiple Points of Presence (MPOP) such that a user

can be signed into multiple locations at the same time


Nudge (instant messaging) - MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messenger

1 It is possible to change memory values of Windows Live Messenger to

allow nudges to be sent unlimited with no time delay. This can be done manually with a memory editor such

as Cheat Engine or with patching programs. Virtually all instant

messaging programs that support Microsoft Notification Protocol|MSNP (such as aMSN and Pidgin) allow this to be done without any extra hacks.


Games and applications for Windows Live Messenger

1 There are various games and Application software|applications

available in Windows Live Messenger that can be accessed via the

conversation window by clicking the games icon and challenging your

buddy.


Games and applications for Windows Live Messenger - Web browser

1 Windows Live Messenger includes an Internet Explorer-based web browser that can be started when using the

Encarta robot.


Games and applications for Windows Live Messenger - Remote Assistance

1 Windows Remote Assistance|Remote Assistance is a feature of Windows

XP and Windows Vista which is integrated with Windows Live

Messenger. It allows one person to take control of the other's computer

(with their permission) and is intended for offering computer

assistance to friends and family on other computers.


Games and applications for Windows Live Messenger - Remote Assistance

1 es:Anexo:Juegos y aplicaciones para



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