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Maybe I'm missing something really obvious, but I still cannot see the difference between "Windows Messenger" and "MSN Messenger".

Unless I'm reading wrongly, some are saying these are different programs, and some say they are one and the same.

Windows Messenger is for XP, it contains features not available in MSN messenger shuch as voice and video conversations. MSN Messenger it for windows 9x,ME,2000 and NT. MSN messenger contains less fetures. To have voice and video in msn messenger measn using netmeetign insted of msn messenger, unlike windows messenger were it is all in one program..

But, to someone who just uses it to chat, and doesn't need/want to do that stuff, they are practically the same thing

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Originally posted by reisyboy
Windows Messenger is for XP, it contains features not available in MSN messenger shuch as voice and video conversations. MSN Messenger it for windows 9x,ME,2000 and NT. MSN messenger contains less fetures. To have voice and video in msn messenger measn using netmeetign insted of msn messenger, unlike windows messenger were it is all in one program..

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Thank you! 

Can anyone help with my second question..
.. if I go ahead, and install 5, will Plus stop working completely, or will some functions still work? I mainly need to get rid of the adverts, and I like the chat logging facility.

Plus, I guess, is there anything in 5 worth updating for? 

those features you said do not work, when either version mp2 or 1.43 come out tey will work with 5.

Thanks again!

Hello everybody!! I have found this message in the newsgroup of microsoft. I hope this helps you!!

Greetings Danil,

There isn't a Windows Messenger 5.0 yet (as in, it isn't going to be released in the next
week) but there may be one (should be) in the future.

MSN Messenger 5 is designed to install on XP -- but only as another seperate application, it
does not replace Windows Messenger.
__________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Danil Premgi" <premgi99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:f5ff01c27d46$bbdb4f50$3aef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA09...
> Hi!
>
> Basically i've checked some of the posts they all talk
> about the MSN instllation over Win Messenger but my
> questions is when shall there be a Windows Messenger 5.0?
>
> Is MS going to be releasing one or do XP users have stay
> with v4.7.105?
>
> I've seen MSN 5.0 all my friends are using that because
> all of them are on W2K apart from me i've used it and i
> advertise and tell people to try if but my self i'm out
> of date (me getting a bit jealous now....LOL)

kewl kewl, do you think you can finds any sort of date on it?

Hi to all of u
patchou please check this out http://www.mess.be/msn5api.htm
maybe it will be useful to u