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ok guys... have a problem!!!

i read here about the system requirements of WLM, but everything seemed ok... pentium 233, 128 ram... i have PIII 1Ghz & 256 ram but its very slow... i dont know why but i become always more pissed off from WLM!!! 7.5 worked without any problems and WLM sux... it needs about 1 or 2 secs to realise what i do... does anyone else have that problem??

Those requirements seem to the the minimum. Having what they say is the minimum will let WLM run, but not at 100% efficiency.

ok but what i have is a lot more than the minimun so why doesnt it work like 7.5?

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Originally posted by Microsoft
System Requirements MSN Messenger 7.5

    * Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP; Windows XP 64-bit; Windows XP Embedded; Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 1; Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2 ; Windows XP for Itanium-based Systems Version 2003; Windows XP Home Edition ; Windows XP Home Edition N; Windows XP Media Center Edition; Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition (Itanium) ; Windows XP Professional 64-Bit Edition (Itanium) 2003; Windows XP Professional Edition ; Windows XP Professional N; Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Starter Edition; Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

    * Pentium PC with 233MHz processor or faster (500MHz recommended)
    * Microsoft Windows XP operating system
    * Minimum 64MB of RAM (128MB recommended)
    * Up to 50MB of hard disk space needed to install — after install, up to 15MB may be needed
    * 256-color VGA or higher resolution graphics card (SVGA recommended)
    * Minimum 800x600 screen resolution
    * Microsoft® Internet Explorer version 6.0 or later must be installed on your computer, though it does not need to be your default browse

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Originally posted by msn.co.uk
System Requirements Windows Live Messenger

    * Multimedia PC
    * Pentium 233 MHz process (500 MHz recommended)
    * Microsoft Windows XP
    * Minimum 128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended)
    * Up to 50 MB of hard disk space for installation, 15 MB to run the program.
    * Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 SP1 or later must be installed on your computer, though it does not need to be your default.
    * Minimum 800 x 600 screen resolution

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Yes, WLM is definitely more CPU and RAM intense than MSN 7.5 was. I still hope it will get better when Microsoft releases the first non-beta version. But i'm afraid it won't get to 7.5 level or better.

Those listed system requirements are just plain stupid. You need Windows XP for WLM. Ever tried to smoothly run XP on a 233 MHz pentium? .

the requirements from 7.5 & WLM are nearly the same when i read what i found on the net...

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Originally posted by MenthiX
I still hope it will get better when Microsoft releases the first non-beta version. But i'm afraid it won't get to 7.5 level or better.

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so it could be that the problem is because its not a final... that its only a bug or something that slows down WLM???

They might be... but minimum system requirements given by companies/developers are way of so many times. Never rely on them too much.

I personally have a AMD Athlon XP 2600+ CPU/1.5GB RAM and even I can clearly notice WLM is slower than 7.5. WLM just sucks by using lots of reacources on every pc .

you too with that computer WTF????

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I personally have a AMD Athlon XP 2600+ CPU/1.5GB RAM and even I can clearly notice WLM is slower than 7.5. WLM just sucks by using lots of reacources on every pc

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Works fine here with an AMD Athlon XP 2100+ and 1,2GB RAM. It uses more resources than 7.5 but any problem with it.

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i have PIII 1Ghz & 256 ram

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I think too you need more.

Don't foget it is still a memory leech!

I remember MSN Messenger 6.2 having the exact same requirements, when will they change them?