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WM/MSN and Yahoo Messenger by bradfrank on 09-22-2006 at 04:59 AM
what is the difference between WM/MSN and Yahoo Messenger?
note: post edited, rephrased 
RE: LW/MSN video conference by user27089 on 09-22-2006 at 06:46 AM
Sorry, but I'm not sure what you mean, can you please explain the question a bit better and I may be able to offer help.
RE: WM/MSN and Yahoo Messenger by bradfrank on 09-22-2006 at 07:05 AM
sorry 'bout that traxor. i edited my post.
RE: WM/MSN and Yahoo Messenger by user27089 on 09-22-2006 at 07:12 AM
Windows Messenger is a much lighter version of MSN Messenger that comes with Windows XP computers (and Windows 2000 I think). It is used for conferences etc. rather than general use, it is used by more professional people who need something quick and light to make a conference call or discuss something with somebody quickly.
MSN Messenger is a more general IM client, and is easy to use but has a lot of features that appeal to the younger people and people who are just using MSN Messenger for fun rather than business purposes etc.
Yahoo Messenger has most of the features, but I really don't think it's as good for conference calls etc. MSN and Windows Messenger are easier to use.
If by "WM" you meant Windows Live Messenger, then Windows Live Messenger is just MSN Messenger with a new user-interface, different code and most importantly a hell of a lot more features.
RE: WM/MSN and Yahoo Messenger by bradfrank on 09-22-2006 at 07:53 AM
thanks traxor! i like this part 'it is used by more professional people who need something quick and light to make a conference call ' i'm currently using Yahoo Messenger for now and thinking of using Windows Messenger. i'm using XP so that's great! Is it limited to XP and 2000?
RE: WM/MSN and Yahoo Messenger by Nagamasa on 09-22-2006 at 11:12 AM
My dad's company of 50+ and all most of their partners all use Y!M and it also seems to be a good choice as it is ?more secure? They never had a problem with it, and it seems to be a good choice.
RE: WM/MSN and Yahoo Messenger by user27089 on 09-22-2006 at 12:59 PM
quote:
Originally posted by bradfrank
thanks traxor! i like this part 'it is used by more professional people who need something quick and light to make a conference call ' i'm currently using Yahoo Messenger for now and thinking of using Windows Messenger. i'm using XP so that's great! Is it limited to XP and 2000?
It is installed by default, but not limited to, windows xp and windows 2000.
You can use it on anything Windows 9x + if i remember correctly.
quote:
Originally posted by NagamasaAzai
My dad's company of 50+ and all most of their partners all use Y!M and it also seems to be a good choice as it is ?more secure? They never had a problem with it, and it seems to be a good choice.
They are both secure as far as I know, it's mostly down to personal preference.
RE: WM/MSN and Yahoo Messenger by bradfrank on 09-25-2006 at 02:52 AM
great! that is really cool! 'it's mostly down to personal preference' what are these personal preferences? like the stealth?
RE: WM/MSN and Yahoo Messenger by aNILEator on 09-25-2006 at 11:50 AM
i still can't use the chat interoperabiliy between them 
and what's with the BOLDNESS he just means in the end it comes down to what you like or think is best
RE: WM/MSN and Yahoo Messenger by cloudhunter on 09-26-2006 at 10:59 AM
Theres nothing stopping you from using both 