This week, Microsoft released version 6.1 of MSN Messenger. MSN Messenger is an instant messaging program that lets you send instant messages with cool emoticons, send pictures and other files to your friends, call a phone anywhere in the world from your computer, see when someone is typing a message to you, page a contact's mobile phone, and much more.
Minimum System Requirements:
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Multimedia PC with 233MHz processor or faster (500MHz recommended)
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Minimum 64MB of RAM (128MB recommended)
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Up to 50MB of hard disk space needed to install — after install, up to 15MB may be needed
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256-color VGA or higher resolution graphics card (SVGA recommended)
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Minimum 800x600 screen resolution
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Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.01 or later must be installed on your computer, though it does not need to be your default browser
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Supported Operating Systems: TabletPC, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 SP 2, SP 3, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows ME, Windows XP
Download
You can download the English language version directly from the Microsoft download [7.98 MB] Web site, or go to this page to choose a different language version.
What's New?
No big changes/additions in this version, but hey, it is a .1 release only... Anyway, according to this What's New page on Microsoft site:
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Change the color of your Conversation window
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Hide the window frame of your Conversation window
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Launch into fun with Launch Site (also in 6.0)
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Send and receive live-action webcam (also in 6.0)
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Create your own emoticons
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Change your display picture (also in 6.0)
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Share Backgrounds (also in 6.0)
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Save your conversations (also in 6.0)
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Instant message with new emoticons (also in 6.0)
Want to remove the ads from the Messenger window? Check this article.
