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Windows Live Messenger (formerly named MSN Messenger) is an Instant messaging client created by Microsoft. The client has been part of Microsoft's Windows Live set of online services since 2005. It is end of life as of October 2014, and has been replaced by the Skype Network

Windows Live Messenger (formerly named MSN Messenger) is an Instant messaging client created by Microsoft. Video chat, file-sharing, and games are several features of Windows Live Messenger. The client has been part of Microsoft's Windows Live set of online services since 2005. It is end of life as of October 2014, and has been replaced by the Skype Network

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How to stop the Windows 8 Messaging App from automatically signing into MSN?

In the Metro environment I have the Messaging app, and it automatically signs to MSN, which I do not want. How can I turn off this feature?
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Google chat on Windows 8 Release Preview Messaging app

I have connected my Windows Live account (Microsoft account), Facebook account and Google account with Windows 8. In the "People" Windows 8 app it shows as connected to Microsoft, Facebook, Google, but in the "Messaging" app it's connected only to…
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Sign out of messenger on Windows 8

I just installed the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Just going through the default procedure, I let it use my Xbox Live account to create a user. When I then went and turned on my Xbox, it now notified me that I was logged into Messenger in two…
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How do I uninstall Live Messenger without uninstalling Windows Live Essentials?

Whenever I log on, Live Messenger pops up and asks me to sign in. I don't have any friends that use Windows Live, so I don't need Live Messenger. How do I uninstall Windows Live Messenger without uninstalling all of the Windows Live Essentials?
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Windows Live Messenger won't sign in automatically

I am unable to get Windows Live Messenger to automatically sign me in when I start my computer. When I sign in, I check both the "Remember my ID and password" and "Sign me in automatically" checkboxes from the sign in screen, as the screen shot…
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Disable embedded video in Live Messenger

I recently upgraded to a newer version of Live Messenger and when someone sends me a link to a YouTube video via IM Messenger opens the video inside the message. Does anyone know if this feature can be disabled?
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MSN keeps appearing in my task bar

On my W7 MSN (windows live messenger) keeps appearing in my task bar. I unchecked "Automatically run WLM when I log on to Windows" in the Options but it still keeps to appear. I dont want to uninstall it but I want it to run only when I run it from…
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How do I use the Messaging app with an account different from my primary Microsoft account?

I set up this computer with a Local account. I have linked it to my 'primary' Microsoft account - which is used in the Mail and Store apps. There are no other accounts linked at this time. I wish to use the Messaging app with a different Microsoft…
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Reset Windows Live account for Windows 8

I have used the German release preview of Windows 8 and after installing the RTM available via MSDN my apps which were synced got automatically installed. However I have the English version of Win 8 yet some apps were in German and then something…
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How to diagnose remote assistance issue

I have a long standing issue with remote assistance between a home and work PC. My wife and I both use MSN messenger and I used to be able to control her PC at home via MSN Remote Assistance. Some time ago however this stopped working and I don't…
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Disable Live Messenger's Link Nanny

In the new Windows Live Messenger there's a link nanny built in. I.e. When you click links it sends you first to a page "You are now leaving Live Messenger" etc... designed to help protect people who don't know better from following fishy (or phishy…
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How to turn off "unread messages" feature on Windows XP login screen?

In Windows XP, if you have logged onto Windows Live Messenger at some point, then it'll start displaying how many unread messages on the Windows login screen. How can I turn it off?
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Can I synchronize hotmail folders in thunderbird?

I'm using Thunderbird to load my Hotmail mail. It works fine (see previous post). But there is one problem: How can I synchronize the folders I've defined online in Hotmail? And is it possible to archive these mails again in the existing folders?
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Why Windows Live Messenger on Win 7 doesn't pop up the window with the new message, but "let me choose"?

On Windows 7, when clicking on the small icon on the task bar, it is nice to pop up a few small windows and let me choose which one to use. But, with Windows Live Messenger, when I have several chat windows open, and a friend send me a new message,…
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bypass messenger must install a new version (forced upgrade)

Is there anyway to keep my old (version 8.5) messenger ? For some reason it doesn't let me log in and want to force an upgrade (I really don't like the new versions)
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