How do i get the MSN messenger ?

Maybe on... msn.com?

Same way you get anything else on the internet.....google and download.


But you're epicfail I come to expect these threads.

http://explore.live.com/messenger?os=other

http://www.8bitbrigade.com/images/smilies/954-not-sure-if-serious.jpg....http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj125/Gizmojunk/zapper.gif

http://bit.ly/wL8y5E

C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\Downloads\wlsetup-web.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

k what now ?

Why do you even want MSN anyway?

Run the not-very-suspicious exe

thats what i clicked keeps sayign that

so i can chat with people in real time ?

Windows Live Messenger 2011 doesn't work with Windows XP.

Stop using a decade-old OS.

so how do i get one thats compatible for windows XP ? im sorry but it was the best operating system that could be installed on this computer and I dont have the money for a new computer

Look for an older version - 2009 or something.
Or just use the Windows Live Messanger on the hotmail site.

I honestly didn't know that anybody still used MSN. Everybody that I know stopped useing MSN about four years ago.

Aww, come on now. You know that the only reason that there's nothing really wrong with XP. Even nowadays. It's still perfectly viable for most things. Except MSN, apparently.

that one doesnt have sound .-.

XP should come with Windows Messenger?

not if computer was wiped and redone and was forgotten to be installed

I'm sure thats the version my old backup computer has and it did, try 2010 then

I'm still using XP because I live in a poor family, can't afford to upgrade, but DEFRON is right, you can't use a ten year old OS and expect to keep up to date with software and et cetera on the web. It's not a smarmy or rude answer, but technology is constantly changing and a decade old OS is pretty much on par with being a dinosaur in terms of 'technology time'

My work still use XP - for the most part, and even I'm running a perfectly fine version of MSN, not the most up to date but it provides all the features I need.

Well of course. I wasn't suggesting that we should all forget 7 and go back to XP. What I meant is that this isn't the fault of the OS itself.

I don't know, I guess I'm looking at XP through Nostalgia Goggles. My first computer ran ME though. Got rid of that pretty quickly.

Oh no, for standard uses I love XP, I just mean if you expect to keep constant up to date with the ever changing world, the use of outdated (By version release) software isn't the way to go. That said, I still remember using the old Office Windows when I was younger.

Yup, perfectly viable at being a [censored] mess from a security standpoint. Everyone runs as administrator, created a multi-user environment that promoted everyone to run as administrator, No ASLR, gimped firewall, IE integrated deep in the kernel (causing both security and technical problems, and the reason why IE for XP has unpatched security holes AND cannot be upgraded to IE9), and plenty of other things.

XP is the bane of modern computing, because XP isn't modern computing.

On the subject of the OP, rather than using the crappy default client, why not try a third-party client. It'll also get rid of the ads too.

http://www.amsn-project.net/

http://blog.emesene.org/

http://www.pidgin.im/ -- not as feature rich for MSN, but is a multiprotocol client.

Wow! Closed for review.

OK, cleared out a few posts, if you have nothing to say to help the OP best not post.

OP - Google for Windows Live 2009. I have XP and that's the one I use and it's fine.

As for third party - I use aMSN on Ubuntu but in recent times it has come up with an issue - if I log into my hotmail first, then want to chat later, it won't let me log in with aMSN - it boots me saying "disconnected. Logged in at another location". I think this was the same for the Windows version of aMSN. But I don't know how many people have this problem.
I have also had problems with webcam between aMSN and users who have Windows Live, but not always. Also, file sharing isn't supported. But nonetheless, aMSN is a decent substitute for Windows Live.

Pidgin is also nice but mine doesn't support custom smileys any more for some bizarre reason (i.e. they turn up "invisible" or as grey boxes). And no webcam I believe. But great just for chatting.