Windows Messenger was the XP counterpart to MSN Messenger, both of which were replaced by Windows Live Messenger and later Skype. See Windows Live Messenger and Microsoft Lync.

The instant messaging (IM) service that was part of Microsoft's online offerings launched in the mid-1990s. MSN Messenger became Windows Messenger in Windows XP and evolved into Windows Live ...

Microsoft and 3 Group have signed an agreement which will see Microsofts MSN Messenger and MSN Hotmail services delivered to 3 customers through the 3 portal and through installed software clients on ...

Scheduled for release as part of Windows XP on October 25., Windows Messenger will for the first time allow users of the Microsoft IM tool to send audio and video files from computer to computer. Now, ...