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Live, commonly abbreviated MsgPlus, Plus!, or incorrectly as MSN Plus) is an add-on for Windows Live Messenger and Skype. The software provides additional functionality to Microsoft's Instant messaging client, Windows Live Messenger, by adding its own controls to the main interface.
Winks are Flash-based animated files that appear in Windows Live Messenger. [1] When a user sends a Wink to a friend, the animation file is transferred over the Internet and is displayed on the recipient's computer screen. [ 2 ]
Windows Live Alerts integrates tightly with Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Hotmail (now Outlook.com) and Windows Live Mobile. An "Alerts" tab is available in Windows Live Messenger showing a list of recent alerts organized by date or provider's name. When a new alert arrives, a "toast" will appear in the user's screen showing the alert's ...
Windows Live Web Messenger was officially discontinued on October 30, 2008, and its capabilities were integrated into Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Contacts. However many functionalities in the beta version of Windows Live Web Messenger, such as tabbed conversations, were unavailable in the Windows Live Contacts and Hotmail version. [3]
With the release of Windows Live Messenger 2009, Microsoft made changes to the protocol used by Windows Live Messenger. These changes included the use of P2P-SIP instead of using an external server. As a result of this, the video call function to aMSN was made unusable and was removed from versions 0.98.3 and 0.98.4 of aMSN.
Remote Assistance is a feature of Windows XP and Windows Vista which is integrated with Windows Live Messenger. It allows one person to "take control" of the other's computer (with their permission) and is intended for offering computer assistance to friends and family on other computers.
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Ability to change the themes to be displayed on all Windows Live properties; View the "Messenger social" feed for people in the user's network; View recent activities for people in the user's network from Windows Live properties including Windows Live Profile, Windows Live Groups, SkyDrive, Windows Live Photos, and Windows Live Messenger