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MSN Live Messenger

FraDonaghy	Date: March 11, 2007 @ 3:57 PM Anyone else using this? I recently "upgraded" to it because I was attracted by the possibility of combining my buddy lists from both MSN and Yahoo - and removing the need to open yahoo, which I found tended to slow everything down on my PC when it was on. However with the new MSN - as nice and attractive as it is, I notice it takes as long to start up as Yahoo used to, and offers only a basic "conversation" option to the users imported from Yahoo. (as opposed to emoticon use and file transfer etc). Anyway, anyone else have similar experiences with it taking so long to start up or is it my PC being a prick?
baiko	Date: March 11, 2007 @ 3:59 PM i'm using MSN, with yahoo contacts also, but everything is working normal. But, i also hears that yahoo's server is mad today... maybe is that...
baiko	Date: March 11, 2007 @ 4:00 PM *heard
FraDonaghy	Date: March 11, 2007 @ 4:01 PM I haven't even tried it today It might just be my PC.. think it is time for a re-format!
baiko	Date: March 11, 2007 @ 4:17 PM format c: , he he!!
rhthesinner	Date: March 11, 2007 @ 8:45 PM I had it working fine for a while. Then one morning I tried to sign in after having no problems the previous night. After 20-ish minutes I was still waiting! Next day it took longer. So I uninstalled and redownloaded. But the new download freezes not only the installion but my whole pc shortly before completion, forcing me to reboot!
shadowself	Date: March 11, 2007 @ 9:19 PM The first thing I do when I install an OS is to remove MSN. Programs like Trillian, GAIM, and Miranda can connect to MSN, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ, Jabber and others - all in one app. I love Trillian, and it's very customizable.
Distilled1	Date: March 12, 2007 @ 12:08 AM I refuse to use MSN! I like yahoo as it works fine for me.. but don't use many much. Skype I really like ...both chat and VIOP and Google Talk was a blast but only 1 person I know uses it^ haven't seen him on it, course I never start any of that stuff up unless I am asked all more to slow the comp down
Alstroph	Date: March 12, 2007 @ 11:33 AM I also use Trillian. It's definitely the way the go. Google Talk definitely has the right idea - it's a small app. It's a quick download and it uses virtually none of your systems resources.
leedsquietman	Date: March 12, 2007 @ 5:12 PM Trillian is great but unless you buy the pro versio it doesn't enable some things such as emoticons, video conferencing etc. So says my wife as I don't subscribe to any instant messenger or p2p networks, not willing to take the security risks involved or deal with yahoo stalkers etc.
shadowself	Date: March 12, 2007 @ 5:27 PM Trillian does indeed have emoticons in the non-pro version, but no vid conferencing. I stopped using IM last year except for Skype (only when I have conference calls) and GoogleTalk (which is running constantly). GoogleTalk tiny, rock-solid, uses low resources, seems to be geared more for adults (no silly backgrounds, buzzing, animations, shaking the screen, etc.) and the audio quality in voice chat is exceptional. However, it only connects to GoogleTalk. Of the three multi-chat-clients I have tried, I prefer Trillian because I can customize it exactly how I want. It is mostly stable. GAIM's interface is too clunky for me, especially with large contact lists. Miranda is also excellent, and compact.
leedsquietman	Date: March 12, 2007 @ 5:33 PM Thanks for the update, I should let my wife know about that, she installed MSN messenger on my laptop last year without telling me and got a virus into my computer ...
K3VIN	Date: March 13, 2007 @ 12:24 AM I like MSN
AdamsGod	Date: March 17, 2007 @ 4:13 PM you guyd went off topic.. AAAANYWAAYYS... Yeah, its happening to me man, i installed it 'upgraded' and my PC is running way slower and shit. I'm pissed.
alteredwazzup	Date: August 24, 2007 @ 10:41 AM That what you get with all that shit... maybe you should think of downloading a way different thing... MSN is using a lot of memory to run
ChillinBuzz	Date: August 24, 2007 @ 11:10 AM Pffft, Yahoo can use just as much - depends on how many conversations, how long it's been going, how active the convos are, emoticons, etc. Shut it off and back on, mine sits at 30MB of memory and Yahoo is actually 1MB larger from start. The most I've seen either hit is around the 50-60MB mark. The only time that would/should be a problem with memory is if you have less than 512MB and are trying to run as many threads as a Cray supercomputer...
hantu	Date: August 24, 2007 @ 1:02 PM It is not just your pc being a prick.
Alwex	Date: August 25, 2007 @ 5:35 AM So its MSN thats bitching my comp. Thought it just got slower for some other unknown reason Well i use MSN Cause im to lazy to fix stuff like trillian and such, and everybody i feel a need to chat with uses MSN so
Cryxan	Date: August 25, 2007 @ 6:49 AM I've been using Trillian for years. I would never install MSN on my machine. Trill used to be pretty buggy, but I haven't had any major issues with it in some time.
ChillinBuzz	Date: August 25, 2007 @ 3:18 PM Trillian is pretty cool, I'm still debating whether to reinstall it.
NickSawyer	Date: August 25, 2007 @ 6:09 PM I use Windows Messenger since it's easy and there and you don't have to download anything. At least I didn't, I have winxp pro and it's a media center edition pc, so maybe I'm just lucky
ChillinBuzz	Date: August 27, 2007 @ 5:19 AM So it auto updates itself, still downloads something, technically. Never liked the auto-update option on XP, it kept messing with my custom settings.
ebarbarella	Date: August 28, 2007 @ 3:20 PM i like msn live messanger i dont use yahoo anymore so you can find me @ barbiesol@hotmail.com or popdolls@hotmail.com
hexagon	Date: October 31, 2007 @ 2:02 AM I am using both MSN and Yahoo, but i would like to go with MSN.