This version introduced features such as handwriting and nudges.
Application Details:
| Version: | 7.0 |
| License: | Free to use |
| URL: | http://messenger.msn.com |
| Votes: | Marked as obsolete |
| Latest Rating: | Silver |
| Latest Wine Version Tested: | 1.3.17 |
Maintainers: About Maintainership
What works
Connection, Chat, Emoticons, Send Files, Sound
What does not
Webcam, Audio Conversation
Workarounds
What was not tested
Winks, Games
Hardware tested
Graphics:
Additional Comments
- To have text displayed correctly I had to override the richedit libraries: 1) download the DLL from the link below: http://www.dlldump.com/cgi-bin/testwrap/downloadcounts.cgi?rt=count&path=dllfiles/R/RICHED20.DLL 2) place the DLL in $HOME/.wine/drive_c/system32 3) open winecfg, go to Library and add a new override for "riched20" - The application only works under ME/2K/XP emulation; under XP emulation webcam and microphone are not recognized; under ME/2K emulation they are recognized but the webcam dispalys only garbage while recording from the microphone causes a crash - Better to use a native linux client! ;-)
| Operating system | Test date | Wine version | Installs? | Runs? | Used Workaround? | Rating | Submitter | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Apr 07 2011 | 1.3.17 | Yes | Yes | Silver | an anonymous user | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Mar 01 2009 | 1.1.16 | Yes | Yes | Garbage | Jaime Rave Torres | ||
| Current | Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Jan 09 2009 | 1.1.12 | Yes | Yes | Silver | Claudio | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Oct 11 2008 | 1.1.6 | Yes | Yes | Silver | Justin Soulia | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Sep 20 2008 | 1.1.0 | Yes | Yes | Silver | an anonymous user |
- Set wine to Win2K
- Do sh winetricks riched20 msxml3 flash
Then just install and enjoy it.
