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Windows Live Messenger - discontinued

Looks like MS in not supporting this version anymore. But you can always find it looking in google.

Application Details:

Version: 7.5
License: Free to use
URL: http://messenger.msn.com
Votes: 2
Latest Rating: Gold
Latest Wine Version Tested: 9.14

Maintainers: About Maintainership

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Test Results

Selected Test Results

What works

almost everything
program works completely. screenshot!!!

What does not

voice calls

Workarounds

install dependencies: 

allfonts
msls31
riched20
gdiplus
msftedit
vcredist6
vcredist6st6sp6
vbrun6

What was not tested

voice calls

Hardware tested

Graphics:

  • GPU: AMD
  • Driver: open source

Additional Comments

selected in Test Results table below
Operating systemTest dateWine versionInstalls?Runs?Used
Workaround?
RatingSubmitter
CurrentArch Linux x86_64Aug 15 20249.14Yes Yes YesGoldCassie 
ShowManjaro Linux 19.0Apr 04 20205.5Yes Yes YesSilverAxessta 
ShowUbuntu 10.04 "Lucid" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu)Apr 30 20121.5.3Yes Yes NoBronzean anonymous user 
ShowopenSUSE 11.4Jun 05 20111.3.21Yes Yes NoGarbagean anonymous user 
ShowUbuntu 9.10 "Karmic" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu)May 25 20101.2-rc1Yes Yes NoSilveran anonymous user 

Known Bugs

Bug # Description Status Resolution Other apps affected
16147 Webcam doesn't work REOPENED View

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HowTo / Notes

HOWTO

Using winetricks install: msxml3, flash, riched20

Then just install MSN Messenger 7.5 with the default Windows xp version.

After the installation using winecfg change the Windows version to win2k.

And you will have you're almost perfect MSN Messenger 7.5.

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