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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: Silver
Latest Wine Version Tested: 5.5

Maintainers: About Maintainership

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Test Results

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Selected Test Results

What works

Installation.

What does not

Logging in.

Workarounds

What was not tested

Everything else - can't test it without being able to log in.

Hardware tested

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Additional Comments

The boxes in which to type the login details do not display correctly, and will not allow you to type them in.

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Operating systemTest dateWine versionInstalls?Runs?Used
Workaround?
RatingSubmitter
ShowManjaro Linux 19.0Apr 04 20205.5Yes Yes YesSilverAxessta 
ShowUbuntu 10.04 "Lucid" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu)Apr 30 20121.5.3Yes Yes Bronzean anonymous user 
CurrentopenSUSE 11.4Jun 05 20111.3.21Yes Yes Garbagean anonymous user 
ShowUbuntu 9.10 "Karmic" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu)May 25 20101.2-rc1Yes Yes Silveran anonymous user 
ShowUbuntu 9.04 "Jaunty" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu)Oct 07 20091.1.29Yes Yes Bronzean 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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