Application Details:
| Version: | 8.1 (Windows Live Messenger) |
| License: | Free to use |
| URL: | http://messenger.msn.com |
| Votes: | 3 |
| Latest Rating: | Bronze |
| Latest Wine Version Tested: | 1.1.18 |
Maintainers: About Maintainership
What works
You can chat, and transfer files, use winks and send emoticons
What does not
Webcam doesn't work.
Some icons are missing and other parts don't have transparent background.
Sound doesn't work
The Scroolbar in the chat window is missing.
Workarounds
What was not tested
Games
Hardware tested
Graphics:
Additional Comments
You need to install riched20, msxml and flash to make it work.
| Operating system | Test date | Wine version | Installs? | Runs? | Used Workaround? | Rating | Submitter | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Apr 04 2009 | 1.1.18 | Yes | Yes | Bronze | Jake9999 | ||
| Current | Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Mar 01 2009 | 1.1.16 | Yes | Yes | Bronze | Jaime Rave Torres | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Jan 28 2009 | 1.1.13 | Yes | No | Garbage | an anonymous user | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Jun 11 2008 | 1.0-rc4 | Yes | No | Garbage | an anonymous user | ||
| Show | Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | May 29 2008 | 1.0-rc2 | No | Not installable | Garbage | matt |
wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks
sh winetricks riched20 gdiplus msxml3 flash
