Windows messenger

[dougielogan]

Could someone tell me the difference between windows messenger and windows live messenger, I seem to have both on my laptop, home user -single computer, xp home, if I don't need both what one to keep, only want to chat occasionally with a few friends and family, no bells and whistles needed.

[vehelpfulguy]

I think Microsoft are rebranding a few things as Windows Live. This is their new online web based system.

So I think Windows Live Messenger is the latest version of Windows Messenger.

I would not delete any version of Windows messenger as it is tightly coupled with Windows and if you delete it then you may get problems.

See more here

http://get.live.com/messenger/overview