Section 7.8. Windows Live Messenger Download: All Versions

7.8. Windows Live Messenger Download: All Versions

Microsoft doesn't include its own instant-messenger (Internet chat) program with Windows Vista anymore; it's already had enough dealings with government antitrust lawyers to last it a lifetime.

Still, Microsoft certainly makes Windows Live Messenger (formerly Windows Messenger) easy enough to get. Choose this command to open the Microsoft Web page from which you can download the program.