Download MSN Messenger 5.0-(Win-XP)

If you were looking to download old versions of Windows Live Messenger, don't worry, you've come to the right place. Windows Live Messenger was previously known as MSN Messenger, and before that, MSN Messenger Service. Every previous version of the MSN Instant Messenger client can be found here!

MSN Messenger is a Microsoft instant messaging progam that is used to communicate with friends and family through the use of chat windows. It's often refered to simply as MSN, or sometimes as Windows Messenger. The program shows you a list of all your friends who are signed in, or 'online', at the same time as you, so you can start conversations with individual contacts or groups of people. The program also gives you the ability to add new friends and block ones you don't wish to communicate with.

Over the years, version releases of MSN Messenger have added new features and functionality, such as the ablity to have voice conversastions (VOIP), send files or play online games with your friends. MSN Messenger Version 7.0 (and higher) incorporated a video chat feature to be used with a webcam. Signing into MSN Messsenger requires a Windows Live ID, which is usually just an @hotmail.com email address. Once signed in, you are provided with one click access to your Hotmail email account.

If you are looking to download a version of MSN Messenger with a specific feature but you don't know which older version it is, please click on the Change Log to view the different features and changes that came about with each old version of MSN Messenger.

If you are having problems with some of the old versions of MSN, it is because Microsoft has recently made it mandatory to upgrade to newer versions (8.1 and up). But don't worry, because there are patches available to work around this problem. Your best bet is to visit mess.be to find the appropriate patch.

**Windows 95 and NT aren't supported in Versions 5.0 and up**