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So you loved Windows Live Messenger and hate Skype?

By LightStar on April 25, 2013 8:40:48 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums External Link

LightStar

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For those of you who were forced to change over to the inferior messenger product called Skype, here is a way to get Windows Live Messenger back, and it works absolutely great!

https://messengergeek.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/use-messenger-reviver-2-to-bring-back-messenger-and-beat-skype/#comment-4976

 

It says it will keep Live working for at least a year... but by then maybe Microsoft will come to their senses.

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myfist0
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April 25, 2013 8:43:36 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

not sure if love / hate is what I would use, but I did like messenger better. I will have to give skype more of a chance to get used to before I use hate.

Very nice find though 

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Lavo_2
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April 25, 2013 8:48:46 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

If Skype had better longing and handled online messaging better, i.e. both people do not have to be online in order for a message to be sent, I would say it's a superior platform to MSN. That being said, there is only 1-2 people that I even talked to on MSN, and that is infrequently at best, versus my constant usage of Skype. Can't say I'm personally bummed over this as a result.

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RedneckDude
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April 25, 2013 8:53:25 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

Someone fix Yahoo Messenger and I'll go back to it.

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2of3
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April 26, 2013 12:37:38 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

I stopped using Mass-anger years ago.....Skype rules!

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BoXXi
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April 26, 2013 1:23:34 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

Doesn't work....... 

 

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WebGizmos
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April 26, 2013 2:55:42 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

I still have messenger installed and have yet to be forced to install skype.

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neone6
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April 26, 2013 3:32:33 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

Quoting WebGizmos,
reply 6

I still have messenger installed and have yet to be forced to install skype.

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RedneckDude
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April 26, 2013 3:37:56 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums


 I still have skype installed and have yet to be forced to install messenger.     

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Jafo
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April 27, 2013 12:22:54 AM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

I still have ICQ installed and.....

 

 

 

 

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Zeta1127
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April 27, 2013 12:54:58 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

I did use Live for awhile, but never bothered reinstalling it since I don't have my own computer with internet access, I used it on my parents' computer since my brother also uses it. I only got Skype a few weeks ago in order to attend meetings with my team for Senior Project at DeVry, without even doing video meetings. I am not the best judge of social media and messaging services, because I only infrequently use them (I am on Facebook but rarely use it) and I am not even in the internet on consoles age yet (Halo 4 has convinced me to rectify that asap).

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TwoWolves
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April 27, 2013 5:02:27 AM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

meh.

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dypsis
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April 27, 2013 5:08:20 AM from Stardock Forums Stardock Forums

Quoting Jafo,
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I still have ICQ installed and.....

 

 

 

 

Yes, ICQ these days is amazing.

I left it for years after it was wrecked, but the new one is absolutely superb.

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WebGizmos
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April 27, 2013 5:42:03 AM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

Thanks Tom! Worked like a charm!

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sydneysiders
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April 27, 2013 7:30:33 AM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

   he he.... Tom's a hero...      thanks....  

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Jafo
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April 27, 2013 8:09:18 AM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

Quoting dypsis,
reply 12
Yes, ICQ these days is amazing.

I left it for years after it was wrecked, but the new one is absolutely superb.

Actually...I was sort of....joking....wasn't aware ICQ was even still around.....used to skin it, too...

But...

I DO HAVE the old SDC installed still....

...and Impulse....

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LightStar
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April 27, 2013 8:59:56 AM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

Quoting BoXXi,
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Doesn't work....... 

 

 

Works fine here Boxxi! What is it not doing?

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bjosephwombat
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May 20, 2013 5:17:10 PM from Stardock Forums Stardock Forums

If you are looking for something for small groups for playing games with friends try

 

http://www.downloadc3.com/

 

its free and doesn't require a server.  Just login, create your own channel and let your friends know the channel name.  Its a lot less work than mumble, vent or TS3.

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