MSN Messenger: 100 Million+ Users, MSN 6 Details

100 Million Customers and Counting: MSN Messenger Extends Worldwide Lead Among Instant Messaging Providers

New Version With Significant Updates Is Scheduled for Release This Summer

REDMOND, Wash. — May 12, 2003 — MSN® Messenger Service recently reached a record high of 100 million active users per month worldwide. In addition, MSN Messenger was the No. 1 instant messaging (IM) service in 11 countries, according to independent third-party rating organizations during the month of March 2003. The service’s continued growth further solidifies MSN Messenger’s position as the industry leader. Over the coming months, MSN Messenger fans can look forward to an innovative new version of the service that delivers advanced personalization, integrated games and video chatting capabilities, along with a dramatic new user interface.

“MSN Messenger has proven to be a powerful communication service for consumers worldwide,” said Lisa Gurry, group product manager for MSN. “MSN delivers innovative technology such as Shared Browsing with MSN Messenger today, and it will raise the bar further with exciting new services when we unveil our next version this summer.”

New Version of Messenger Promises New User Interface, Other Innovations

MSN will build on the success of the current version of MSN Messenger when it releases a major upgrade to the service this summer. New and enhanced features will include these:

* Significant improvements to the user interface
* New personalization features
* Integrated game capabilities that allow users to play checkers, double solitaire and other Zone.com games live via MSN Messenger
* Integrated video and voice features that offer live, face-to-face communications between customers of MSN Messenger. Previously available as an add-on service from Logitech, consumers can take advantage of integrated webcam functionality, which allows them to show live pictures to their online buddies. Audio voice features are also available, enabling consumers to talk to each other using their PC’s microphone and speakers. For Windows® XP users, video conferencing, or synchronized video and audio, will be available with MSN Messenger version 6.

Some of these enhancements can be viewed at http://messenger.msn.com/sneakpeek/.

Link: MSN Messenger: 100 Million+ Users, MSN 6 Details

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Commented on May 25th, 2003 at 1:54 am.

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Commented on May 26th, 2003 at 7:06 am.

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Commented on May 26th, 2003 at 1:09 pm.

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i got msn 6.
ive you have kazaa just look under: MSN 6 Beta.
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Commented on May 26th, 2003 at 2:25 pm.

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Commented on May 26th, 2003 at 2:40 pm.

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Commented on May 26th, 2003 at 5:22 pm.

Haggis said:

Thanks everyone for all the comments.. I’ve posted a link to get the BETA copy of MSN 6 that’s been going around in this article.

Hope that helps!

Commented on May 26th, 2003 at 5:43 pm.

gemma said:

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Commented on June 24th, 2003 at 2:22 pm.

Shasta W said:

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Commented on June 29th, 2003 at 5:59 pm.

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Commented on July 28th, 2003 at 5:17 am.

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Commented on December 30th, 2003 at 11:44 pm.

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Commented on January 21st, 2004 at 2:36 pm.

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Commented on February 12th, 2004 at 3:11 pm.

debbi said:

hello I was wondering if there is a way you could help me.

when i go to log in on msn messager 6.0 there is a window that ask if i would like to install 6.1 i try and it wont as there is a error 1603 comes up but i cant even log on to my msn through 6.0 anymore as this window about the new version keeps coming up all the time asking me if i want the new version i press no and try to log in but still wont let me.

from Debbi

Commented on April 21st, 2004 at 7:27 pm.

debbi said:

hello I was wondering if there is a way you could help me.

when i go to log in on msn messager 6.0 there is a window that ask if i would like to install 6.1 i try and it wont as there is a error 1603 comes up but i cant even log on to my msn through 6.0 anymore as this window about the new version keeps coming up all the time.

from Debbi

Commented on April 21st, 2004 at 7:31 pm.

Haggis said:

Hi Debbi, consider yourself lucky I’m actually going to help you. All you need to do is go to your control panel, add/remove programs and uninstall MSN Messenger 6.0 from your system.

Follow the steps carefully, and once it’s finished just reinstall MSN Messenger 6.1 from the web site. That should fix your problem.

Commented on April 21st, 2004 at 7:37 pm.

Jen said:

i have already downloaded msn messager 6.2, but how come it keep say error 2889 and 1603 when i try to installed it

Commented on May 14th, 2004 at 8:49 pm.

Jen said:

i have already downloaded msn messager 6.2, but how come it keep say error 2889 and 1603 when i try to installed it. i don’t have any older version in my pc

Commented on May 14th, 2004 at 8:53 pm.

Jen said:

i have already downloaded msn messager 6.2, but how come it keep say error 2889 and 1603 when i try to installed it. i don’t have any older version in my pc

Commented on May 14th, 2004 at 8:53 pm.

Rosanna Minervini said:

hi this is Rosie well ive got msn 6.2 and 6.1 and 6.0. The one that i am able to use it the 6.2 msn, btu that msn isnt workin when i sign in, it wont let me sign in and the signing in it stops and a box comes up and that box says, troubleshoot and i clicked on it and it sed that they couldnt find any problams wif the msn please try later. I tried 4 days later still aint workin do any of u guys kno wut to do, to get msn 6.2 workin? If ya do plz can u telll me ty

Commented on July 5th, 2004 at 1:32 pm.

rosie said:

hi ive got msn 6.2, but it isnt workin and everytime i try to loggin it comes up wif a box and in dat box it says troubleshoot. I clicked on it and it sed that my msn hasnt got any problams, but it still isnt workin. It also sed try msn messanger l8ter and i did i tried it afta 4 days but it still aint workin. Do any of u lot kno how to make my msn 6.2 work, and how to make it let me loggin, if ya do plz can u telllll me ty so much

Commented on July 5th, 2004 at 1:36 pm.