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MSN Messenger or Live Messenger as it's now called is great for communicating with your friends and family online. Not only can you see them
if you have a webcam but you can also talk, exchange files, look and even edit on the other persons computer as well as play games, send a video message, make a telephone call etc.
It's a truly fantastic piece of software and costs nothing.
First, you'll need to Download Windows Live Messenger to get started.
Second, setting up a hotmail account if you don't already have one.
- After installing Windows Live Messenger log-in and make sure you are connected to the internet.
- Find a friend - Open your Messenger by double-clicking the green man icon at the bottom right of your screen.
- Enter the name of someone you are looking for or about to add as a contact into the rectangular search box, or click the green man with the plus sign to Add a contact.
- Enter their Instant Message e-mail address
- Select the 'Type a personal invitation' if you want to send a personal message - Often better to do this - they might think it's someone cold - spamming them (If there's such
a phrase!).
- Select Save - A message will be sent to your new contact.
Sending a file with Windows Live Messenger
- Sign-In if you are not already signed in to your Messenger.
- Double-click on your contact if it displays they are online.
- From the Actions menu select Send a Single File. The file will be pending until the contact accepts the file transfer - DONE!
Viewing / Editing your contacts computer desktop - great for fixing someone's software problems or vice versa. Any place, any country!
- Double-click on your contact if they are online.
- Get your contact to open their Actions menu and select Request Remote Assistance
- Close down any large applications on your machine - Not Windows Live Messenger. This may help speed.
- When you have a visual of your contacts desktop click on the Take Control button (top left). A message will appear on your contacts
screen saying that you want to take control and ask permission.
- After granting permission you will be able to view / edit your contacts machine. A brilliant feature!
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