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MSN™ Messenger Service provides the easiest way for you, your friends, and your family to communicate online. Instant messages are faster than e-mail, and Messenger Service makes e-mail programs like Outlook® Express and MSN Hotmail® more convenient to use.

With MSN Messenger Service in Windows Me, you can:

• Know when your friends are online and have real-time conversations with up to four people at the same time.
• See how many unread e-mail messages you have in your MSN Hotmail Inbox, and be notified whenever you receive a new Hotmail message.
• View your list of online contacts directly from Outlook Express 5.5, and send instant messages from within Outlook Express.
• Go instantly from a text chat to a video conversation with NetMeeting® 3.1.
• Invite a friend to play a DirectPlay® game directly from within MSN Messenger Service.

MSN Messenger Service is also integrated with the new MSN.com Message Center, so you can now use your Internet start page to manage all of your online communication.