Windows Live Messenger is the next-generation MSN Messenger
It has everything you already love about Messenger—your contact list, emoticons, and instant access to your friends via text, voice, and video—plus new ways to connect and share photos and documents effortlessly. As always, it's free to download Messenger and use most of its features
System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows Vista; Windows XP
Pentium 233 MHz (500 MHz recommended)
Microsoft Windows XP
128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended)
Up to 50 MB of hard disk space for installation, 15 MB to run the program
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 SP1 or later must be installed on your computer, though it does not need to be your default.
800 x 600 or higher screen resolution