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{{Short description|Browser-based instant messaging 2004–2008}}
{{Infobox website
| name = Windows Live Web Messenger
| logo = [[File:Windows Live Messenger icon.png|frameless|upright=0.25]]
| screenshot = [[File:Windows Live Web Messenger.png|frameless|center]]
| caption = Screenshot of Windows Live Web Messenger beta
| collapsible = yes
| url = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://webmessenger.live.com |date=* |title=Archived official website }}
| commercial = No
| owner = [[Microsoft]]
| type = [[Instant messaging]]
| registration = Required
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2004|08}}
| current_status = Discontinued ({{End date|2008|10|30}})
}}
'''Windows Live Web Messenger''' is the discontinued browser-based version of [[Windows Live Messenger]] developed by [[Microsoft]] which allowed users to send instant messages online and in real-time with others using the [[Microsoft Messenger service]] from within a [[web browser]]. The service allowed users without administrative privileges on their computer, such as at a shared public computer, to chat with others on their [[Windows Live Contacts|Messenger contact list]] without having to install the Windows Live Messenger client.

On October 30, 2008, Microsoft officially discontinued the beta version of Windows Live Web Messenger and integrated the service into [[Windows Live Hotmail]] and [[Windows Live Contacts]]. In 2010, as part of the Windows Live "Wave 4" release, Windows Live Web Messenger is integrated into all [[Windows Live]] web services' headers, allowing users to sign into the Messenger service via the web browser on any Windows Live properties.

==History==
MSN Web Messenger was first launched in August 2004. On the contact list for MSN Messenger users, the status of a contact using Web messenger is either displayed as a globe, or by appending the word (Web) after their name, depending on the version of MSN Messenger used. MSN Web Messenger was officially discontinued on June 30, 2009.<ref>[http://windowslivewire.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2F7EB29B42641D59!41191.entry?sa=258921170 Windows Live Wire: MSN Web Messenger is retiring]</ref>

In September 2007, Microsoft began developing a new version of the service named Windows Live Web Messenger. This version was released to internal [[Development stage#Beta|beta testers]] and was not available to the public. Windows Live Web Messenger featured the [[Windows Live#Windows Live 2.0|''Windows Live 2.0'']] user interface, integrated Personal Status Message and display picture functionalities, and allowed [[Tab (GUI)|tabbed conversations]] in a "conversation workspace".<ref>[http://www.liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2007/09/19/windows-live-webmessenger-goes-into-dogfood.aspx LiveSide.net: Windows Live Web Messenger goes into dogfood]</ref> Windows Live Web Messenger was officially discontinued on October 30, 2008, and its capabilities were integrated into [[Hotmail|Windows Live Hotmail]] and [[Windows Live Contacts]]. However many functionalities in the beta version of Windows Live Web Messenger, such as tabbed conversations, were unavailable in the [[Windows Live Contacts]] and [[Hotmail]] version.

There are other services from various localities (such as China,<ref>{{cite web | title= Standalone Windows Live Web Messenger in China | url= http://webmessenger.live.cn | date=January 4, 2010 | accessdate = Jan 4, 2010}}</ref> Taiwan, and Singapore) that are also titled ''Windows Live Web Messenger'',<ref>{{cite web |first=Kip |last=Kniskern |title=Standalone Web Messenger coming to Windows Live? |url=http://liveside.net/main/archive/2009/10/12/standalone-web-messenger-coming-to-windows-live.aspx|date=October 12, 2009 |accessdate=Oct 12, 2009}}</ref> however these versions are only an implementation of the [[Windows Live Messenger Connect|Windows Live Messenger Web Toolkit]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Standalone Windows Live Web Messenger in Singapore |url=http://livesino.net/archives/2294.live|date=October 13, 2009 |accessdate=Nov 13, 2009}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/*/people.live.com Official website] (Archive)
* [https://mckarma.com/contact-hotmail-support/ Hotmail Customer Support] (Archive)

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Windows Live Web Messenger - Revision history

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