Lite Messenger

I have a client with a bunch of older computers that do not have a whole lot
of resources available to them. They are slow. I am wanting to add some type
of IM utility to each of the computers to allow better support and response
when they have problems. But, Messenger is way too big and uses up way too
much RAM for these older systems. I have been searching and searching for a
very lite IM utility that I could install so that users on these systems can
IM me and I can IM them back. Does anyone know of anything I could use? I
would like to stay with the MSN (or Live) Messenger network but will use
another one if there is no such lite utility for it. All I need is the
ability to instant message back and forth, no smilies, no special sounds,
just send and receive text.

Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions.

Well I dont know of any personally but you could ask a programmer to build
you a very basic IM as Im a noob to programming but have seen it and I think
many programmers could do it or you just ask about and see.


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Toshiba Satellite A110-162
Windows XP Home SP2
512 MB RAM
55 GB Hard Drive
Super Multi Optical Drive (Dual Layer)
Intel Celeron 410 Proccessor @ 1.46 GHz
128 MB ATI Radeon Xpress 200M Series


"Stevie Wonder" wrote:

> I have a client with a bunch of older computers that do not have a whole lot
> of resources available to them. They are slow. I am wanting to add some type
> of IM utility to each of the computers to allow better support and response
> when they have problems. But, Messenger is way too big and uses up way too
> much RAM for these older systems. I have been searching and searching for a
> very lite IM utility that I could install so that users on these systems can
> IM me and I can IM them back. Does anyone know of anything I could use? I
> would like to stay with the MSN (or Live) Messenger network but will use
> another one if there is no such lite utility for it. All I need is the
> ability to instant message back and forth, no smilies, no special sounds,
> just send and receive text.
>
> Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions.
>
>
>

I may have just found what I have been looking for (finally). It is called
Miranda IM. I am currently testing it and it only uses 1,892K of RAM. Not
bad. It appears to work with all of the major IM networks but you have the
option of which ones to have installed when you initially install the
program (I'm sure the more you have installed, the more memory it uses when
running). I am just installing the MSN portion. Anyway, here is a link in
anyone is interested in taking a look.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/miranda.html

"Sam-Tyson" <> wrote in message
news:8AD4C45B-9CE0-4AF8-8FA8-...
> Well I dont know of any personally but you could ask a programmer to build
> you a very basic IM as Im a noob to programming but have seen it and I
> think
> many programmers could do it or you just ask about and see.
>
>
> --
> Toshiba Satellite A110-162
> Windows XP Home SP2
> 512 MB RAM
> 55 GB Hard Drive
> Super Multi Optical Drive (Dual Layer)
> Intel Celeron 410 Proccessor @ 1.46 GHz
> 128 MB ATI Radeon Xpress 200M Series
>
>
> "Stevie Wonder" wrote:
>
>> I have a client with a bunch of older computers that do not have a whole
>> lot
>> of resources available to them. They are slow. I am wanting to add some
>> type
>> of IM utility to each of the computers to allow better support and
>> response
>> when they have problems. But, Messenger is way too big and uses up way
>> too
>> much RAM for these older systems. I have been searching and searching for
>> a
>> very lite IM utility that I could install so that users on these systems
>> can
>> IM me and I can IM them back. Does anyone know of anything I could use? I
>> would like to stay with the MSN (or Live) Messenger network but will use
>> another one if there is no such lite utility for it. All I need is the
>> ability to instant message back and forth, no smilies, no special sounds,
>> just send and receive text.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions.
>>
>>
>>

Greetings,

Windows Messenger is also an option:
http://microsoft.com/downloads/detai...f-9157a3b3d774

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"Stevie Wonder" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I may have just found what I have been looking for (finally). It is called Miranda IM. I am
>currently testing it and it only uses 1,892K of RAM. Not bad. It appears to work with all of
>the major IM networks but you have the option of which ones to have installed when you
>initially install the program (I'm sure the more you have installed, the more memory it uses
>when running). I am just installing the MSN portion. Anyway, here is a link in anyone is
>interested in taking a look.
>
> http://www.snapfiles.com/get/miranda.html
>
> "Sam-Tyson" <> wrote in message
> news:8AD4C45B-9CE0-4AF8-8FA8-...
>> Well I dont know of any personally but you could ask a programmer to build
>> you a very basic IM as Im a noob to programming but have seen it and I think
>> many programmers could do it or you just ask about and see.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Toshiba Satellite A110-162
>> Windows XP Home SP2
>> 512 MB RAM
>> 55 GB Hard Drive
>> Super Multi Optical Drive (Dual Layer)
>> Intel Celeron 410 Proccessor @ 1.46 GHz
>> 128 MB ATI Radeon Xpress 200M Series
>>
>>
>> "Stevie Wonder" wrote:
>>
>>> I have a client with a bunch of older computers that do not have a whole lot
>>> of resources available to them. They are slow. I am wanting to add some type
>>> of IM utility to each of the computers to allow better support and response
>>> when they have problems. But, Messenger is way too big and uses up way too
>>> much RAM for these older systems. I have been searching and searching for a
>>> very lite IM utility that I could install so that users on these systems can
>>> IM me and I can IM them back. Does anyone know of anything I could use? I
>>> would like to stay with the MSN (or Live) Messenger network but will use
>>> another one if there is no such lite utility for it. All I need is the
>>> ability to instant message back and forth, no smilies, no special sounds,
>>> just send and receive text.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

System Requirements
a.. Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows
Server 2003; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows XP 64-bit; Windows
XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Tablet PC Edition


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:7BDDF7DB-CF4D-4033-87A7-...
> Greetings,
>
> Windows Messenger is also an option:
> http://microsoft.com/downloads/detai...f-9157a3b3d774
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "Stevie Wonder" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>I may have just found what I have been looking for (finally). It is called
>>Miranda IM. I am currently testing it and it only uses 1,892K of RAM. Not
>>bad. It appears to work with all of the major IM networks but you have the
>>option of which ones to have installed when you initially install the
>>program (I'm sure the more you have installed, the more memory it uses
>>when running). I am just installing the MSN portion. Anyway, here is a
>>link in anyone is interested in taking a look.
>>
>> http://www.snapfiles.com/get/miranda.html
>>
>> "Sam-Tyson" <> wrote in message
>> news:8AD4C45B-9CE0-4AF8-8FA8-...
>>> Well I dont know of any personally but you could ask a programmer to
>>> build
>>> you a very basic IM as Im a noob to programming but have seen it and I
>>> think
>>> many programmers could do it or you just ask about and see.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Toshiba Satellite A110-162
>>> Windows XP Home SP2
>>> 512 MB RAM
>>> 55 GB Hard Drive
>>> Super Multi Optical Drive (Dual Layer)
>>> Intel Celeron 410 Proccessor @ 1.46 GHz
>>> 128 MB ATI Radeon Xpress 200M Series
>>>
>>>
>>> "Stevie Wonder" wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have a client with a bunch of older computers that do not have a
>>>> whole lot
>>>> of resources available to them. They are slow. I am wanting to add some
>>>> type
>>>> of IM utility to each of the computers to allow better support and
>>>> response
>>>> when they have problems. But, Messenger is way too big and uses up way
>>>> too
>>>> much RAM for these older systems. I have been searching and searching
>>>> for a
>>>> very lite IM utility that I could install so that users on these
>>>> systems can
>>>> IM me and I can IM them back. Does anyone know of anything I could use?
>>>> I
>>>> would like to stay with the MSN (or Live) Messenger network but will
>>>> use
>>>> another one if there is no such lite utility for it. All I need is the
>>>> ability to instant message back and forth, no smilies, no special
>>>> sounds,
>>>> just send and receive text.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Hi,

Yes, what's wrong with that?

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"kirk jim" <11@11.11> wrote in message news:%...
> System Requirements
> a.. Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003; Windows
> Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows XP 64-bit; Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP
> Service Pack 2; Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:7BDDF7DB-CF4D-4033-87A7-...
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Windows Messenger is also an option:
>> http://microsoft.com/downloads/detai...f-9157a3b3d774
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>> "Stevie Wonder" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>I may have just found what I have been looking for (finally). It is called Miranda IM. I
>>>am currently testing it and it only uses 1,892K of RAM. Not bad. It appears to work with
>>>all of the major IM networks but you have the option of which ones to have installed when
>>>you initially install the program (I'm sure the more you have installed, the more memory
>>>it uses when running). I am just installing the MSN portion. Anyway, here is a link in
>>>anyone is interested in taking a look.
>>>
>>> http://www.snapfiles.com/get/miranda.html
>>>
>>> "Sam-Tyson" <> wrote in message
>>> news:8AD4C45B-9CE0-4AF8-8FA8-...
>>>> Well I dont know of any personally but you could ask a programmer to build
>>>> you a very basic IM as Im a noob to programming but have seen it and I think
>>>> many programmers could do it or you just ask about and see.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Toshiba Satellite A110-162
>>>> Windows XP Home SP2
>>>> 512 MB RAM
>>>> 55 GB Hard Drive
>>>> Super Multi Optical Drive (Dual Layer)
>>>> Intel Celeron 410 Proccessor @ 1.46 GHz
>>>> 128 MB ATI Radeon Xpress 200M Series
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Stevie Wonder" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have a client with a bunch of older computers that do not have a whole lot
>>>>> of resources available to them. They are slow. I am wanting to add some type
>>>>> of IM utility to each of the computers to allow better support and response
>>>>> when they have problems. But, Messenger is way too big and uses up way too
>>>>> much RAM for these older systems. I have been searching and searching for a
>>>>> very lite IM utility that I could install so that users on these systems can
>>>>> IM me and I can IM them back. Does anyone know of anything I could use? I
>>>>> would like to stay with the MSN (or Live) Messenger network but will use
>>>>> another one if there is no such lite utility for it. All I need is the
>>>>> ability to instant message back and forth, no smilies, no special sounds,
>>>>> just send and receive text.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Nothing.. just that he might have win98 on those old machines.. lol

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Hi,
>
> Yes, what's wrong with that?
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "kirk jim" <11@11.11> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> System Requirements
>> a.. Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows
>> Server 2003; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows XP 64-bit;
>> Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Tablet
>> PC Edition
>>
>>
>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>> news:7BDDF7DB-CF4D-4033-87A7-...
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> Windows Messenger is also an option:
>>> http://microsoft.com/downloads/detai...f-9157a3b3d774
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jonathan Kay
>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>>> Associate Expert
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>> --
>>>
>>> "Stevie Wonder" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>>I may have just found what I have been looking for (finally). It is
>>>>called Miranda IM. I am currently testing it and it only uses 1,892K of
>>>>RAM. Not bad. It appears to work with all of the major IM networks but
>>>>you have the option of which ones to have installed when you initially
>>>>install the program (I'm sure the more you have installed, the more
>>>>memory it uses when running). I am just installing the MSN portion.
>>>>Anyway, here is a link in anyone is interested in taking a look.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.snapfiles.com/get/miranda.html
>>>>
>>>> "Sam-Tyson" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:8AD4C45B-9CE0-4AF8-8FA8-...
>>>>> Well I dont know of any personally but you could ask a programmer to
>>>>> build
>>>>> you a very basic IM as Im a noob to programming but have seen it and I
>>>>> think
>>>>> many programmers could do it or you just ask about and see.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Toshiba Satellite A110-162
>>>>> Windows XP Home SP2
>>>>> 512 MB RAM
>>>>> 55 GB Hard Drive
>>>>> Super Multi Optical Drive (Dual Layer)
>>>>> Intel Celeron 410 Proccessor @ 1.46 GHz
>>>>> 128 MB ATI Radeon Xpress 200M Series
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Stevie Wonder" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a client with a bunch of older computers that do not have a
>>>>>> whole lot
>>>>>> of resources available to them. They are slow. I am wanting to add
>>>>>> some type
>>>>>> of IM utility to each of the computers to allow better support and
>>>>>> response
>>>>>> when they have problems. But, Messenger is way too big and uses up
>>>>>> way too
>>>>>> much RAM for these older systems. I have been searching and searching
>>>>>> for a
>>>>>> very lite IM utility that I could install so that users on these
>>>>>> systems can
>>>>>> IM me and I can IM them back. Does anyone know of anything I could
>>>>>> use? I
>>>>>> would like to stay with the MSN (or Live) Messenger network but will
>>>>>> use
>>>>>> another one if there is no such lite utility for it. All I need is
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> ability to instant message back and forth, no smilies, no special
>>>>>> sounds,
>>>>>> just send and receive text.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Hi,

Good reason to upgrade to Win2k on it then

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--


"Former captain of the Enterprise" <1111@11.11> wrote in message
news:...
> Nothing.. just that he might have win98 on those old machines.. lol
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Yes, what's wrong with that?
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>> "kirk jim" <11@11.11> wrote in message news:%...
>>> System Requirements
>>> a.. Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003;
>>> Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows XP 64-bit; Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows
>>> XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>>> news:7BDDF7DB-CF4D-4033-87A7-...
>>>> Greetings,
>>>>
>>>> Windows Messenger is also an option:
>>>> http://microsoft.com/downloads/detai...f-9157a3b3d774
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jonathan Kay
>>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>>>> Associate Expert
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>>>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> "Stevie Wonder" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>>I may have just found what I have been looking for (finally). It is called Miranda IM. I
>>>>>am currently testing it and it only uses 1,892K of RAM. Not bad. It appears to work with
>>>>>all of the major IM networks but you have the option of which ones to have installed
>>>>>when you initially install the program (I'm sure the more you have installed, the more
>>>>>memory it uses when running). I am just installing the MSN portion. Anyway, here is a
>>>>>link in anyone is interested in taking a look.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.snapfiles.com/get/miranda.html
>>>>>
>>>>> "Sam-Tyson" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:8AD4C45B-9CE0-4AF8-8FA8-...
>>>>>> Well I dont know of any personally but you could ask a programmer to build
>>>>>> you a very basic IM as Im a noob to programming but have seen it and I think
>>>>>> many programmers could do it or you just ask about and see.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Toshiba Satellite A110-162
>>>>>> Windows XP Home SP2
>>>>>> 512 MB RAM
>>>>>> 55 GB Hard Drive
>>>>>> Super Multi Optical Drive (Dual Layer)
>>>>>> Intel Celeron 410 Proccessor @ 1.46 GHz
>>>>>> 128 MB ATI Radeon Xpress 200M Series
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Stevie Wonder" wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a client with a bunch of older computers that do not have a whole lot
>>>>>>> of resources available to them. They are slow. I am wanting to add some type
>>>>>>> of IM utility to each of the computers to allow better support and response
>>>>>>> when they have problems. But, Messenger is way too big and uses up way too
>>>>>>> much RAM for these older systems. I have been searching and searching for a
>>>>>>> very lite IM utility that I could install so that users on these systems can
>>>>>>> IM me and I can IM them back. Does anyone know of anything I could use? I
>>>>>>> would like to stay with the MSN (or Live) Messenger network but will use
>>>>>>> another one if there is no such lite utility for it. All I need is the
>>>>>>> ability to instant message back and forth, no smilies, no special sounds,
>>>>>>> just send and receive text.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>