Windows Live Messenger Lite?

Hi all,
I want to say that Windows Live Messenger truly is an easy to use
Messenger-client, but I do have a question:

Can you make a Lite-client? I don't use most functions of Windows Live
Messenger, I haven't even touched some buttons yet. I never send winks, I've
never used a mood (or Dynamic Display picture), I've never used
PC-to-Phone-calling, neither PC-to-PC-calling, and I just HATE that contact
card.

All these features are installed and loaded by Messenger on startup. If
Microsoft would make a Lite-version and remove these features completely,
this should speed up Messenger quite a bit.

Features that I do use:
- Sending text messages
- Custom emoticons
- File transfers
- Display picture
- Shared folder (sometimes)
- Webcam (rarely)
- Voiceclips (rarely)

I don't use other features of Messenger, so the 29 (or something) MB Windows
Live Messenger is using can be reduced enormously, as well as Messenger's
memory usage (which sometimes gets huge), and it's start-up time.


Regards,
Alex van Herwijnen

Greetings,

I recently heard this discussed (not that it's coming, just the idea), so you're certainly
not the only one requesting this.

Considering the Lite idea has been done at one time or another by the other IM players, I
certainly wouldn't discount for this future.

However, are you aware of the existence of Windows Messenger? It is a pretty light-weight
client:
http://microsoft.com/downloads/detai...f-9157a3b3d774

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"AlexMedia" <> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> I want to say that Windows Live Messenger truly is an easy to use
> Messenger-client, but I do have a question:
>
> Can you make a Lite-client? I don't use most functions of Windows Live
> Messenger, I haven't even touched some buttons yet. I never send winks, I've
> never used a mood (or Dynamic Display picture), I've never used
> PC-to-Phone-calling, neither PC-to-PC-calling, and I just HATE that contact
> card.
>
> All these features are installed and loaded by Messenger on startup. If
> Microsoft would make a Lite-version and remove these features completely,
> this should speed up Messenger quite a bit.
>
> Features that I do use:
> - Sending text messages
> - Custom emoticons
> - File transfers
> - Display picture
> - Shared folder (sometimes)
> - Webcam (rarely)
> - Voiceclips (rarely)
>
> I don't use other features of Messenger, so the 29 (or something) MB Windows
> Live Messenger is using can be reduced enormously, as well as Messenger's
> memory usage (which sometimes gets huge), and it's start-up time.
>
>
> Regards,
> Alex van Herwijnen