MSN Messenger

Folio

Hi all

My 13 year old is desperate for me to download and install MSN messenger. So far I have resisted because:-

1. I used it some years ago and had trouble with viruses - even though I am mega careful
2. I have been told it slows down the PC - A LOT

Any advice on the pro's and con's of downlaoding and installing would be gratefully received. (I'm running Vista)

Thanks in advance

5bellies_2

Folio wrote: »

Hi all

My 13 year old is desperate for me to download and install MSN messenger. So far I have resisted because:-

1. I used it some years ago and had trouble with viruses - even though I am mega careful
2. I have been told it slows down the PC - A LOT

Any advice on the pro's and con's of downlaoding and installing would be gratefully received. (I'm running Vista)

Thanks in advance

It won't slow the PC down, but that won't bother you as you'll never drag the little darling off it again. :rotfl:

samhale

If you have Vista, than MSN messenger should be there already?
It's called Windows Live Messenger now.

There are a good few virus' going round, just tell your kid that if anyone sends them a file, check what it is, as a the virus' send files round seemingly from your friends, but they don't know they're sending it.

Marty_J

You could always use the online version:

http://webmessenger.msn.com/

Then you wouldn't have to install anything.

DCFC79

Or theres meebo or ebuddy, you just need to have a hotmail email address and you login using that, theres no software to download, you can only get viruses via msn if you click on the link posted well as far as im aware that is