Editing Windows Messenger (section)

==Overview==
Windows Messenger was introduced in [[Windows XP]] on October 22, 2001.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 8, 2001|title=CNN.com - Sci-Tech - Microsoft to embed Messenger in Windows XP|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/06/08/xp.messenger.idg/index.html|access-date=August 11, 2020|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 11, 2001|title=Windows Messenger Update for Windows XP to Enable Consumers To Make PC-to-Phone Calls|url=https://news.microsoft.com/2001/10/11/windows-messenger-update-for-windows-xp-to-enable-consumers-to-make-pc-to-phone-calls/|access-date=August 11, 2020|website=Stories|language=en-US}}</ref> It is enabled by default.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Disable/Uninstall Windows Messenger in Windows XP – Smallvoid.com|date=October 12, 2002 |url=http://smallvoid.com/article/windows-messenger-settings.html|access-date=August 7, 2019|language=en-US}}</ref> Its features include [[instant messaging]], presence awareness, support for [[Session Initiation Protocol]] (SIP), file transfer, application sharing and [[whiteboarding]].<ref name="auto"/> Later versions added "ink" support and integration with [[Microsoft Lync Server]] (formerly Microsoft Office Communications Server). Windows Messenger's user interface is devoid of the clutter seen in [[Windows Live Messenger]]. Winks, nudges, and custom emoticons are unavailable, and the main user interface more closely resembles the standard Windows XP [[Luna (theme)|Luna]] style.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 12, 2001|title=Windows Messenger Tweaked for XP Launch|url=https://betanews.com/2001/10/12/windows-messenger-tweaked-for-xp-launch/|access-date=August 14, 2020|website=BetaNews|language=en}}</ref>

Windows Messenger integrates with [[Microsoft Exchange Server]], [[Microsoft Outlook]], [[Outlook Express]], [[Remote Assistance]] and [[Windows Media Center]] in Windows XP. Windows Messenger can communicate with the Exchange Server 2000's Instant Messaging Service and [[Microsoft Messenger service|Microsoft Messenger Service]]. Interoperability with third-party software is exposed through a COM API called the ''Real Time Communications (RTC) Client API''.

Development of Windows Messenger was halted after version 5.1 in favor of [[Windows Live Messenger]] and [[Microsoft Lync]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />