MSN Messenger 7.5 Final Released!

[EvilSeph]

Microsoft has released an update to their popular Instant Messaging client MSN Messenger. With the release of MSN Messenger 7.5, Microsoft has added a couple new features:

Voice Clips
Allowing you to use your microphone to record and send a voice clip of up to 15 seconds to your contact. A voice clip can be saved in .WAV format by clicking on "Save As" after sending a Voice Clip. Feature sound familiar maybe? :p

Dynamic Backgrounds
Tired of those background images that sit around and do nothing? Well, Microsoft have added Dynamic Backgrounds which - just like Dynamic Display Pictures - move around and some even allow you to interact with them.

General User Interface enhancements
A lot has changed since 7.0 and well, you'll just have to see for yourself :)

New features for web-developers
The ability to start a conversation with a contact, add a contact to your contact list, send an invitation to start a voice conversation, send an invitation to start a video conversation all from a site using the following link syntaxes:

Start a conversation with a contact: msnim:chat?contact=@hotmail.com
Add a contact to your contact list: msnim:add?contact=@hotmail.com
Send an invitation to start a voice conversation: msnim:voice?contact=@hotmail.com
Send an invitation to start a video conversation: msnim:video?contact=@hotmail.com

Take a look at the MSN Messenger Home page for official information

Download: MSN Messenger 7.5 Final

[Jeff]

Anyone know what add-ons are compatible with the final release? If so, post them here.

[princeG]

Messennger Plus! is compatible, I have the latest version (3.54.132) and it works fine.

Messenger Discovery X is not compatible yet but it will be soon.

[BigBaseBaller]

Messenger:Mate for MSNM v1.5.1 works flawlessly with this new version of MSNM, 7.5. The people that create Messenger:Mate just released an awesome new version with tons of new features.

Here's the website:
http://www.messengermate.com

[LeahOnIM]

http://spaces.msn.com/members/IMUnplugged

You know, if details are your thing.

[EvilSeph]

oh my god Leah, I preferred your old Spaces theme/layout - please change back :P

Thanks for the details.

[princeG]

Messenger Discovery is also compatible now :)

[smileycam]

Does MSN Messenger work with Windows 2000?

[shifter]

Of course it does! Get it at http://messenger.msn.com/Download/