Windows Live Messenger 8.1

Microsoft has released the final version of windows live messenger 8.1 and is available for download now

Download Windows Live Messenger 8.1

Updates from 8.0 include:

• Yahoo interoperability - now you can chat to your Yahoo Messenger friends from Windows Live Messenger
• Your display name, status and personalization roam with you to any computer
• Improved sign-in performance
• Redesigned contact cards
• A bonus of 2 free VOIP calls
• And it runs on Windows Vista!

Overview

• Call their phones. Call their PCs.

  Call your friends' mobile or landline phones. It's affordable both within the US and internationally. And calling someone's PC is always free.

• See them on the screen

  Show and tell: Grab a webcam and start a video conversation within minutes.

• Share stuff

  Set up a Sharing Folder with a friend. Drop in photos and other stuff, as many as your computer can handle. See it even when one of you is offline.

• New: talk to your Yahoo! friends, too

  With Windows Live Messenger, you can now connect with your Yahoo! Messenger with Voice contacts. Forget needing multiple accounts to talk to your friends. Do it all from Windows Live Messenger. The world's largest IM network has just gotten bigger – and better.