Microsoft KB Archive/937074

= Xbox 360: Information about Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360 =

Article ID: 937074

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Xbox Live
 * Microsoft XBox 360 Video Game System
 * Microsoft Xbox

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SUMMARY
This article describes Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360.



MORE INFORMATION
With the release of the Xbox 360 May 2007 auto-update, you can sign in to Windows Live Messenger by using the Live ID that is associated with your gamertag on an Xbox 360 console. Therefore, you can now chat with your Messenger contacts by using Windows Messenger Service either through your computer or through your Xbox console.

The following list describes the key features of Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360:
 * Have text conversations with Windows Live Messenger contacts between Xbox 360 consoles, computers, and mobile devices.
 * Combine your Xbox LIVE friends list and your Windows Live Messenger contacts list on the console, and see the online status of all your contacts.
 * Enable your Windows Live Messenger contacts to see what you are doing in Xbox. Gamertag and Xbox LIVE presence are displayed in Windows Live Messenger on your contacts' computers.
 * Have up to six simultaneous conversations.
 * Conversations can occur in the Xbox Guide or in a window that can pop up over games, over movies, or over the Xbox Dashboard.
 * Invite multiple parties into a single conversation.
 * Includes Xbox LIVE Chat Pad accessory integrated support.

Sign up
To enable Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360, you must sign up. To do this, select Chat and IM from the Xbox LIVE area of the Xbox 360 Dashboard or select Chat and IM from the Xbox Guide.

If you sign up for Xbox LIVE after the fall flash update of December 5, 2007, Windows Live Messenger will be added to your account by default.

Note You can only sign in by using the Live ID that is associated with your gamertag. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

937075 Xbox 360: You must use the Windows Live ID that is associated with your gamertag for Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360

Limitations
Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360 does not include all the features of Windows Live Messenger on a computer. Live Messenger on Xbox 360 provides basic text chat and some emoticons. Other features, such as voice chat, attachments, and video are not supported through Xbox 360.

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