MSN Messenger 7.5 on Linux with Wine

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Written by Tom Wickline

Monday, 09 February 2009 15:46

About MSN Messenger 7.5

MSN Messenger allows you to chat online, in real time, with family, friends and colleagues. It's faster than e-mail, more discreet than a phone call, and best of all it's free! MSN Messenger is more than just text, it's a great way to collaborate with co-workers or touch base with family and friends.

You can even send an instant message to a contact's mobile phone. Customization features help you personalize your chats and make your connections even more meaningful.

Wine configuration

This is with a clean configuration directory, with no other applications or games installed.

Linux Distribution: Ubuntu 8.04
Windows version emulated: 2000
Wine version tested: 1.1.14

WineTricks

Now download winetricks if you don't already have it and install the following Windows redistributables.

corefonts
flash
gecko
msls31
msxml3
riched20
riched30
tahoma

MSN Messenger install in Wine

Download MSN Messenger version 7.5.0324 from filehippo and save it to your home directory.

Now open a terminal and run $ wine Instal_MSN_Messenger.exe

The Messenger install should now start, I didnt select any of the extra addon software that comes bundled with it.

To run Messenger just click on Applications > Wine > Programs > MSN Messenger 7.5

Screen Shots

Here's a few Screen Shots of MSN Messenger 7.5 running on my Ubuntu 8.04 laptop.

Notes

The larger thumbnails for the user and contacts do not show bug 8555, other then this annoyance chat works near perfectly.

Also, I didn't test cam support or online games ect, only chat was tested...

Comments

Next: YM

dannybuntu 2009-02-09 15:20:16

Good job Tom, now, believe it or not, a lot of people not only in the Philippines, but also some as
far as Romania have an IM fetish for Yahoo Messenger. I can get the latest version to install but
not authenticate :)

Anonymous 2009-02-09 15:37:42

i keep getting this message

a newer version is available. you must install the newer version in
order to continue. would you like to do this now?

how can i get rid of that?

Anonymous 2009-12-13 23:08:22

Windows Version must be 2000

Same problem

dannybuntu 2009-02-09 17:04:51

I used to work as an outsourced technical support for MSN and I know for a fact that they force
users to upgrade their msn messenger.

I just tried installing msn messenger and I got the same
error as anonymouse guy above.

Yahoo Messenger

Hello 2009-02-09 19:10:12

GOOD JOB, GUYS!!

Now we need instructions to run Yahoo Messenger, it's very important :D

Cheers!

Google Talk

Hello 2009-02-09 19:11:39

I forget to tell you, we also need info about Google Talk

re: Google Talk

Tom Wickline 2009-02-11 06:06:02

Hello wrote:

I forget to tell you, we also need info about Google Talk

why not just use the gadget?

http://www.google.com/talk/#

Tom

Tom Wickline 2009-02-09 19:34:52

Windows version emulated: 2000

You can install MSN 7.5 as XP then you have two choices, run winecfg
and add msnmsgr.exe then set it to win2k then hit OK or set wine as win2k or a prefix depending on
how you installed the app.. I bet $10.00 you have Wine set as XP and that's why it wants you to
upgrade..

Tom

Almost there...bear with me

dannybuntu 2009-02-10 04:47:16

Thanks for helping us tom. The others would have said, "use kopete or pidgin
instead".

Followed first modification: added msnmsgr.exe and changed to win2000.

But got
this: http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m271/dan_rgarci a/msn1.png

I will try figuring out my
firewall settings in Ubuntu

Eureka :)

dannybuntu 2009-02-11 04:59:27

Now working on Ubuntu Intrepid,
wine 1.1.14

The user interface is a little messed up but its
working.

Chatted with myself. :)

Thanks tom

re: Eureka :)

Tom Wickline 2009-02-11 06:03:34

dannybuntu wrote:

Now working on Ubuntu Intrepid,
wine 1.1.14

The user interface is a little messed up but
its working.

Chatted with myself. :)

Thanks tom

Yea, it's mostly bug 8555 :) once that's fixed it should look correct.

Tom

Video

Marco 2009-03-01 02:24:35

MSN 7.5 on Ubuntu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60xvn-C99Xg

Does'nt work!!!! help

And3street 2009-03-31 10:23:11

Well I have the same stressing problem, an error with the upgrate appears, and I did set up wine to
win2k so what next ??????? please help

Does not work

Adam 2009-05-14 11:07:19

I cant sign in it wont let me type in the box the box appears to be really small help

pidgin messenger

Trish 2009-07-06 09:39:05

For everyone that would like to run yahoo messenger or Gtalk just get pidgin. you can run multiple
accounts. and its great

it gives me an error

Andy Bartolome 2009-11-01 04:18:49

Hi i want to know if anyone knows how to fix this error:

anrabaro@anrabaro-laptop:~/Desktop$
wine Install_MSN_Messenger.exe
err:winedevice:ServiceMa in driver L"Cdr4_2K" failed to
load
err:winedevice:ServiceMain driver L"Cdralw2k" failed to load
fixme:advapi:DecryptFileA
"C:\windows\temp\IXP001.TMP\&# 34; 00000000

then pop up appears in says:

msm
messenger setup was unable to run due to system error

... anyone?

Andy B

Works with 1.2 rc 2

Rolando 2010-07-10 06:56:00

Msn 7.5 works perfect,look the appdb http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=v
ersion&iId=3619
Works everytinhg except openining mails with ie6.
The games and webcam works.
See
instructions in spanish hear:
http://www.taringa.net/posts/linux/5613611/M sn-en-Gnu_Linux.html

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