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Portable IM client for Windows

  • 19-03-2008 4:23pm
    #1
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭


    Any recommendations? I'm looking for something that's free, portable, and does at least MSN Messenger (or Windows Live or whatever they call it now) and Google Talk (or is just Jabber compatible).

    I used to use GAIM but it never seemed to work as well in Windows as it did in Linux...


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  • #2
    Ghost Train
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,475 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    trillian and gaim(pidgin) are the only two i can think of... not a big user of im so not even sure how they rate these days


  • #3
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    Looks like GAIM has changed a lot since the last time I used it (name changed and all!). Might try it out again so...


  • #4
    forbairt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭forbairt


    zilog_jones wrote: »
    Looks like GAIM has changed a lot since the last time I used it (name changed and all!). Might try it out again so...

    Its actually pretty stable these days ... still some minor bugs with it but its a lot better than it was a year+ ago

    edit: http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/pidgin_portable


  • #5
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    Thanks! Was trying to look for a portable version...


  • #6
    Kali
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,601 ✭✭✭Kali


    Meebo could do the job for the casual IM user.


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  • #7
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    Kali wrote: »
    Meebo could do the job for the casual IM user.

    +1 meebo , saves you have to carry the usb key with you,
    -1 meebo , if it's blocked on your work network :D


  • #8
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    I couldn't get Pidgin to work (probably had the proxy settings wrong - trying to use it in college btw), so might try that when I'm there again tomorrrow.


  • #9
    im...LOST
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,784 ✭✭✭im...LOST


    There is a portable version of Pidgin knocking around somewhere.


  • #10
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,260 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    zilog_jones wrote: »
    I couldn't get Pidgin to work (probably had the proxy settings wrong - trying to use it in college btw), so might try that when I'm there again tomorrrow.

    I have my Portable Pidgin on my college filestorage, its always there no matter what ever pc i log in at.. very handy :pac::pac:


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