[donnieb6680]

Trillian lets you IM your friends using yahoo, msn, aim, & icq. Recommended.

[McTimson]

I second this recommendation...I currently use it, once you get used to it, it's a lot better, and it has tons of options, skins, and plugins that you can install...definitely worth downloading the free version, and if you like it, buy the Pro version.

[Maggz]

I Third this recomendation I have trillian pro

[brendandonhu]

I used Trillian for a while, but I switched to Gaim
http://gaim.sourceforge.net
Nice piece of software...completely free
Supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, Zephyr and runs on just about any OS.

[Maggz]

GAIM's main program doesnt minimize to taskbar that annoyed me.

[brendandonhu]

Um, if you hit the minimize button it goes straight to the taskbar, and there is a plugin that will make it minimize to the system tray if you prefer.

[Fyzbo]

I use GAIM as well. Absolutely love it.

[Maggz]

Originally Posted by brendandonhu

Um, if you hit the minimize button it goes straight to the taskbar, and there is a plugin that will make it minimize to the system tray if you prefer.

Yes the tray is what i need.. task bar... its in the way

[Fyzbo]

with the newest windows version it goes to the tray when Xed out.