Windows Chat (not to be confused with

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) is a simple LAN-based text chatting program included in

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and, later, the

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-line of operating systems, including Windows NT 3.x,

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and

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. In later Windows versions, the Network DDE service may need to be enabled to receive calls. It utilizes the NetBIOS session service and

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. Users can chat with each other over an IPX LAN. The shortcut to the executable is not present in the

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in newer versions of Windows; it must instead be run by using Start > Run... > WinChat.exe. Windows Chat utilizes a split screen user interface similar to UNIX

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. Windows Chat is

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, with typing being transmitted immediately. Microsoft removed the application from Windows versions from Vista on, with the removal of

, though the program and the DDE service it needs may be manually installed. However the application can still be used through programs such as virtual machines if earlier versions of Windows are installed on them.

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Using Windows Chat in Windows XP
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