To start, I have to say that MSN Explorer is pretty great. I love having everything online personalized. The appearance, e-mail, contacts, stacks, Ect!

I love having my Hotmail right there at the top. All I have to do is click on e-mail and my Hotmail pops up in a format quite like Outlook Express.

MSN Explorer runs in Sync with Messenger. You Buddies list is right there at the top with the e-mail button. You can use it and never agin click on your actual Messenger tab. It will tell you who is online, you can control you messenger settings and have conversations allusing Explorer.

Stocks, Maps, Websites, and Photo Albums, along with most other MSN services are all on the sidebar. This makes using the web quite convenient. There is even a built in MSN search bar at the side.

Another great feature is built in Windows Media Player plug-in on the sidebar. I've found that streaming audio works better with this plug-in that streaming it through Winamp or Real Player. It's fast and you don't have to wait for the program to load before you can hear the music. It loads with Explorer and doesn't require extra windows.

One more great feature is that settings are personalized too. When you sign into a site like Myplay which requires a username and password, you can set it to save this information and log you in automatically next time you enter the site. You're probably thinking that all browsers do that. The think that's different about MSN Explorer is thatthese settings are saved in your login settings and another person can log into their account and then go to the same site and they will be logged into that site with their own login.

The only problem i've had with MSN Explorer is that I can't seem to change my start page. I have to always start at www.msn.com. This doesn't mean the end of the world, so I won't complain.

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