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ICQ Lite		ICQ Lite is only 1.9 Mb, can be installed quickly, easily & uses minimal resources! - Download a new, no-frills, slim version of ICQ in less time than ever. Install ICQ Lite quickly and easily. It's also easy on your computer's resources. Switch between ICQ Lite and ICQ Pro! - ICQ Lite can work WITH the full-featured ICQ Pro: You can alternate between the two versions. The image below shows how to switch from ICQ Lite to ICQ Pro. By clicking Main -> Switch to ICQ full version in ICQ Lite, ICQ Lite will shut down, and the full-featured version of ICQ will automatically start in Advanced mode. Popular Pro Features Added - ICQ Lite now includes several of ICQ Pro's most popular features, such as the ability to: Manage your Invisible/Visible lists Sort users by Name or Online Status Read a Contact's Away message from the User menu Send SMS directly to others from the Contact List window! - The ICQ Lite message window now includes a link to send SMS messages directly to others from the Contact List window. Switch skins & colors! - Now you can alternate between a choice of different skins included with ICQ Lite. Also, change the ICQ Lite colors! The image below shows how to switch skins and change colors from the Owner Preferences window. Send SMS directly to others from the Contact List window! The ICQ Lite message window now includes a link to send SMS messages directly to others from the Contact List window. Switch skins & colors! - Now you can alternate between a choice of different skins included with ICQ Lite. Also, change the ICQ Lite colors! The image below shows how to switch skins and change colors from the Owner Preferences window. Advanced Security Options! - ICQ Lite now allows you to choose whether you are in a Public or Private environment, as well as allowing you to specify if you're a Guest on someone else's computer. Public mode is for ICQ on computers that are used by many people, for example, in Internet cafes. Private mode is for ICQ on computers that are typically used by only a few users. To learn more about Public & Private modes. Improved History! - ICQ Lite now has enhanced History features. Activate Auto Save Messages to save chat histories! - ICQ Lite allows you to select whether or not to save the chat histories with your contacts. There are two ways to select the Auto Save Messages history option: click Main -> Preferences & Security -> Saving Options and select the Save History checkbox. Alternately, to save history for a particular user only, go to a message window and click the History icon. From the Message History window, choose the Save history for this user to record your conversation history for this individual user. Search Google directly from the Contact List window! - The ICQ Lite window now includes a Google search, which allows you to search the Web directly, without having to open your Web browser. Use the Typing Indicator to see when a contact is typing you a message! - When you send a message to another ICQ Lite user, the text User is typing... will appear periodically at the bottom of your message window to indicate the user is replying (Note: "User" will be replaced with your friend's nickname). Send SMS messages to non-ICQ users! - To send SMS messages to non-ICQ users, click Main -> Add / Invite Users -> SMS (Non ICQ Contact). Enter the user's contact name and cell phone number into the Non ICQ Contact window and click OK.

ICQ Pro 2003a		ICQ Lite Compatibility - With ICQ Pro 2003a, you can move instantly from the Pro to Lite versions just by clicking Switch to ICQ Lite from the Main menu. ICQ gives you the option to have both the Lite and Pro clients installed on your computer, and to switch back and forth between them! Shared ICQ preferences and password make it easy to move between Lite and Pro versions without losing your settings. Improved - Check your Email Account on the Server - Improved user interface and preferences. Integration with more email clients. From registration, ICQ automatically detects your email client and address - all you have to do is input your password to start checking your mail! You can check and delete your incoming mail directly from your ICQ Contact List, and send email too! Better XP Integration - Improvements to enhance integration between XP and ICQ. New features making it easier to switch owners by moving ICQ to Standby mode to keep ICQ in the system tray for convenient relaunch by new owner. New Users: Choose to save your History - If you're a first-time ICQ user, or have installed ICQ on a computer for the first time, ICQ will not save your history by default. Note: If you're upgrading from an existing version of ICQ on the same computer, ICQ will keep your existing History settings. To save your message history, click Main -> Preferences -> Alerts and Notifications -> Save Message History. Search Google from the ICQ Window - With the new Search Google feature, you can easily and quickly use the most Internet's most popular search engine, right from your ICQ window. To search, just enter your search keyword, and click GO! Improved Outlook Integration - Improved UI functionality for the ICQ Outlook bar. Now, the ICQ Outlook bar is available even when you open a message from a specific user! Firewall Detection: Use ICQ at Work - ICQ now automatically detects your Internet Explorer proxy settings if you use the automatic configuration script. You can use your ICQ at the office, for better communication with your colleagues, friends & family. People Search: By Keyword or Free Text! - Allow users to perform almost a literal search (for example: male 18 Russia Jazz Music entered in the Keyword search field will automatically return results for Females age 18-22 from Sweden who like Jazz Music). The Keyword search field will also support a limited free text search, with questions like: How can I find females from Sweden? Keyword search has been added to the Add/Invite Users dialog. Add and Find Users Buttons - Now there are 2 easy ways to find friends and add them to your ICQ: Add will open the Add/Invite Users dialog, where you can search to see if your friends are on ICQ, add them to your ICQ & invite more friends to join you. Find Users will open a detailed ICQ users directory search dialog, where you can search for new pals, lost family and old friends by interests, background, gender, age, location, language and more. Quick Link from Message Window to User's Unified Messaging Center - View a user's ICQ Unified Messaging Center, to see their personal details, photo and all the ways to contact them. Set Alert & Accept Sounds per User! - We've brought back the ability to set specific sounds for certain incoming messages & alerts per specific user. You'll find it in your ICQ 2003a by clicking a user name in your Contact List and choosing Alert /Accept Modes. Under General, choose Alerts, then Setup Personal User Sounds.