To show your contacts what song you are listening to on Microsoft Windows Media Player:
From the main Messenger window, click next to your personal message, and then click Turn on "What I'm Listening To".
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On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click Personal in the left pane. Select Show song information from Windows Media Player as a personal message.
To turn this feature off, repeat step 1 to deselect the option.
Notes
The name of the song and artist that you're listening to will appear instead of your personal message (A customized message that appears next to the contact name in the MSN Messenger main window.) .
This feature is compatible only with Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 or later.
This feature is compatible only with Microsoft Windows 2000 or later.
If you close Microsoft Windows Media Player, your last personal message reappears until the next time you listen to music with Windows Media Player.