MSN through the years (images)

Editors' note: This slideshow was originally published June 19, 2009. It was updated November 3 with the home page image from the 2009 redesign of MSN.

As Microsoft readies for a fall revamp to MSN, CNET News takes a look back at the portal's evolution via screenshots from the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.

The MSN portal's first incarnation came in 1996 as a "custom start page."

MSN in November 1999.

MSN in May 2000.

MSN in January 2001.

MSN in October 2002.

MSN in May 2004.

MSN in January 2006.

MSN in March 2007.

MSN in June 2009.

MSN's 2009 redesign, unveiled in early November 2009, features a new logo and new look with fewer links and more videos and images.