Windows Live Wave 3: Messenger v9
Looks like its open-season on Wave 3 now, with Inky over at Mess.be getting his hands on the Wave 3 Milestone 1 installer for Windows Live Messenger.
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12.8.2008 Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Download
Windows Live Messenger is the next - generation MSN Messenger. It has everything you already love about Messenger, and much more!
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4.10.2007 Download Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0328
The first version of Messenger 8 Beta branded as Windows Live Messenger 8 has been spotted on the internet. Version 8.0.0328 features a lot of graphical improvements, from display picture borders to replacing toast boxes.
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Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0812 Download
Less than two months after the final release of Windows Live Messenger, a new build has been released last night. No word on any changes in Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0812.
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9.8.2006 Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0683.00 Download
Maybe it's inappropriate to use the word "leak" in this metaphor, so let's just say some little birdies couldn't hold on to "their precious". Yes, just like we thought this morning it was only a matter of time for the very recent internal build of Windows Live Messenger to hit the public web for your own "previewing" pleasure.
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18.4.2006 Screenshots of Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger 8.0)
We have some exclusive screenshots of Windows Live Messenger, formally known as MSN Messenger 8.0. Check them out while they are hot!
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Windows Live Mail, Live Writer & Messenger 8.5 Beta
Microsoft has announced the availability of 3 Windows Live products today, all of which are beta.
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31.5.2007 New Windows Live Messenger Is Live, Web-Based
While it is in the process of forcing users of its IM client to upgrade to the latest version of the client-based application, Microsoft has introduced a new version of Windows Live Messenger.
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13.10.2009 Windows Live Messenger 8.5 - A First Look
The guys over at Messenger Adictos have made available the Spanish version of the next version of Windows Live Messenger, 8.5.
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27.5.2007 Windows Live Messenger 9.0
Drops in late 2008, early 2009. Forget about Windows Live Messenger 8.1 and 8.5, Microsoft is cooking Windows Live Messenger 9.0.
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1.11.2007 Windows Live Messenger 8.0 BETA
Windows Live Messenger will be the next-generation MSN Messenger. It will have everything you already love about Messenger-your contact list, emoticons, and instant access to your friends via text, voice, and video-plus new ways to connect and share documents with almost magical ease. As always, it will be free to download Messenger and use most of its features.
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28.1.2006 Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0683
Michael Sun has posted a couple of interesting screenshots of Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0683.00_Branches, an internal build already showing differences with the preview of the new UI we gave you last month. The exclusive images also reveal some new features.
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17.4.2006 Windows Live Messenger 8.1 BETA
Windows Live Messenger 8.1 BETA for Windows XPSP2 . Thanks to Matt for this article.
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31.10.2006 Who wants to know how Windows Live Messenger actually works?
Oh it’s really rather simple once you look at it from all the right angles! Here’s a nice little visual representation of the “Messenger Relay” system of which sends and receives all your messages
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28.12.2006 Help Microsoft help others using Windows Live Messenger....
In case anyone might have missed this from MSN's homepage. US only, but you can just say you are from US and it will work.
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24.3.2007 Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Gets an Update
Today, users running Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Beta were greeted with an update entitled "Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Beta 1 Update 1" via Windows Update.
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22.6.2007 Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Beta 2
Windows Live Messenger is the next-generation MSN Messenger. It has everything you already love about Messenger—your contact list, emoticons, and instant access to your friends via text, voice, and video—plus new ways to connect and share photos and documents effortlessly.
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6.9.2007 Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Final
The final version of Windows Live Messenger 8.5 has been leaked (via mess.be) and is available for download. Microsoft has been cooking Window Live Messenger 8.5 to accompany the second wave of Windows Live releases scheduled for November.
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6.11.2007 What’s on tap for Windows Live Messenger 9?
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Microsoft sent out invitations to pre-selected testers for the next version of its consumer instant-messaging service, Windows Live Messenger (WLM) 9.
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26.11.2007 Windows Live Messenger 2009
Due to a request from Microsoft, this download has been removed temporarily. However, Windows Live Messenger 9 will be available for download here as soon as it is oficially published. Check back often to ensure you don't miss it!
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19.11.2008 Windows Live Messenger Beta to Begin
Microsoft this week is beginning wider beta testing of Windows Live Messenger, which will succeed MSN Messenger as the company's primary communications client for consumers. Microsoft is taking the Gmail approach for the beta: invitations were sent out to a handful of testers, who can later invite their friends.
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13.12.2005 MS: Want Windows Live Messenger? Pay.
The only thing hotter than the Xbox 360 this holiday season may be invites to join the Windows Live Messenger beta test. Thankfully, Microsoft has a recommendation for those who can't wait for access to the latest bits: pay for an invitation on eBay.
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22.12.2005 E-Mail About Windows Live Messenger Really A Trojan
Helsinki-based F-Secure told users to ignore instant messages with the subject head "MSN Messenger 8 Working BETA" that go on to claim that "Messenger 8 BETA has been leaked!"
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28.12.2005 Windows Live Messenger - General Availability
Windows Live Messenger will be made available to the public in 8 days, Friday 16th June 2006. The successor to MSN Messenger 7.5
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8.6.2006 Windows Live Messenger 8.1 beta released
We are pleased to inform you that the Windows Live Messenger 8.1 has started. We are delighted to have you on board once again and look forward to getting your feedback about the latest version of Windows Live Messenger.
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8.9.2006 Windows Live Messenger v8.1 Final
Thank to Matt for report the news in
our forum. Earlier today, all participants in the Windows Live Messenger 8.1 managed beta received an email stating that the beta program had now closed. We were not expecting it to be released so soon after, however.
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1.2.2007 Windows Live Messenger Service Outage
The Windows Live Messenger service is reportedly inaccessible by various users around the world. Reports are also prevelant of other Windows Live ID-supported sites not functioning, such as Hotmail, MSN Web Messenger and Microsoft Connect.
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17.3.2007 When Windows Live Messenger and Video Don't Mix
Windows Live Messenger can be taken down via a vulnerability affecting the Video Conversation functionality.
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28.8.2007 Create Windows Live Messenger Buttons !
Create a handy button for your Windows Live Messenger contact so your friends can easily add you to their contact list.
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21.10.2007 Are You Ready for Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta?
Are you ready for Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta? Windows Live messenger 8.5 is barely out the door, but the question is not without a solid foundation.
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22.11.2007Windows Live Wave 3: Messenger v9
M1 dogfood build review and screenshots
Looks like its open-season on Wave 3 now, with Inky over at Mess.be getting his hands on the
Wave 3 Milestone 1 installer for Windows Live Messenger. While Inky may be obsessed with version numbers and about screens, we’re more
interested in what’s going on in terms of new integration across services. Its now been 9 months since the launch of Messenger 8.5, Mail and
Photo Gallery as part of Wave 2, but as this is only a first milestone, there’ll be other internal updates before a version gets released to the
public. That said, there’s still some positive signs that the eventual Messenger v9 release is going to be good.
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12.08.2008Microsoft sends out Windows Live Messenger 9.0 beta invites
No sooner has the Windows Live Wave 2 suite been released than the first Wave 3 beta begins - Windows Live Messenger v9. Unlike the betas that have
just finished, the Messenger v9 beta is being run from Microsoft Connect as a private beta, meaning that, for the moment at least,
unless you receive an invite, you won't be able to
participate.
For the moment it looks like most previous Windows Live testers are getting invites, so stay tuned to your inbox.
With such a popular beta like this, you better sign up quick.
So what's new? While the goodies aren't yet available, we've
heard about Multiple Points Of Presence (MPOP) support, which allows you to signin from multiple devices, ie be online at two places at once.
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21.11.2007Features and screenshots of the new Windows Live Messenger v9
Mess.be: A few days ago we obtained the latest installer for Windows Live Messenger, version "2009". We were asked to keep it quiet for now, but of
course we couldn't contain our excitement and had to let all messers out there know about the new stuff. The most noticeable is of course the new
look, with colors and headers resembling the new Windows Live header that has been
discussed by Liveside
before. On top of that, it looks like all the various dialogs are now also properly styled like Windows Live Messenger, rather than having the
"old" Windows look. Here, why don't you have a look for yourself...
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12.08.2008Windows Live Wave 3 Betas
A new wave of Windows Live betas are now available for download, including Messenger v9, Windows Live Movie Maker, Mail with Calendar synchronisation,
Writer, Photo Gallery, Family Safety and the Outlook Connector.
LiveSide is recommending that if you have the Writer CTP or any other
Wave 3 products installed, you should uninstall them first.
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17.09.2008Messenger Plus! Live 4.01
Here is the first official
update since Messenger Plus!
4.00 was released 3 weeks ago.
Version 4.01 fixes problems
that were preventing some
users to get Messenger Plus!
to work. Due to popular
demand, the Quick
Icons feature is also back in
the game .
The new panel
displays faster and better
than before, customization is
also much more understandable
now. Some things have been
fixed in the scripting engine
and Messenger Plus! is now
100% compatible with Yahoo
Messenger contacts (for those
of you who are beta testing
this new feature of Windows
Live Messenger).
For a full list of changes,
check out the
change
log.
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18.07.2006Windows Live Messenger
8.0.0812
Mess.be have just posted an
article regarding a new
Windows Live Messenger
build.
Below,
you can find the article.
"Less than two
months after the final release
of Windows Live Messenger, a
new build has been released
last night. No word on any
changes in Windows Live
Messenger 8.0.0812, but we're
looking into it.
Download it
here,
but bear in mind that there's
no Mess Patch available to
finetune this version
yet."
Be rest
assured guys 'n' gals, as
soon as we get more info we'l
let you all know!
(expect the usual res
patches to be out soon!)
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09.08.2006Microsoft integrates Windows
Live into Vista
Microsoft-Watch reports that
newer Windows Vista builds,
5506 and up, include
references to Windows Live
software by default in various
locations throughout the OS.
It is unknown yet if the
concerned products are
installed with Vista or if it
only contains download links
to it.
The
Welcome Center in Vista is the
place where most references
are found. In build 5506, it
contains icons for Windows
Live Messenger, Windows Live
OneCare, Windows Live Toolbar
and Windows Live Desktop Mail.
Additionnally, the Start Menu
apparently contains a Windows
Live Messenger icon.
Though this is only
speculation, this may mean
that Microsoft is finally
removing Windows Messenger
from its Windows products,
using instead Windows Live
Messenger.
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17.08.2006Windows Live Messenger and Live Suite Wave 3 released (RC)
Microsoft has just made the updated release candidate of the Windows Live Suite wave 3 at download.live.com. Thanks to Sean Bradford for alerting
us. Microsoft has updated the Messenger client to Version 2009 (Build 14.0.8050.1202) as can be seen below from the about Window: There is no beta
tag anywhere on this build as it's a near final build and Messenger plus does work with this build but not all features are usable. Overall the
UI has been enhanced in most areas with minor changes. The main improvements are the integration to Windows 7 with the new jump lists feature.
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15.12.2008Windows Live Essentials Have Arrived
The Windows Live betas weve been playing with for a while now have just received another refresh. As of today, the page at
http://download.live.com has been updated with a new set of betas, now called the śWindows Live Essentials.ť
Here, youll find the latest versions of
Messenger,
Mail,
Photo Gallery,
Movie Maker,
Writer,
Toolbar, and
Family Safety, as well as additional
programs like the
Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, the
Office Live Add-in and
Microsoft
Silverlight. All the programs are available via one installer that lets you choose which programs you want installed or not installed.
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16.12.2008Windows Live Messenger celebrates 10 years, hits 330m users
On July 22, 1999 Microsoft launched what would become the world's most popular instant messenging service, currently with over 330 active users
every month. Previously named MSN Messenger, it was released to work on the Windows operating system platform for users to instantly chat over the
Internet using Microsoft's .NET Messenger Service. Microsoft later re-branded MSN Messenger into Windows Live Messenger to merge it with its
other Live services back in December 13, 2005. Windows Live Messenger (WLM) has gone through significant protocol changes and face lifts over its
many versions in the last 10 years, ending up at Windows Live Messenger 2009 (designated to be called 9.0).
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17.06.2009Microsoft launches Windows Live Messenger for Kids
Microsoft has just launched Windows Live Messenger for Kids, however there is a bit of a twist. The service is currently only available in German, and
is aimed at 8-10 year olds. It is actually a form of web messaging, but requires a download and installs a executable. A Microsoft Spokesperson told
me in an e-mail that, "Windows Live Messenger for kids is specifically designed to provide a safe entry in the Instant Messaging world." The concept
behind this release is that parents are the ones who create the account for their children and are present when they sign in. The parents must then
approve who appears in the contact list.
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05.03.2009Important message to Windows Live Messenger customers
As some of you have noted on our forum, yesterday an important service announcement accidentally went out to a large audience of Windows Live
Messenger users with the following message: "Important service announcement: As part of a recent system enhancement, we need you to change your
e-mail address to continue signing in to the Windows Live™ Messenger Service. To ensure that your access is not blocked and to learn more, go to
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/Messenger/en" The message was sent from "messenger@microsoft.com" and was actually legitimate. However was not
intended to go out to the people that received the Instant Message yesterday. The Windows Live Messenger team has posted a alert for customers to
please disregard the message.
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09.04.2009Microsoft Updates Live
Messenger Beta
Microsoft on Tuesday began
rolling out a new Windows Live
Messenger build to beta
testers, streamlining the
client's interface and adding
a number of new features such
as integration with Windows
Live Contacts. The release,
numbered 8.0.556, also
supports colorization of the
entire Messenger window...
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28.02.2006Windows Live Wave 3: Coming to testers near you soon
The
leaks
are
picking up.
Windo
ws Live Wave 3 the next version of Microsoft’s Windows Live software and services is finally expected to move into broader beta testing in
the coming weeks.
Microsoft is expected to refresh all of its core Windows Live services, plus the common installer, as part of
Wave 3. There is a new version of Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Photo Gallery and more that are in the
pipeline. Microsoft has hinted that it will be revamping Windows Live Spaces, its blogging/social-networking platform, in a major way as part of the
Wave 3 release. In addition,
all of the core Windows Live services are expected to get more
profile-centric as part of the next wave.
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14.08.2008Windows Live Wave 3 - Updated Messenger expected next week
At an event in the Netherlands yesterday, Darren Huston, Corporate Vice President of COI at Microsoft, revealed that the updated Windows Live Wave 3
RC applications will be released next week. LiveSide bloggers were on hand to get the scoop that the applications will be released next week at
download.live.com. Final versions of Hotmail, Calendar and People are expected in February 2009 too. The Messenger Wave 3 RC will include the new UI
we revealed at PDC and Messenger icon, shown below.
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04.12.2008Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Released!
Earlier today, all
participants in the Windows
Live Messenger 8.1 managed
beta received an email stating
that the beta program had now
closed. We were not expecting
it to be released so soon
after, however.
But it seems thee
WLM Developer team is in gear,
because Windows Live Messenger
8.1 has just been released!
The build
released is marked as
8.1.0178. An official features
list is not yet available
however some of the known new
features include:
- New, more
detailed, Contact Cards
- Quick Display Picture
change
- Display
Pictures and Display name are
now kept server-side
- Minor changes to the
interface
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30.01.2007Windows Live Messenger Build 14.0.3921.0717
Ah, the sweet smell of a Windows Live Messenger leak is in the air again, and along with that lovely smell is an actual download this time.
We've been lucky enough to get our hands on the latest build of Windows Live Messenger 2009 (fka. v9). The build number, however, has struck us
somewhat by surprise, already being at 14.0.3921.0717, clearly not following the common path.
In this build, the first thing you will
notice is a relatively restyled user interface, but not entirely revamped. While some areas have remained fairly consistent with 8.5 such as the
contact list, other areas such as the conversation window, have had a good makeover.
In the new feature department, well, it was sort of
like turning the handle on a jack-in-the-box for 2 minutes only to find out he was no longer inside. So far, the only two new features that have been
discovered is a new photo sharing utility that allows contacts to share and browse photos simultaneously, as well as a new "Group" feature, which
allows you to create a never ending group conversation which essentially re-invites the same contacts every time the "group" is initiated, unless a
contact decides to opt-out. However, this feature just doesn't seem to want to work in this build.
If you're interested in giving it a
try and checking out some of our screenshots, head on over to the link below.
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24.08.2008Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Build 168
The Messenger team has just
updated the beta version of
Windows Live Messenger 8.1
from build 106 to 168. We
still have to spot the changes
in this second public beta, it
just seems to be primarily bug
fixes and nothing else. Either
way, it's best to update your
client.
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13.12.2006Messenger Plus! 4.1 Released
After quite long delays on its
release, since it was
originally planned around the
first beta release of Windows
Live Messenger 8.1, Patchou
finally put the final touches
on the latest version of its
popular Messenger Plus!
add-on. Dubbed as version
4.10, the new version offers,
among other improvements,
support for 8.1's public
beta, completely new
translations, made from
scratch, and a bunch of bug
fixes.
There's
no guarantee that this version
will work with the final
build, or eventual updates to
the Beta of Windows Live
Messenger 8.1. The improved
version still works on Windows
Live Messenger 8.0 and above,
so it isn't limited to the
upcoming 8.1 version.
Thanks to
Boomiej for the heads
up!
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12.11.2006Windows Live Messenger Goes
Public
Microsoft opened up the
Windows Live Messenger to the
public Tuesday, as well as
introducing Windows Live Call
in six additional markets.
Uniden and Philips have also
launched phones compatible
with the Live Call service,
the company said...
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