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 Live Messenger 8.1 will be released soon
Internal sources at Microsoft have recently revealed that the upcomming Windows Live Messenger 8.1 will be released to the world on the 25th of January via the Live Ideas page.
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20.1.2007 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 Messenger Plus! Live 4.20.262
Messenger Plus! Live is an add-on for Windows Live Messenger which adds lots of features and extras that make your instant messenger easier, more useful or just tons more entertaining.
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2.3.2007 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 8.1 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 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 Messenger Plus! Live 4.70.334
Messenger Plus! Live is an add-on for Windows Live Messenger that adds tons of features and extras to the software. Extend the possibilities of Messenger and make your experience a lot more entertaining!
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12.8.2008 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 Messenger Plus! Live 4.80 Released
If you're an avid Windows Live Messenger user like myself, you'll be happy to know that Patchou has officially released Messenger Plus! Live 4.80.
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1.2.2009 Messenger Plus! Live 2009 contest
Patchou has announced his 2009 Messenger Plus! Live contest with no less than 1,000 prize packages up for grabs.
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12.7.2009 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 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 Want In on the Live Messenger Beta? Buy It On eBay
If you just can't wait for a private invite into the Windows Live Messenger beta, you now have another alternative:
Buy an invite on eBay. We, ourselves, have seen lots of folks offering all over the Web free invites for Microsoft's next-generation consumer instant-messaging client. Maybe we'll even get one in our Christmas stockings….
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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 MS Opens Live Messenger Beta to More
Microsoft began sending out additional invitations for its Windows Live Messenger client on Thursday, BetaNews has learned. The company had previously closed the test to a few thousand users, who have received only a limited number of additional invites over the past several weeks for friends and family.
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6.1.2006 Messenger Plus! Live Beta Released to Testers!
Messenger Plus! Live is the new kid on the block and he has slapped Messenger Plus! in the face for sure. Patchou, the creator, has released the first beta to official testers enabling people to have the first ever look into the exciting new world of Messenger Plus! Live.
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21.3.2006 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 8.0.0812 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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9.8.2006Microsoft 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 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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15.12.2008Video Clips Replace Ads in
Messenger
Microsoft has a new option for
people tired of seeing the
advertisement in their MSN
Messenger window: watch video
clips instead. With the
introduction of Windows Live
Messenger, the Redmond company
is testing a feature it calls
the Video Carousel that
replaces the graphic ad with
interactive video content from
MSN...
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27.12.2005PINNED: Microsoft 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 8.0.566, also
supports colorization of the
entire Messenger window.
For now, Live
Messenger remains a private
beta test, but Microsoft is
encouraging users to invite as
many people as possible, and
the company is reportedly
accepting new applications
within 24 hours through
ideas.live.com. Developers
aren't offering a final
release date, but say it will
occur later this year.
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01.03.2006Windows 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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17.06.2009Neowin Exclusive: Messenger Plus! Live 2009 contest
Patchou has announced his 2009 Messenger Plus! Live contest with no less than 1,000 prize packages up for grabs. The contest does not require any
form of entry, only for users to simply click on an image made up from millions of pixels, selecting the winning pixels that contain prizes. The
contest is similar to that of the 6th anniversary contest two years ago. Beginning at Sunday July 12 at 00:01 (GMT -5) the contest will open to
everybody. Anyone with Messenger Plus! Live (4.82.368) installed can play the contest. Users will see a gold Messenger Plus! Live logo on the top of
their Windows Live Messenger contact list that looks like this: .
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12.07.2009Microsoft Integrates Messenger with Xbox Live
Microsoft has announced its
planned upgrades to the Xbox
360, expected on May 7. Among
the new features are
integration with the Windows
Live Messenger network. The
new functionality expands the
messaging capabilities beyond
the Xbox Live gaming network
to the entire Messenger
community...
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09.04.2007Important 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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09.04.2009Google Talk And Windows Live Messenger 9 Get Friendly
It seems all of the IM programs are finally realizing what users have known all along: There’s just too many of them.
Apparently
Microsoft has succeeded in getting Live Messenger 9 (currently in private testing) to communicate with
Google Talk, and they are working on integration with
AIM and
ICQ also. Seeing as how
Live
Messenger 8 already talks with
Yahoo Messenger, we could be getting very close to a
polished, officially released, messenger hub.
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28.12.2007Having Some Problems With WLM?
Have you been having some
problems with Windows Live
Messenger lately? Not to
worry, it's no biggie.
Some users
(including me) have been
having many connection
problems in WLM lately. You
may have noticed that alot of
your contacts are suddenly
missing or are in the wrong
groups, you may have been
getting signed out a lot.
And the most common
issue was users reporting that
little yellow "Due to
connection problems, your
settings may not be applied on
other computers" message at
the top of the window.
Well don't worry
about it, these are just a few
temporary problems with the
messenger servers and the
Windows Live Messenger team
are working hard on it to get
it fixed as soon as
possible.
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19.07.2006Messenger Group - Enjoy group chat on your WL Messenger!
Messenger Group, developed with Windows Live Messenger platform, is a service for a group of Messenger users chatting together in real time. Maybe
you think that Windows Live Messenger supports multi-conversation, but this multi-conversation is temporary, will be dismissed with the finish of
conversation.
Compared with multi-conversation, Messenger Group is an existing group with each member in, members can talk together at
any time without creating a temporary multi-conversation. Messenger Group makes a group of people connecting closer, no matter whether they are on
your Messenger contact list. You can create a group for a team, a department or a company to chat online together.
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29.04.2008Messenger Plus! Live 4.80 Released
If you're an avid Windows Live Messenger user like myself, you'll be happy to know that Patchou has officially released Messenger Plus! Live
4.80. This release isn't a major update to the program (That's coming in v5.0), but has definitely added a ton of functionality for developers
and skinners.This update is also now 100% functional with Windows Live Messenger v14.0.8050.1202. More information about this update can be viewed at
the official changelog. Patchou added, "Despite the lack of visual changes in the software, the change log shows that many things were done under
the hood. As often, scripts and skins in particular got their good share of improvements.
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01.02.2009WiLMA - Windows Live Messenger concierge
New to Windows Live Messenger? You want some help to know and learn features of Messenger? Check out Wilma, Windows Live Messenger concierge agent.
Let Wilma the Concierge Agent show you how to connect, have control, share and express yourself! Shes your friend with the inside tips to get you
up and running in no time flat.
Just add Wilma@live.com to your contacts! And see her help to your queries.
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03.09.2007Messenger Plus! Live Beta
Released to Testers!
Messenger Plus!
Live is the new kid
on the block and he has
slapped Messenger Plus! in the
face for sure. Patchou, the
creator, has released the
first beta to official testers
enabling people to have the
first ever look into the
exciting new world of
Messenger Plus! Live.
I can't say much at
the moment, nothing yet can be
revealed, but you can be sure
the update is extremely
exciting and when you have it
you will be simply amazed.
Want it? Well it maybe a very
long time before it is out,
there is no release date set
mind you. News when it is
official will be posted when
it comes.
Thanks
"boytoy" for submitting this
article!
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20.03.2006Next Version of Windows Live Messenger
Microsoft has placed customer
input at the top of the list
of the features selection
process for the next versions
of Windows Live Messenger. And
as such, the Live messenger
users are invited to
contribute to the evolution of
the Microsoft instant
messaging client. For this, a
thread in the Windows Live
Messenger newsgroup has been
set up to catalyze discussions
and voting on the ideas for
9.0, 10.0 and beyond.
"Please note that
this is not a guarantee that
these features will be worked
on, but it's important for us
to know your thoughts. Feature
selection for Messenger takes
into account many, many
factors including customer
input, business needs,
available resources and level
of effort estimates. It's a
complicated process but one we
know will ultimately produce
the best possible Messenger we
can build", informed
Microsoft.
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15.02.2007Sharing folders vulnerable to buffer overflow
Even though the recent webcam vulnerability in MSN/Windows Live Messenger was only just addressed, another exploitable bug has already surfaced. This
time it's a buffer overflow error that affects the Sharing folders feature in Windows Live Messenger 8.1 (and maybe other versions) running on
Windows XP.
The safety of the Sharing folder feature got questioned before, but we now have a concrete example of how it can be abused. A
Spanish security expert going by the name of Lostmon Lords has discovered that an attacker can cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS) or even execute
arbitrary code in Windows Live Messenger 8.1 by means of a specially crafted jpg, wmf, gif, ico or doc-file.
The attacker can "Create a
sharing folder" for its victim and then put the malformed file into the physical location of that folder on his hard drive (My Computer > My Sharing
Folders > victim@hotmail.com). Note that if the attacker would drag & drop the file directly into the Messenger window, his own client would crash.
Considering that the victim has accepted the sharing folder, the attacker can simply click the sharing icon to crash Windows Live Messenger, or even
Windows XP entirely when the process isn't terminated in time. The victim then needs to delete the sharing folder entirely to cease the
exploitation.
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27.09.2007Windows 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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13.12.2005Windows 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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09.05.2006Mac Mojo: Audio/Video support in Messenger for Mac next year
One of the nifty features missing in the Messenger for Mac is Audio/Video (A/V) support. It is not possible to do a video or audio chat using the
Messenger for Mac. The recent update, Messenger for Mac 7 added A/V support for corporate services (works with Office Live Communications Server 2007)
but not for personal services(Windows Live Services). Mac Mojo, the Office for Mac team announced today that A/V support for personal services will be
available next year as an update on Messenger for Mac. Mac Mojo team said that the new release of Windows Live Messenger, which is currently in beta
delivers a new A/V protocol which makes easier to deliver A/V support in Messenger for Mac.
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19.12.2008Got 80048883 at sign in? We
need you!
According to the Live
Messenger Blog, the Windows
Live Messenger team would like
to collect more information
from users receiving the
"80048883" error when they
try and log in. If you are a
user of either MSN Messenger
7.5 or Windows Live Messenger
and get this error, the Live
Messenger team would like to
hear from you.
They will assist you with
any log on problems, and by
contacting them via email; it
will help give them feedback
so they can fix this issue and
make messenger better.
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