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 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 8.1 BETA
Windows Live Messenger 8.1 BETA for Windows XPSP2 . Thanks to Matt for this article.
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31.10.2006 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 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 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 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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22.11.2007 Windows Live Messenger Beta Due Tuesday
Beta testers are slated to get the first Windows Live Messenger beta bits on Tuesday, according to industry scuttlebutt. Windows Live Messenger is the new name for MSN Messenger.
The latest release is expected to include additional VOIP support, among other new features. MCI will be (at least one of) Microsoft's VOIP partner for the new instant-messaging release, sources say.
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12.12.2005 First Windows Live Messenger Beta Expected This Week
Testers are receiving their invites for the next version of Microsoft's consumer instant-messaging service. It's still unclear whether this version supplants Windows Messenger, but it is certain that it will provide additional VOIP support.
Microsoft is expected to make available to testers this week the first beta version of its Windows Live Messenger instant-messaging service. According to a posting on the MSN Messenger enthusiast site Mess.be, Microsoft will launch the first Windows Live Messenger beta test on Tuesday, December 13.
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13.12.2005 Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.0 Beta Screenshots
From ActiveWin:
"We have posted 13 hot new screenshots of the Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.0 beta. The shots show a variety of new features, check them out! Here are the new features:
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14.12.2005 Windows Live Messenger 8.1 New Beta Available 30th of October
According to MSN Creative the new WLM 8.1 Beta will be released on October 30, WLM 8.1 Beta will be available on the site of ideas.live.com for everybody.
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29.10.2006 Windows Live Messenger 9.0.1407.1107 beta
Windows Live Messenger 9.0 has been leaked to the web and is available for download right here! Version 9.0 is designed as the successor of Windows Live Messenger 8.5 released in its final form at the beginning of November.
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28.11.2007 Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (2009) Beta Refresh
The Windows Live Messenger for Facebook update delivered at the end of the past week was just a preview of the evolution of the desktop instant messaging client.
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17.12.2008 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 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 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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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 8.0.0683
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 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 8.1 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 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 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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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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22.12.2005Windows 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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13.12.2005Microsoft 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 Beta 1
Ships
As expected, Microsoft has
released Beta 1 of Windows
Live Messenger to a limited
group of testers, with plans
to expand the beta in the
coming weeks and months. The
new IM client, which replaces
MSN Messenger, includes
"some elephant-sized
changes," says Microsoft,
including offline messages and
PC-to-phone calls...
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14.12.2005Windows Live Messenger Screens Removed
Some members have expressed a deep concern about Neowin showcasing screenshots of Windows Live Messenger 9, they say it breaches the non disclosure
agreement (NDA) they signed with Microsoft.
While this new version is most definitely not a state secret, and widely known on most if not
all tech related websites (even as far as listing the new features), we have decided to pull the screenshots due to claims that the beta could be
comprimised should it not remain low-key. I know that new software from Microsoft such as Live Messenger generates a lot of interest for those not
lucky enough to be on the beta, but we reckon it's a good idea to wait until Microsoft formally announces the beta of Windows Live Messenger and
makes it available to a wider audience.
So for now, good luck Live Messenger team and those who are testing it!
Update: I'd
like to point out to avoid confusion that we were not contacted by Microsoft, I consulted an MS contact on this matter myself.
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29.11.2007Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta program frustrates testers
The first Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta build was released in November 2007. The release brought the ability to sign into Messenger from up to four
computers at once, the ability to choose customized sounds for your sign-in and for your contacts, URLs in Personal Status Messages, and Animated
Display Pictures. However, features requested across the many Messenger programs such as Tabbed Conversations and the ability to decline a group
conversation invite were nowhere to be seen.
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14.05.2008PINNED: 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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01.03.2006Want a Windows Live Messenger
Invite?
After receiving hundreds of
comments on older articles
from people begging to be
invited into the Windows Live
Messenger beta test, we've
listened to the demand and
have 35 invitations to give to
you, our readers. Want to be
one of the selected few? Read
on to find out how...
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12.01.2006Win a Live Messenger Invite,
Part II
The response to our previous
post on Windows Live Messenger
invitations was beyond what we
could have imagined, so we've
decided to offer another
opportunity to join the beta.
Many of you came up with
excellent ideas for features
in Windows Vista, but we could
only choose 35. And the
winners are.....
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14.01.2006Windows 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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15.12.2008Messenger Plus! Live Public
Beta?
Patchou has posted a thread on
the Messenger Plus! Forums
saying that we can expect a
public beta version of
Messenger Plus! Live within
the next 30 Days.
Patchou has stated that the
beta version will be a
"pretty reliable product". I
think this is a good move, as
Windows Live Messenger is
still in beta it will be good
for the public to test out
Messenger Plus! Live.
Patchou has noticed
the huge demand for the
product, and because of
Windows Live Messenger's big
new promotion more and more
people want Messenger Plus!
Live.
The beta
will be as stable as possible,
and not be meant for reporting
bugs etc, but to make people
happy using the software.
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25.05.2006Microsoft finishing up Wave 3 of Windows Live
After almost a year of beta testing, Microsoft is currently preparing the final releases of Wave 3 for Windows Live. There are two major updates that
are yet to come, and we've received some information from some insiders within the company. The first release will be an update to Windows Live
Messenger. A Microsoft employee recently listed a new build number of Windows Live Messenger in their personal status message. After speaking with a
company representative, they are preparing to release a QFE (Quick Fix Engineering) patch for Windows Live Messenger.
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03.02.2009Microsoft 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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21.11.2007Virus Poses as MSN Messenger
Beta
A new virus is taking
advantage of the fervor
surrounding the Windows Live
Messenger Beta by disguising
itself as a copy of the beta.
Called Virkel.F by security
firm F-Secure, once executed
it will connect the PC to a
botnet server and send a link
to contacts on your buddy
list...
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28.12.2005MS: 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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21.12.2005Windows 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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17.06.2009Windows Live Messenger Managed
Beta Ends
A few minutes ago, Microsoft
sent a very special e-mail
message to all Windows Live
Messenger Managed Beta
testers, which marks the end
of the program. The e-mail
message mentions a few of the
improved areas in Windows Live
Messenger and of course,
thanks all beta-testers for
their bug reporting and
such.
Quote:
Dear Windows
Live Messenger Beta Tester,
As we get
closer to the final release of
Windows Live Messenger 8.0, it
is time that the managed beta
come to a close. Thank you for
all your wonderful
contributions to this beta and
for putting the voice of the
customer into our best version
of Messenger yet. Here are few
of the many areas where your
feedback made a difference:
-Improved
sign-in performance. Thanks to
your feedback, Windows Live
Messenger 8.0 has the fastest
sign-in of any version of
Messenger.
-New UI and
color changing. After many
tries, your feedback helped us
"get it right."
-Great new features such as
Sharing Folders, Offline IM
and Live Contacts. You found
many great bugs that improved
the quality of each of
these.
-Overall
quality. Your relentless
testing and reporting of
memory leaks, crashes and UI
glitches greatly improved this
version of Messenger.
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13.06.2006Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta Begins Today
Microsoft is expected to officially open the beta program for Windows Live Messenger 9.0 this afternoon (or early evening). Windows Live Messenger 9.0
is the next generation of Windows Live Messenger; this release is a "major" release and as such there will be no further interim builds for
Windows Live Messenger. The beta program for Windows Live Messenger is by invitation only and those invitations were sent out last week on Tuesday -
Wednesday (the 21st, and 22nd respectively). Currently the beta program has been limited to 5,000 testers and will later be expanded to a larger
group.
As reported by several sites, the program was not put on hold at all due to the feature list being leaked over the holiday weekend,
additionally, sites also reported that some testers had already gotten the build and that was just a rumor. Coincidentally, almost all of the sites
that had posted the feature list for Windows Live Messenger had politely removed the list of features. Again, the beta program is expected to
officially start this afternoon or early evening. We will be updating this post when the build is released on Microsoft’s Connect web site. We
will share more information as it comes in and we will share as much information as we are allowed to by our non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
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28.11.2007Windows Live Messenger Invite
Winners
After almost 400 comments, we
have chosen the winners of our
second Windows Live Messenger
beta invite giveaway. Many of
you came up with excellent
slogans for Windows Vista, and
I'm sure a few Microsoft
marketing folks were reading
through the responses. And the
winners are.....
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19.01.2006Messenger 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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20.03.2006Microsoft releases Windows Live Essentials build 8064
As we reported a few weeks ago, Microsoft has officially rolled out an update to Windows Live Essentials (Build 8064). If you're not familiar with
Windows Live Essentials, it is a suite of applications that include: Windows Live Mail (Desktop Version), Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Photo
Gallery, Windows Live Writer, Windows Live Toolbar, Windows Live Family Safety, and Windows Live Movie Maker Beta. The updates don't appear to
have any new features, but contain lots of fixed bugs especially for Windows 7 users. Microsoft has announced that users still using Windows Live
Messenger 8.1, 8.5, and the latest 9.0 (build 1202) will be asked, not required, to update to 14.0.8064.0206.
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