Update for WLM version
Windows Live Messenger v8.0.0562 was released exclusively to selected Beta-testers earlier this month. Fortunately for WLM users (including invitees) a new build very similar to 0562 is now imminent.
It could've been released already, if it wasn't for weather-inflicted damage to many offices in Redmond last weekend. So, if you're currently using Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0365, expect an auto-update prompt in one of the next couple of days.
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25.2.2006 Microsoft's New Search Engine Exits Beta Status
Windows Live Search, currently in distant third place, is going final this week. Microsoft is anxious to take on Google and Yahoo mainly because search engine-based advertising is a very lucrative business.
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12.9.2006 Fix Windows 7 Activation Status Not Available or SLMgr 0×80070422 Error
Windows 7 displays the system activation status in System Properties, which can be accessed via Control Panel -> System and Security -> System. However, sometimes, Windows activation may display error message which saying activation status not available, together with product ID which is also not available.
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6.11.2009 Microsoft's Hyper-V release threat level reaches RC status
Microsoft today spat out a release candidate build of its delayed virtualisation software Hyper-V.
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19.3.2008 Improved Disk Defragmenter in Windows 7 with Status Report and Free Space & Parallel Concurrent Defrag Support
Windows operating system comes with a built-in basic Disk Defragmenter, that can perform disk defragmentation process properly, which is performed to increase read and write access speed by rearranging files stored on a disk to occupy contiguous storage locations, minimizing disk read travel time and maximizing transfer rate.
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2.8.2009 Windows Reactivator 2.0 - Backup & Restore Activation Status of Windows XP with Windows Reactivator
Every time you reinstall your windows XP you need to reactivate it online using your product key & worst if you lost your Windows XP product key.
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3.6.2009 Windows XP Service pack 1
Windows XP Service Pack 1: XP SP1 (now called SP1a)
Microsoft continually works to improve its software. As part of this effort, we develop updates and fixes to recognized issues and release them for customers. On a regular basis, we combine many of these fixes into a single package and make the package available for you to install on your computers. These packages are called Service Packs.
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Windows XP Service pack 2
About once a year, Microsoft releases an update to Windows XP. These updates contain all the fixes and enhancements which have been made available in the previous year. The updates (called Service Packs) provide convenient, all-in-one access to the most up-to-date drivers, tools, security updates, patches, and customer-requested product changes.
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Windows XP Service pack 3
This is Windows XP SP3 - Service Pack 3 Unofficial Preview.
Mr. Ballmer made some interesting remarks: Microsoft might indeed ship SP3 for Windows XP before Longhorn comes out. Also, upcoming version 7 of Internet Explorer should have anti-phishing technology built-in.
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Windows Server2003 Service Pack 1
On this page you'll find information for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Windows Server 2003 SP1 provides enhanced security, increased reliability, and simplified administration to help enterprise customers across all industries.
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.NET Framework 1.0 Service Pack 2
The Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP2 Redistributable includes everything you need to run .NET Compact Framework applications, including the Common Language Runtime and the .NET Compact Framework class library.
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Microsoft delays Service Pack 3 again
Microsoft quietly let it be known this week that it plans yet again to delay the release of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP users, this time until some point in the first half of 2008.
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5.12.2006 Microsoft Launches Translation Service
Microsoft launched a service for automatic translation called Windows Live Translator. The site lets you translate a text limited to 500 words or a web page from English to German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Russian.
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9.9.2007 Flight Simulator X Service Pack 2 Now Available
With a week to spare before the Winter Solstice and fall is over! A lot of people worked hard to get this done before Christmas, kudos to the SP2 team at Aces.
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14.12.2007 Windows XP Service pack 3 Download
This is Windows XP SP3 - Service Pack 3 Unofficial Preview Download page.
Sownload the WindowsXP SP3 Preview Hotfix Pack containing over 100 fixes going into XP SP3.
More info about Windows XP SP3
Please post this on other forums and sumbit this to other news sites to help us. It will increase the traffic to the page dramatically!
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Office 2003 Service Pack 2 DOWNLOAD
Microsoft? Office 2003 Service Pack 2 contains significant security enhancements, in addition to stability and performance improvements. Some of the fixes included with SP2 have been previously released as separate updates. This service pack combines them into one update.
Office 2003 Service Pack 2 include Office 2003 Service Pack 2 for Proofing Tools, New anti phishing feature in Outlook 2003 SP2 ..
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iMesh Launches Legal P2P Service
Becoming the first official legal peer-to-peer service,
iMesh on Tuesday announced it was taking the sixth version of its software into public beta. The company says it is the only globally active P2P network that maintains the experience of file sharing while assuring the copyright holders are fairly compensated.
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Service Offers File Sharing Over Gmail
P2P users have found a creative way to fill up the more than 2 gigabytes of e-mail storage offered by Google's Gmail: file sharing. A new service created by Dutch student Robbie Groenewoudt taps into Gmail and creates an index of files that can be accessed by other users.
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27.11.2005 Sprint Unveils Movie Download Service
While some have questioned the viability of full-length video content on small screens, it appears that Sprint Nextel is concerned with none of that. The wireless provider on Monday launched a new service that will allow its cellular users to view full-length television shows, movies, concerts, and specials.
Sprint has called on MSpot, a California-based mobile entertainment company founded last year, to provide the service. Subscribers with compatible video cell phones will be able to add the feature to their wireless plans for an additional $6.95 uSD per month.
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13.12.2005 Microsoft prices and dates OneCare service
Microsoft has revealed more details of its all-in-one PC care service dubbed OneCare Live.
Already in beta, the subscription-based package will be officially released in the US in June from retailers and via the Web. A year's subscription will cost $49.95 and will cover up to three personal computers.
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8.2.2006 Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Now Available
Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 continues Microsoft's investment in market leading development tools.
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17.12.2006 Skype to launch Web TV service
The founders of Skype are close to launching a global broadband television service promising viewers, content owners and advertisers “the best of the internet with the best of TV”.
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18.12.2006 Google ditches invites for email service
Google will drop the invite system for signing up to Gmail service as of tomorrow.
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15.2.2007 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 Vista Service Pack 1 Spotted In The Wild
With all the Microsoft-created confusion out there around when — and even whether — the company plans to deliver the first service pack (SP) for Windows Vista, it’s nice to see some concrete proof that Vista SP1 does exist.
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18.5.2007 It Lives! Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Thanks to PureForever for reporting of this article. It Lives! Windows Vista Service Pack 1 - First Download Available.
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9.6.2007 Outage of Skype's VoIP service appears to be over
Company says more work remains to be done to fix a 'deficiency' in an algorithm within Skype's networking software. A log-in problem that shut many users out of Skype's popular VoIP service for nearly 14 hours appears to be over, but the company said more work remains to be done.
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17.8.2007 Inside Windows Vista Service Pack 1
"Now is the time and the time is now." This is the introduction Microsoft Product Manager Nick White tied to the company's first initiative designed to make public details about the first service pack for Windows Vista.
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1.9.2007 Understanding Windows Vista Service Hardening
Microsoft has been touting Windows Vista as the most secure Windows ever. Backing up that claim, Microsoft has included a number of new security features in the operating system. Thanks to pacpis for this news.
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3.9.2007PINNED: WLM Build 566 Comming
Soon
Remember that little talk
about how the 562 build of
Windows Live Messenger was
just a preview; well here
comes the bride... I mean the
build. Build 566 of WLM is to
be released on February 28th
according to the WLM team
blog.
The
build will feature some
noticeable updates, mainly the
layout of the Contact List,
the tabs have now been
repositioned inside the main
window, the spacing between
each contact has been reduced
to allow more contacts to be
viewable in the window (= less
scrolling) and the avatar
preview and display
name/personal messages boxes
are finally back to the left
side again.
A
few of the minor updates
include the fact that the
menus are now only available
through the drop down menu,
meaning you can no longer
expand or minimize the window
frame like before. Also, the
ink/type tabs in the
conversation window have been
moved to the right side closer
to your display picture.
It has also been
announced that the WLM team is
working on new status icons
that both look good and show
the status at the same
time.
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28.02.2006PINNED: WLM Build 0683 Leaked
Early this month, screenshots
of a new build featuring a
completely revamped UI leaked
to the web. Well today the
rest of the story leaked to
the web, including the build.
The new build
(marked as 8.0.0683) leaked
earlier today. This build does
in fact have the new
anticipated UI as well as many
new features. One of which is
a new feature that joins
repeated message sends into
one large message. Also
included in this build are new
sounds for "New Alert",
"Contact Signs on", and
"New Mail".
The other most noticeable
feature is the new status
icons that users have been
waiting for. They are
basically a mix between the
old 7.5 icons and icons from
previous builds of WLM.
All in all, this
build is one big leap from the
current official release
8.0.0566.
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18.04.2006Yahoo integration in WLM8 Soon
Some news has come in that
Windows Live Messenger 8 with
Yahoo interoperability will be
coming soon. The
interoperability will allow
users on both services to send
basic IM's to one another,
and see each other's
status.
Leah (a
member of the WLM8 team) has
posted on her blog that this
feature will be out soon, but
no date was given. Nor was a
date given for the final
release of WLM8, however it
was mentioned that she tried a
fully functional version of
WLM which could exchange IMs
with a fully functional
version of Yahoo! but work is
still needed and a lot of
testing as well.
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05.06.2006Windows Live Messenger - Why
so many invites?
Have you been getting a lot of
invites for WLM recently? This
is due to the fact that
Microsoft has recently been
updating their service system.
They have been giving out a
large amount of invites so
they can test whether the new
system can handle the 180
million+ users on MSN
Messenger.
Microsoft recently hit their
first target number, so they
decided to give out more
invites so they can hit their
next target number. Giving out
more invites makes sure that
more people will join the
beta, and will also help
Microsoft test their servers
for stability.
On that note, there are
still many people who want to
join the WLM Beta. Microsoft
has opened up its WLM service
to anyone who wants to join at
the
Windows Live
Ideas Homepage. However,
there is a catch. Once you
sign up for the beta by
scrolling down, and clicking
"sign up", you won't be
able to automatically be able
to use WLM, but be on the list
for an invite on Microsoft's
next round of invites.
The exact date of
the next release is still
unknown, but Microsoft
promises us to give out
multiple releases this year.
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17.01.2006PINNED: WLM User Interface
Finalized!
One of the largest concerns
since the beginning of the
BETA test for WLM has been the
UI (User Interface). Most
testers had the same opinion,
in the first build that the UI
was too childish and that in
the latest build it's too
"MSN Messenger 7.5ish".
Well today, it seems
the LiveSide found and
released screenshots of what
they say is most likely the
final UI for Windows Live
Messenger. With significant
improvements, the UI now
features a "Glass" like
design as well as the highly
anticipated new status
icons.
It also
appears that the WLM logo has
been changed again and now
follows the Windows Vista
pattern of a round orb with
the Vista Flag within it.
LiveSide also
mentioned a new Voice Mail
feature but have not yet
released any additional
information on it. We will
bring you the latest news on
this as it is released.
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31.03.2006Bonus WLM Invites Sent Out
On Friday, Microsoft once
again started sending out
additional invitations for
WLM. The company is trying to
increase the amount of testers
in the beta drastically, as
some users have received up to
ten bonus invites within one
day. If you are in the beta an
you have not checked you
e-mail inbox yet, that may be
a good idea as you will
probably have two or three
e-mails from the WLM beta team
notifying you about your extra
invites.
We
would like to remind users
here at JCXP that at the
moment we are giving away a
large amount of Windows Live
Messenger invitations. However
you must be a registered and
active member to qualify for
the give away.
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11.01.2006Are you missing some icons?
So you downloaded the new
8.0.0689 refresh, you sign in
and all is well. You sign out
and then sign in again some
time... but wait, where did
some of your icons go?
The WLM Beta team
received several reports from
users that some of their
dashboard icons and features
were missing when signing in
the second time and every time
after.
The
problem was a result of errors
within some of the programs
entry points which caused them
to vanish. However, the
problem was fixed by the team
and a fix has been sent out.
For the fix to apply, you must
sign out of WLM and sign back
in. If your icons are not
back, you have to wait about
30-60 more minutes and then
try again as it takes time for
the fix to reach every
country.
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05.05.2006Windows Live Messenger updated, gets a higher build number, that's about it
jcxp.net - 13.02.2009
Yahoo! and WLM Integration
Coming Soon?
Many Windows Live Users today
might have noticed that they
were booted off of the
messenger servers and then
were unable to sign in again
for almost 2 hours.
At first glance, it
appeared to be a simple
temporary problem with the
servers. Once the stability of
the servers returned to
normal, users were greeted
with a new build of WLM,
8.0.0792. (See Below).
Well all these
server downtimes and new
builds were not just for
nothing. Popular messenger fan
site mess.be discovered some
new changes in this new build
that show WLM is in fact fully
ready to work with Yahoo!
contacts.
The
only thing holding users back
from adding and chatting with
Yahoo! messenger contacts is
the fact that the server's
MSP14 protocol has yet to have
been turned on which is
what's blocking Yahoo! + WLM
interoperability.
Some people have already
created proxy's which trick
messenger into thinking it is
using the MSP14 protocol which
enables many of the Yahoo!
features within WLM, however
the ability to chat is still
not present.
More to come...
jcxp.net - 26.06.2006
WLM 562 Cleared Up
With the release of Windows
Live Messenger build 562 just
a few weeks ago, many of the
testers were in speculation
that it was a full update, but
we were wrong.
The 562 build was in fact
just a preview of the final
refresh. It turns out that the
562 build only contained some
of the minor updates and was
only a small update for the
current testers. The full
refresh is expected to have
many more updates and should
come "real soon now".
"The 562 build some
of you got was a preview of
the final update build. There
are only a few differences
from that build but I don't
want to spoil any surprises"
said the WLM team.
The final refresh is
suppose to come via automated
update when you sign into WLM.
However the update is expected
to be slightly delayed from
the originally planned date
due to a flooding problem
after a water line dumped
hundreds of gallons of watter
into the 1st floor offices of
the redmon building including
the WLM team offices.
In the meanwhile,
the employees have been
grouped into offices and
workers are working quick to
dry the building and get it in
working condition again.
jcxp.net - 23.02.2006
Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta (Feature List)
Should we rename JCXP to "The blog where we post loads of wlm news in the space of 3 days"?.. yes, you've guessed I never had a part in the naming
of this site but that's not the point!
I'll get straight to the point, it appears butterflies (not them ones)
have received the first beta build of WLM 9.0 and a brief feature list is spreading fast, see below.
New
features:
- Sign-in and messaging in multiple locations up to four at once.
- Signature sounds.
- Per contact
sounds.
- SPAM Reporting.
- Animated Display Pictures - supports animated .gif files as display pictures.
- Link in Personal Status Message - URLs in Personal Status Messages are hot and clickable in the Messenger contact list.
General improvements:
- Behind the Scenes Changes - Architectural changes that modified how things work but shouldn't
have changed how things look.
- Changes to sign-in, connectivity, presence, sending text IM's, voice & video features.
- Windows
Live Contacts Server - wlcomm.exe runs in the background to keep your contacts' information up-to-date and helps Messenger sign you in faster.
As you can see above, the feature that i've bolded is one I'm sure a lot of you and definitely myself likes the sound of,
already we seem off to a good start, lets keep the news roling in huh?
A special thanks to mess.be and
RebelSean for the exciting info!
jcxp.net - 22.11.2007
Windows Live Messenger Build
562
That's right! A new build of
Windows Live Messenger has
finally been released to
testers.
The
new "562" build is quite a
large change from the previous
365 build. This release offers
an entirely new user
interface, along with the fact
that many of the unliked
features have now been removed
from the refresh.
Also, one aspect of the
program that the WLM Beta Team
did not hear much support for
has also been removed,
therefore we are happy to
announce that the classic
status icons from MSN
Messenger 7.5 have been
re-introduced into the new
build.
Along
with that, the overall
stability and reliability of
the program seems to have been
greatly improved in this
build, along with the sign-in
process time which also seems
to have been reduced.
So keep an eye out
on this article, cause as soon
as more info is released, it
will be posted here!
jcxp.net - 10.02.2006
'Adware' Distributor Loses MVP Status
Responding to a flurry of
negative feedback, Microsoft
has decided to revoke the Most
Valuable Professional status
it recently bestowed on Cyril
Paciullo. Paciullo, or Patchou
as he is known, is a developer
who created the Messenger Plus
application...
betanews.com - 10.10.2006
Coming soon to WLM, Integrated
Polygamy
Messenger Mad have just
reported some exclusive
information on the next..next
upcoming version of Windows
Live Messenger.
They received a screenshot
which features an inlook at
their attempt on Integrated
Polygamy.
I'm
sure some of you are thinking,
what the heck is polygamy?
Polygamy, now, is a 3rd party
patch which allows you to
execute multiple exe's of WLM
so you can sign-in to more
than one account. Windows Live
Messenger 8.2 is to have this
feature integrated into
itself.
Please note this
information is unconfirmed and
may very well be false as no
official information has been
released
jcxp.net - 12.09.2006
Social messaging: What's the Status Quo?
It wasn't that long ago that you could share what you were doing at that exact time by messaging a few people from your mobile phone... but thanks
to a few websites you can now you can do that just about anywhere and to absolutely everyone. Over the last year (or two) there has been a massive
surge in what everyone likes to call "status updates" or "tweeting" if you want to limit it to a certain site. The purpose of this article is to
just enlighten you with what is out there for this sole purpose of telling the world what you are doing. 1.
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 05.01.2009
Microsoft Response Point Status Monitor for Windows Small Business Server
The Response Point Status Monitor is a service that runs on a Windows Small Business Server (SBS). It enables monitoring of Response Point system
events via the SBS interface. This utility is intended for users of Windows Small Business Server 2003.
winbeta.org - 21.01.2008
Girls lost in drain rescued due to Facebook status update
When two girls, aged 10 and 12, were lost in a storm drain in South Australia last night, most people would have expected them to have called the
emergency services immediately, seeing as they had their mobile phones with them. However, that was not the case with the two lost girls. Instead of
ringing the emergency services, the two girls decided to make a Facebook status update stating that they were lost, which, luckily for them, caught
the attention of one of their male friends who called for help. The two girls were eventually rescued from the storm drain in Hackham, in the south
of Adelaide, by the fire service, according to ABC news (via TechRadar).
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 07.09.2009
Old Plus! Meets New WLM
It seems that a few guys over
at mess.be have been digging
out their old builds of
Messenger Plus! and to their
suprise have found that
certain Plus! builds are
around 80% fully compatible
with the latest WLM build 562.
Messenger Plus!
3.61 (released in October, get
it here)
and older versions do work
with 8.0.0562, although
limited to a small set of
features like the Messenger
lock and the boss key and most
likely a few other minor
features.
Patchou however, does not
recommend this combo and
advises to uninstall Plus! as
soon as WLM starts behaving
strangely.
Patchou has already started
developing Messenger Plus!
Live specifically for Windows
Live Messenger which we
previously reported back in December
2005.
jcxp.net - 12.02.2006
Indexer Status Sidebar Gadget for Windows Search
Brandon Paddock, who works on the Windows Shell Team here at Microsoft, wrote a Windows Sidebar Gadget that displays the status of the Windows Search Indexer.
winbeta.org - 11.04.2008
Tweet from your television
Reports hare surfaced that Samsung has released a Twitter widget which can be used on their network enabled models, the LED 6000/7000/8000 as well as
their 6 and 7 series televisions. This means that while one is watching Star Trek for the 32nd time, they will receive any updates made to their
friend's status. This widget comes as an addition to their Internet@TV service, which already sports a YouTube widget. Functionality is included
that allows a user to update their own Twitter status using their remote controls. What may be interesting to watch is how sporting events or
television networks utilize this functionality to improve the viewing experience.
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 19.05.2009
