Leaked Windows Live Messenger 8.5 turns up more surprises

Chris — Wed, 30 May 2007 01:10:00 GMT

For those of you who haven't seen it at mess.be, the leaked Messenger 8.5 build contained some hidden but basic Windows Live Folders integration/promotion. While the infobar isn't earth-shattering, remember this isn't a beta build so it'll be interesting to see if this changes come the official beta program.

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And for those of you wondering where Windows Live Essentials and Dashboard went, there's a new Dashboard application installed to Windows Live\Installer. This directory also includes a new Shared Setup application with the name Windows Live Wave 2 Suite. ("Wave" refers to the group or wave of products to be released.)

Roll on those betas!

Taking a look at Windows Live Essentials and Dashboard

Harrison Hoffman — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:39:00 GMT

Last week, Chris talked about a new pair of Windows Live services called Essentials and Dashboard. Since then, we have investigated the Essentials service along with the Dashboard client and we're ready to share more along with, of course, screenshots...(read more)

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Leaked Windows Live Messenger 8.5 turns up more surprises

Taking a look at Windows Live Essentials and Dashboard