Windows Live Messenger 8.5 - A First Look

Windows Live Messenger 8.5 beta available

LiveSide - News blog — Thu, 31 May 2007 04:53:02 GMT

Along with Windows Live Mail and Writer, Windows Live Messenger 8.5 has also entered beta today. Featuring

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mig — Wed, 30 May 2007 15:36:43 GMT

My main grudge with WLM so far is the lack of conversation tabs, and that shared folders (while I love them) will refuse to work if you hop networks (and/or sometimes lose connection unexpectedly) without restarting the client, or sometimes just signing back in/out.

If I could get these two things in there (I would have liked aero transparency as well, but it doesn't look like that'll happen, at least we got a new UI for 8.5), I'd be a happy man.

Leaked Windows Live Messenger 8.5 turns up more surprises

LiveSide - News blog — Wed, 30 May 2007 01:49:22 GMT

For those of you who haven't seen it at mess.be , the leaked Messenger 8.5 build contained some hidden

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some1 — Tue, 29 May 2007 18:35:34 GMT

If I to choose one, I'd choose 7th one or 1st one.

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Chris — Tue, 29 May 2007 05:14:52 GMT

Yes. Each "wave" is a group of products for release. Currently we're just heading into Windows Live Wave 2.

Andy - yes I saw the folders integration, why do you think Inky linked here? :)

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bartyl — Tue, 29 May 2007 01:43:38 GMT

On the installer, the UAC prompt says. 'Windows Live Wave'

Any ideas what that is?

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the andyman — Tue, 29 May 2007 00:27:01 GMT

According to mess.be this version has integration with WLFolders. See http://www.mess.be and http://downloads.mess.be/inky/screenshots/folderssellup.png

Also from what I've found in the actual program there is a new option to add contacts from your MSN Premium address book (according to a translation of a Spanish tooltip) although I presume that is only if you are a subscriber (I'm not and the option was greyed out for me), however I don't see how MSN Premium address books do (or will if they're not available yet) be any different from normal ones ...

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jojo0821 — Mon, 28 May 2007 22:19:06 GMT

Oh my god ! WLM 8.5 Looks very boring.

Vista look ??????? Where is the window Shadow ? Where is the WPF effect ?

The show/hide menu button still over here, it's a terrible UI design.

I can't see any new thing at WLM 8.5.

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Chris — Mon, 28 May 2007 21:21:36 GMT

some1 - all of those have been suggested and acknowledged by the team, its just a question of balancing the requests with manpower available. if you had to pick one of those, which one would you choose?

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Adam — Mon, 28 May 2007 20:57:54 GMT

They already kind of have #6 from ur list. (6. Fun effects to webcam video like Photo Booth.) If u go to research.microsoft.com ull find a plugin there its called "Digital Effects for MSN messenger" but it works for wlm also. Its ind of cool but still needs some work. Furthermore, Its being worked on not in US but Asia.

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some1 — Mon, 28 May 2007 19:18:22 GMT

To the WLM team:

1. Why not use a VC-1 variant for video conferencing and finally up the quality of video communication since its 2007!

2. Can we finally get to use different formatting in a single typed line of text?

3. Ability to appear selectively offline or online to certain contacts.

4. Be generous in offering some content such as new emoticons, winks etc.

5. Support for animated GIFs and Flash animations as display pictures

6. Fun effects to webcam video like Photo Booth.

7. Audio conversations with 10 ppl at a time and video conver with at least 3 ppl at a time.

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chels75 — Mon, 28 May 2007 18:41:31 GMT

New vista look and feel! great, can't wait!

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bf1977 — Mon, 28 May 2007 18:06:12 GMT

It will be that from now the new features they will be alone for the Vista? I wait that not, because I cannot move now for the new O.S.

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CalumJR — Mon, 28 May 2007 16:46:12 GMT

This is honestly fantastic! Microsoft listened to EVERY bit of feedback I gave them about the inconsistencies between Messenger, Mail desktop and Wrter.

I CANNOT wait!

Thank you for telling us LiveSide!

Windows Live Messenger 8.5 early preview screenshots!

NexTechNews — Mon, 28 May 2007 11:05:39 GMT