alsiladka Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 (edited) Windows Live™ Messenger betaSee. Hear. Share. Instantly.What it isWindows 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.What you will be able to do with it• Send all your familiar winks and emoticons, plus some cool new ones • Have real-time text, video and voice conversations* • Call your friends' mobile or land-line telephones by signing up for MCI Web Calling to make affordable domestic and international calls • Easily share documents of all kinds with Sharing Folders • Make free PC-to-PC calls with other Messenger users *Both parties must have compatible Web cameras, speakers, and microphones. System Requirements• Multimedia PC • Pentium 233 MHz process (500 MHz recommended) • Microsoft Windows XP • Minimum 128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended) • Up to 50 MB of hard disk space for installation, 15 MB to run the program. • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 SP1 or later must be installed on your computer, though it does not need to be your default. • Minimum 800 x 600 screen resolution This is an better thread to discuss Windows Live Messenger NO REQUEST FOR INVITES PLEASE. MODS IF YOU FIND ANY PLEASE REMOVE THOSE. THIS THREAD IS ONLY FOR DISCUSSION. Every tester can post his review over here. We would like to know how it is!!! Edited January 5, 2006 by alsiladka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf7448 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 good, i'm tired of people always saying "i want a invite, I want a invite"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sven Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 for some odd reason, it sounds like msn messenger. all i see is a new way to share photos and documents..... if someone could enlighten me about this, it would be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf7448 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 (edited) for some odd reason, it sounds like msn messenger. all i see is a new way to share photos and documents..... if someone could enlighten me about this, it would be helpful. Here is the blog! Keep tabs on it and you will see all the new features in WLMhonestly the only MAIN diff is the UI, and the contact list! Edited January 5, 2006 by wolf7448 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin L Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 for some odd reason, it sounds like msn messenger. all i see is a new way to share photos and documents..... if someone could enlighten me about this, it would be helpful.Its just the next build of MSN Messenger only thing is they changed the name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf7448 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 for some odd reason, it sounds like msn messenger. all i see is a new way to share photos and documents..... if someone could enlighten me about this, it would be helpful.Its just the next build of MSN Messenger only thing is they changed the name yep that pretty much it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sven Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 (edited) so u mean like a scam to make regular users who are not in the technology loop upgrade to this becuase they think its a completely new program?hehe had to day it [edit]after checking the blog, these new features will be completely useless to me becuase all i need is a list of online/offline, and webcam/audio/file transfer support. Edited January 5, 2006 by sven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimming_Bird Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 hrm, for some reason i cant figure out how to download the sucker. i know i'm part of the beta... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gouki Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 [edit]after checking the blog, these new features will be completely useless to me becuase all i need is a list of online/offline, and webcam/audio/file transfer support.Me too! Thats why I use Miranda! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsiladka Posted January 6, 2006 Author Share Posted January 6, 2006 Started using it only today , have to say the UI sucks. Dont know what made them go after this UI. Did anyone like it? looks so bulky and yucks..... has not got any great new feature as well!!!! lets hope they go for a complete revamp!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf7448 Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 hrm, for some reason i cant figure out how to download the sucker. i know i'm part of the beta... go to ideas.live.com and click "beta users sign in here"after ur signed in it should say "download now" in the windows live messenger box (the one in the bottom left) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin L Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 i wonder where i can submit bugs.... its not a biggy or a bug but when you have a conversation with someone it still displays they old messenger icon in the taskbar instead of the new icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf7448 Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 i wonder where i can submit bugs.... its not a biggy or a bug but when you have a conversation with someone it still displays they old messenger icon in the taskbar instead of the new icon.in windows live messenger go, help>submit feedback and thats it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minigun Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 in windows live messenger go, help>submit feedback and thats it!im trying to submit a bug to but i dont know how to... the above mothod does not work i get error...Feedback Form Unavailable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf7448 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 in windows live messenger go, help>submit feedback and thats it!im trying to submit a bug to but i dont know how to... the above mothod does not work i get error...Feedback Form Unavailable how odd, submit them right to the blog then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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