February 12, 200620 yr Well paying heed to the feedback they recieved for the Windows Live Messenger build 365 , Microsoft has released a beta refresh to a select few of the previous testers. I got my email today . A small changelog of sort was also there in the mail « New UI design« New contact list design (no more hover behavior)« A return of the old status icons« A Sharing Folders status and progress bar« The Sharing Folders activity log is now in a separate window« New Voice platform« Improved reliability« Improved stability« Improved performance« Improved login performanceLets wait to see when you people get your mail and then we can discuss the release. I have not yet tested it in detail. But the UI seems better than before . will test the other stuff soon .Here are a few screenshots :-They are completely genuine , if anyone gets any doubts because of the screenshots , then let me make it clear that i took them from Gadwin Printscreen . These are the shots i got and i had selected only the client screen so no wallpapers n stuff.
February 13, 200620 yr I like it and dont like it in comparison to the older one, will see if i get an invite. Weird that they have gone back to the old style contact list icons, what about the names expanding when you hover over them? is that still in it, that was a neat feature.looks somewat strange i guess
February 14, 200620 yr Author what about the names expanding when you hover over them? is that still in it, that was a neat feature.Nope that feature has been done away with , loads of people shouted against it. Actually i hav started loving the layout and the features now . I see it growing popular like Version 7 slowly. Looks good now . Nice features. Integration with other windows programmes shall be made better. So shal be quite usefull!!!
February 18, 200620 yr Am i right in thinking that you cant just download it again and get a newer version then?I'm using build 8.0.0365Can I go any higher because its very buggy [crashing] and I've sent loads of those Error Reports now heheCheersNath.
February 19, 200620 yr Author Am i right in thinking that you cant just download it again and get a newer version then?I'm using build 8.0.0365Can I go any higher because its very buggy [crashing]and I've sent loads of those Error Reports now heheCheersNath.Well no you cannot download this version with the precious testing invitation.This is a complete refresh beta with new invitations rolled out. So i guess you shall have to wait for your turn.Well , you WLM crashes? Never happened with me!!!! Maybe try reinstalling.
February 19, 200620 yr It is my understanding, that anyone that currently has WLM Beta installed, will get automatically upgraded in a few weeks timeWLM BlogTake a look at the Feb 14th entry.A couple more screen shots there too.
February 20, 200620 yr i have 562 installed, but crashes at login on my win2003 if "remember me" is selected -,-
February 20, 200620 yr Author i have 562 installed, but crashes at login on my win2003 if "remember me" is selected -,-Thats strange. WLM both the build never crashed on my PC. Maybe you should do a Registry Cleanup and reinstall.
Create an account or sign in to comment