Windows Live Messenger Update Available, Then Pulled
Posted by Steven Parker on 23 June 2006 - 10:19 · 12 comments & 16287 views
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#1 Posted by Colin-uk on 23 Jun 2006 - 11:02
- heh, i got the build before it was pulled from MS servers
i'll probably stick to the build i have now though ..
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#2 Posted by Storm on 23 Jun 2006 - 11:16
- its still on the http://messenger.live.com site
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#2.2 Posted by Darnell 0216 on 23 Jun 2006 - 19:59
- Not still; it has returned. It seems the release is now official but the forum thread was closed so no one could reply to say so. All languages are hosted there (says LiveSide). I've had it installed since the first go round without problem.
Live seems to have a web installer as well?: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&DisplayLang=en
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#3 Posted by Josrh on 23 Jun 2006 - 11:24
- after installing this build I cant do anything wth it. I log in and it crashes. All it does is crash, every goddamn time
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#4 Posted by Orange on 23 Jun 2006 - 12:09
- I've still got it but i'm sticking with the first build as i want to use msn plus live when it comes out tomorrow
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#5 Posted by tmanops05 on 23 Jun 2006 - 12:37
- LOL...I installed both, neither worked. I installed the BETA and it worked fine. So I read a bunch of postings here and on MS Newsgroups to fix the problem I had witht he final release. None of them worked. I ended up removing it completely, installed GAIM and wow...it works fine...
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#6 Posted by XeonBuilder on 23 Jun 2006 - 14:36
- I have the latest one installed and it doesnt work anymore either. It worked yesterday and now today it just trys to sign on and doesnt. I then have to reboot the system because it causes my comp to become unresponsive. It even screwed up Gaim for me.
Anyone else having any probs getting on this morning?
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#7 Posted by jwjw1 on 23 Jun 2006 - 16:03
- Just signed in with build 792 with no problems....used both my live.com and hotmail names...and then used it to retrieve some hotmail.
An anonymous Messer sent me a copy of a message from John from the Windows Live Beta team, posted in the private newsgroup for managed messenger beta testers:
"Is there a build 792? Yes.
Should you be downloading it? Not really. To be honest, it's not officially released yet, test isn't done testing it, so you're installing it at your own risk. We don't have a date or time that it will be officially released. And, for what it is worth, you won't see any differences if you do use it.
What changed? I really want to know! I've really said all I can. Sorry."
Its looking like build 787 is the one everyone should be using until Microsoft puts out an update trigger from within Messenger itself.
In other news, Messer auroras discovered the following recently added Yahoo! Messenger references in the online help file:
"If you are sending a message to a Yahoo! Messenger address, enter the full e-mail address. You may see two entries for the same contact. This can occur when you add a Messenger contact that uses both Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger. To determine if a contact is using Yahoo! Messenger: Open a conversation window in Messenger. If there is a Yahoo! Messenger icon under the contact's display picture, they are using Yahoo! Messenger. Hover your mouse over the contact's name in the main Messenger window. If their e-mail address is followed by Yahoo!, they are using Yahoo! Messenger.
Furthermore, Messer mario found this in the type library: "A friend on the {33013} network has added you to their Messenger List. To send instant messages to {33013} contacts, sign up for the {61143} Beta.". Whereas {33013} is of course Yahoo!, but does "{61143} Beta" mean we'll see a Beta-version with Yahoo! integration first? Either way, they better hurry if they want to keep their "first half of 2006" launch estimation.