Jamushroom Veteran Posted June 28, 2010 Veteran Share Posted June 28, 2010 @torrentthief: Not being able to change your name isn't a bug, it's the future of WLM as it looks now :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592830114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted June 28, 2010 Supervisor Share Posted June 28, 2010 edit nevermind Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592830140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamwhoiam Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 @torrentthief: Not being able to change your name isn't a bug, it's the future of WLM as it looks now :) From within the program it is no longer possible and changing it on the website doesn't always update properly. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592830150 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Johnny Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I think that about all software that has the ribbon so they can jump on the "me too" wagon. Certainly, I think the ribbon in photo gallery makes it all quite a bit more confusing to navigate and is kind of counter intuitive =/ Photo Gallery didn't really need it. Mail, well I like it simply because I can collapse it and save a few pixels. ALl I need anyway are the reply, delete & Send/Recieve buttons in the quick access toolbar anyway :p Heck, the fact that Windows 7 promotos the Ribbon is contradictory (though I do like the ribbon) - due to the fact that it's so icon based, and much of the other Windows 7 UI's removed icons in buttons and such =/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592830154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted June 28, 2010 Veteran Share Posted June 28, 2010 really buggy, can't change my title in the new messenger and can't respond to messages, i press send but they don't get the messages :( I've uninstalled it and gone back to the previous WLM, i'll try it again when the next beta is out. Why would you think something is a bug when there is no presence of it in the program at all? I'm not trying to sound rude, I'm just trying to understand that way of thinking :) Not being able to set a 'display name' different to your own name was the idea - they don't want people using those silly 'display names' anymore, they'd like people to use their real names, just like Facebook. From within the program it is no longer possible and changing it on the website doesn't always update properly. That is supposed to be used for real names, anyway, even if it does allow 'display names' which aren't peoples' real names. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592830344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruNo_ Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Well, now I managed to install it on my work's desktop. But can't login. Error Code: 8100030d Googled it and cleaned up Contacts and Windows Live/Contacts folder and still not connecting. Is anyone having or had this problem? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592830972 Share on other sites More sharing options...
noroom Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 If this has been said before, I apologize, I cannot take the time to go through 59 pages. But if, like me, you're unhappy with the changes they've made, tell them! Use this feedback form: https://feedback.live.com/eform.aspx?productkey=wlmessenger I hate the fact JumpLists are no longer supported, and not being able to set a display name like you used to before. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592832568 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Anarkii Subscriber² Posted June 29, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted June 29, 2010 Thanks, sent them a suggestion for Live Messenger for the iPhone :) Wouldn't it be cool to have the front facing camera act as a webcam? - would be like FaceTime, but should work over the internet using 3G (albeit slow I guess). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592832634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueDraGon Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Is anyone else getting error code: 800706ba? Can't sign and it won't even attempt to sign in on any email address I have. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592833420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruNo_ Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Is anyone else getting error code: 800706ba? Can't sign and it won't even attempt to sign in on any email address I have. I can't sign in, but it returns a different error code. 8100030d :( Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592833622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zmijutin Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I can't install beta :( Error code: 0x80070643 ... Is there offline installation pack? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592833628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad!k1337 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 latest beta build working fine here .... for those having issues installing, try disabling your firewall first. Latest beta build is (you can do a custom install w/ this one): download link Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592833712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruNo_ Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Heh... nothing yet. Screw it. I'm going back to previous version. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592833810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueDraGon Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Heh... nothing yet. Screw it. I'm going back to previous version. Yeah I can't log in yet... and I can't log in to Windows Live Mail either... something's wrong with their server I think. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592834020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad!k1337 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I can't seem to relate to your problems guys ... live messenger beta as well as live mail setup on outlook 2010 is working just fine here ... I'm using a live.com account though if that makes any difference. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592834072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruNo_ Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Well, I'm able to use the stable version (wave 3), but only in offline, when I come online my connection is dropped. LOL Bizarre. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592834186 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lannister Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Anyone else getting an annoying image ad when they first open a chat window? It can be closed but that has to go before final, it's annoyingly intrusive. Also, is it me (wouldn't suprise me if it was!) or is there still no way/option to turn off the little yellow "ribbon" notes in the chat window that provide "Thank you, Captain Obvious" information, ie, are totally pointless. Also the option to remember signed in status has either been moved or has disappeared, and as I don't have auto sign-in enabled, I have to manually choose "away" every timer I log in. Hope they fix that before final, because as small as it is, it's enough for me to choose another client that remembers. :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592835022 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightShadow Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Anyone else getting an annoying image ad when they first open a chat window? It can be closed but that has to go before final, it's annoyingly intrusive. Also, is it me (wouldn't suprise me if it was!) or is there still no way/option to turn off the little yellow "ribbon" notes in the chat window that provide "Thank you, Captain Obvious" information, ie, are totally pointless. Also the option to remember signed in status has either been moved or has disappeared, and as I don't have auto sign-in enabled, I have to manually choose "away" every timer I log in. Hope they fix that before final, because as small as it is, it's enough for me to choose another client that remembers. :p Yeah, the ads got annoying. But just go into More Options... Then Conversations... Then untick Expanded Footer. And they don't appear. Microsoft had to put it behind settings :/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592835030 Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiv_ Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 since ive installed the beta, everytime i have messenger opened my second monitor, with the classic view and i launch a game that tries to change the resoloution, i get a blue screen. can anyone confirm/replicate? i reinstalled windows because of it today panicking, but it still does it since ive reinstalled. im hoping its the beta or im assuming something is wrong with my hardware haha. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592835044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool Box Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I can't install beta :( Error code: 0x80070643 ... Is there offline installation pack? I had this annoying error on my laptop. Try manually enabling the Windows Firewall service via services.msc. Install the software then disable it afterwards. Seems the installer is looking for this, no idea why :wacko: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592835088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMPSBL Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I had this annoying error on my laptop. Try manually enabling the Windows Firewall service via services.msc. Install the software then disable it afterwards. Seems the installer is looking for this, no idea why :wacko: This worked for me too. Strange. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592835162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlintyV Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Anyone getting lots of spam coming though Windows Mail using IMAP on Gmail? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592835624 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueDraGon Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Well, looks like I solved my prob. Somehow I had the Windows Live ID assistant service or sumthing like that stopped, and was in Manual mode, so I had to put it automatic and turned it on and now I can log in. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592836604 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacasmo Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I can't sign in, but it returns a different error code. 8100030d :( I was having the same problem after installing the beta, so I cleaned my cache using ccleaner and its working fine now. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592836698 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightShadow Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 GOOD NEWS! Facebook update works! Just got up this morning and change my live status... Checked Facebook and there it is. Sent via Windows Live Messenger :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/911970-windows-live-essentials-beta-out-now/page/36/#findComment-592837178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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