Windows Live 8.5 Beta

• ndmmxiaomayi

  3 Jun 07, 19:26

  Download Link
  
  About the same MSN Messenger... except that quite a few things change for the installation.
  
  1. License agreement no longer presented directly to you, you must now click on the links provided.
  
  2. No more choosing of installation path.
  
  3. Takes a tad too long to install. 10 minutes was how long it took, even without installing all the rubbish it provided.
  
  4. No longer at Start > All Programs > Windows Live Messenger. It's now in Start > All Programs > Windows Live > Windows Live Messenger.
  
  Interface wise, very Vista like. Surprisingly it has no lags or crash. However it's quite ugly.
  
  
  
  
  
  Signing in wise, very fast. It took me 3 seconds to sign in. And no lags when it starts. A first for any Microsoft programs that I tested.
  
  Windows now add a function to search, just click on the magnifying icon.
  
  As for chatting, all the display info (which is whoever is writing a message, last chat at time) has moved from the bottom of the chat window directly into the main chat window.
  
  
  
  The notification messages, however, looked very nice. It gives a metallic feel, like Mac OS (I think...). Neat, clean and simple.
• turbo_drift

  3 Jun 07, 19:28

  like that need to uninstall the other WLM ma?
• monoblam

  3 Jun 07, 19:29

  current one looks much better
• ndmmxiaomayi

  3 Jun 07, 19:30

  Originally posted by turbo_drift:

  like that need to uninstall the other WLM ma?

  Yup.
  
  Finally something fast, but I think it won't last long once Microsoft forces users to use the new version.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  3 Jun 07, 19:34

  Originally posted by monoblam:

  current one looks much better

  I think aMSN looks better.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  3 Jun 07, 19:35

  Here's how the notifications looked like:
  
  
  
  Nicer than aMSN and previous versions of MSN Messenger!
• turbo_drift

  3 Jun 07, 19:52

  BuMpZ™ for the better..
• MyPillowTalks

  3 Jun 07, 20:14

  jialat, i tink my problem liao
  
  i oweis sign in, need 30 seconds, then some times no one online, need resign in to see who online, mayi, why ar?
• Darkness_hacker99

  3 Jun 07, 20:15

  Originally posted by monoblam:

  current one looks much better

  x2
• monoblam

  3 Jun 07, 20:40

  Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:

  jialat, i tink my problem liao
  
  i oweis sign in, need 30 seconds, then some times no one online, need resign in to see who online, mayi, why ar?

  who ask you kar cheng itchy go install. beta always unstable one.
• Darkness_hacker99

  3 Jun 07, 20:41

  Originally posted by monoblam:

  who ask you kar cheng itchy go install. beta always unstable one.

  
• FUU

  3 Jun 07, 20:46

  mayi....
  
  when click on link click left hand corner the msn messenger bar thingy den click "try it" izzit?
• lpx88

  3 Jun 07, 21:15

  I go try..and hope WLM will not sign me out once evry few mins again
• FUU

  3 Jun 07, 21:19

  can give VERY direct link??
  
  i see the link given i dunno where to go....
• lpx88

  3 Jun 07, 21:22

  Bloody hell..dld liao but dono y cannot install..say wad make sure com isn running in safe mode and have windows installer 3.1..
• turbo_drift

  3 Jun 07, 21:23

  Originally posted by lpx88:

  Bloody hell..dld liao but dono y cannot install..say wad make sure com isn running in safe mode and have windows installer 3.1..

  uninstall the old version 1st than install the new 1..
• lpx88

  3 Jun 07, 21:27

  Originally posted by turbo_drift:

  uninstall the old version 1st than install the new 1..

  Cant leh..tink i go dld instaler 3.1 bah
  
  Edit:YESS!!Can alrdy!!
• turbo_drift

  3 Jun 07, 21:29

  Originally posted by lpx88:

  Cant leh..tink i go dld instaler 3.1 bah

  
• turbo_drift

  3 Jun 07, 21:29

  Originally posted by lpx88:

  Cant leh..tink i go dld instaler 3.1 bah
  
  Edit:YESS!!Can alrdy!!

  Beta??
• Ito_^

  3 Jun 07, 21:32

  msn plus got sarport?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  3 Jun 07, 21:33

  Originally posted by FUU:

  mayi....
  
  when click on link click left hand corner the msn messenger bar thingy den click "try it" izzit?

  Click on Download.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  3 Jun 07, 21:34

  Originally posted by Ito_^:

  msn plus got sarport?

  http://www.msgpluslive.net/download/changelog/
  
  So the answer is yes.
  
  But there are crashes reported.
• Ito_^

  3 Jun 07, 21:36

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  http://www.msgpluslive.net/download/changelog/
  
  So the answer is yes.
  
  But there are crashes reported.

  guess ill wait out for awhile den.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  3 Jun 07, 21:36

  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=889482FC-5F56-4A38-B838-DE776FD4138C&displaylang=en
  
  Windows Installer 3.1
  
  By right should already be installed in Windows... if it's not there... just download it.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  3 Jun 07, 21:39

  Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:

  jialat, i tink my problem liao
  
  i oweis sign in, need 30 seconds, then some times no one online, need resign in to see who online, mayi, why ar?

  Maybe different broadband plan. My plan is 3Mbps after upgrade. So sign in time is 3 seconds nia. Very fast.
  
  As for you keep going on and offline... well... it could be the MSN that is facing problems or your ISP.