According to reliable sources, MSN are preparing to go live with the next version of their widely popular instant messaging client, MSN Messenger.

Tomorrow, the 7th April will mark the 7th version in a long history of MSN Messenger. MSN Messenger originally debuted in July 1999 and Microsoft claims that over 100 million unique users log on to the MSN Messenger service each month.

With the release of version 7 comes new features such as animated Winks (derived from 3 Degrees, a Nudge feature to wake your contacts up and the ability to show your contacts what music you're currently playing.

MSN Messenger has been in Beta testing since late September of 2004. 7 months on the client has gone through some great changes and MSN is finally happy with the result.

Microsoft were unavailable for comment at the time of writing but we're awaiting an official statement regarding the Messenger release.

Meanwhile, MSN Spaces is due out of beta today according to PCMag.

Update: Looks like we have an exclusive download link for you a bit early :) Enjoy

Download: MSN Messenger 7 Build 777 - Final
View: Exclusive: MSN Messenger 7.0 Revealed
View: MSN Messenger
View: MSN Messenger 7 Press Release





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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by digitalslacker on 06 Apr 2005 - 19:41
sweet
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by fro0ty on 06 Apr 2005 - 19:41
awesome!

Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by smashguy on 06 Apr 2005 - 19:41
Thanks Tom, You have done it again!
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by McGazza™ on 06 Apr 2005 - 19:42
I hope they have all the bugs fixed in it, they are still plenty to be fixed so its come as a shock to me
(6 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by King Mustard on 06 Apr 2005 - 19:42
Wow, an update to an instant messenging program, amazing lol
Quote this comment #5.1 Posted by mr_da3m0n on 07 Apr 2005 - 02:53
Wow, a useless comment about an update to an instant messenging program, amazing lol
Quote this comment #5.2 Posted by M2Ys4U on 07 Apr 2005 - 16:33
Wow, a usless comment about a useless comment about an update to an instant messaging program, amazing lol
Quote this comment #5.3 Posted by The Cub on 07 Apr 2005 - 16:38
Wow, a usless comment about a useless comment about a useless comment about an update to an instant messaging program, amazing lol
Quote this comment #5.4 Posted by Lurchybaby on 07 Apr 2005 - 17:24
infinity! :p
Quote this comment #5.5 Posted by Chaoserver on 07 Apr 2005 - 17:25
Wow, a usless comment about a useless comment about a useless comment about a usless comment about an update to an instant messaging program, amazing lol
Quote this comment #5.6 Posted by Rishdeep on 07 Apr 2005 - 20:58
Man, the more you go on, the more useless these comments really are becoming...
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by Jason on 06 Apr 2005 - 19:44
Nothing in the newsgoups yet.
(3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by PureLogic on 06 Apr 2005 - 19:45
Cool! Finally a MSN Messenger version with even more ads, just what I always wanted!
Quote this comment #7.1 Posted by McGazza™ on 06 Apr 2005 - 19:51
Well ul have to wait for patches then.
Quote this comment #7.2 Posted by PureLogic on 06 Apr 2005 - 19:57
It even has a MSN delay ad when turning a webcam on, that's just sick.
Quote this comment #7.3 Posted by eilegz on 07 Apr 2005 - 14:37
the new a-patch its released anyways waiting for the mess patch somehow
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #8 Posted by Makeshift Hammer on 06 Apr 2005 - 19:50
The last good windows messenger version was 4.7 Maybe 4 and 7 are lucky numbers for the MS Devs?
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #9 Posted by standard on 06 Apr 2005 - 19:55
6.2 is still the best i think.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #10 Posted by Rickie on 06 Apr 2005 - 20:00
Recently started using miranda, i may switch back though
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #11 Posted by XanDaMan on 06 Apr 2005 - 20:04
This better work with iTunes in the tray and Wimp in skin mode...
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #12 Posted by Mr. Dee on 06 Apr 2005 - 20:05
Hallelujah!
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #13 Posted by Storm™ on 06 Apr 2005 - 20:11
Yey Finally No pun intended lol
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #14 Posted by EduardValencia on 06 Apr 2005 - 20:12
oh god,finally it is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #15 Posted by Hypoxiaicon on 06 Apr 2005 - 20:23
If its released tomorrow its going to contain bugs.

The newsgroups (Mike) Has not mentioned it at all.

Plus new bugs are still being filed.

IF, its released tomorrow, its going to have bugs + removed features.

Last edited by 24846 on 06 Apr 2005 - 20:34
Quote this comment #15.1 Posted by EduardValencia on 06 Apr 2005 - 20:39
features removed?

still with bugs,so why this long 7 month wait?

my opinion is that msn messenger 7 will be a quelity product,a final release don't have features removed as far as i know
(15 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #16 Posted by hotdog963al on 06 Apr 2005 - 20:35
7 Months in beta! 7th of may! MSN MESSENGER 7!
is it me, or is it all a bit too 7y?
Quote this comment #16.1 Posted by McGazza™ on 06 Apr 2005 - 20:46
its 7th of April not May!
Quote this comment #16.2 Posted by russellc on 06 Apr 2005 - 20:46
you're off by a month, buddy. we're in april today as well as tomorrow.
Quote this comment #16.3 Posted by elliot on 06 Apr 2005 - 20:50
hahaha
Quote this comment #16.4 Posted by Axon on 06 Apr 2005 - 20:57
I thought bungie was the only developer that got off on the number 7!!
Quote this comment #16.5 Posted by tiagosilva29 on 06 Apr 2005 - 21:45
777 - Satan's Number
Quote this comment #16.6 Posted by bush on 06 Apr 2005 - 21:54
i heard they recently changed it to 666. no more 777.
Quote this comment #16.7 Posted by bilston on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:14
It's also a 7 meg download.

(cue someone correcting me on the .2)
Quote this comment #16.8 Posted by Spartan_X on 06 Apr 2005 - 23:48
wrong, 7 is the number of perfection... 777 is supposed to be the number of the messiah. lol... maybe thats why Michael Jackson use to wear an armband with the number 777, to make people think he was the "one"
Quote this comment #16.9 Posted by epple on 07 Apr 2005 - 06:08
There is no spoon.
Quote this comment #16.10 Posted by jmc777 on 07 Apr 2005 - 06:22
The year is 2005. 2 + 5 = 7

OOOMMMMMMFFFFFFFGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quote this comment #16.11 Posted by epple on 07 Apr 2005 - 06:43
And your nickname.. jmc777
Quote this comment #16.12 Posted by RosUFO on 07 Apr 2005 - 12:48
And this post number has a 7 in it! What is this world coming too!
Quote this comment #16.13 Posted by lbmouse on 07 Apr 2005 - 14:01
..and it won't be stable until 2007.
Quote this comment #16.14 Posted by DomFel on 07 Apr 2005 - 15:00
AHAHAHAHAHAH!
Quote this comment #16.15 Posted by Dodgy on 07 Apr 2005 - 17:19
woah, a 7 minute download. this server is packed
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #17 Posted by The Darknight on 06 Apr 2005 - 20:36
I just wonder when they are going to make the Mac MSN Messenger have the same features.
Quote this comment #17.1 Posted by EduardValencia on 06 Apr 2005 - 20:41
probably never,since MS and Apple are rivals,this happens in the case of quicktime laking features in the PC version
Quote this comment #17.2 Posted by Zenith on 07 Apr 2005 - 12:03
Just get adium. its a lot better than the MSN for Mac at the moment. It doesnt have AV support, but some people may not use those features too often. Download it and enjoi.
(3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #18 Posted by brent3000 on 06 Apr 2005 - 20:49
i think its abit stupid everyone i know are going to crazy over all them new things they tossed into msn 7 when yahoo messenger has been using this stuff for some time now... and i think a few of these features will really piss me off some times... good old 6.2 is where i stand for the moment
Quote this comment #18.1 Posted by LeCastor on 06 Apr 2005 - 21:06
Yeah, stuff like winks or nudge pisses me off too
Quote this comment #18.2 Posted by mcb on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:54
they need a "say no more!" feature to go along with those other two
Quote this comment #18.3 Posted by brent3000 on 07 Apr 2005 - 12:51
thats called block
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #19 Posted by bucko on 06 Apr 2005 - 21:10
I hope you can disable the OH AMAZING great new so and so Wink feature and the DRAWING crap I can't disable on MSN6 if people have MSN7. If I can't I'm not switching, I better update my hosts list to block all them adverts. If this does not support other media players for displaying song name then that sucks.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #20 Posted by Jugalator on 06 Apr 2005 - 21:11
Jeez, if animated winks is considered a major new feature, things aren't looking good
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #21 Posted by macster on 06 Apr 2005 - 21:14
The PCMag article is gone? i dont see it now...
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #22 Posted by Pug on 06 Apr 2005 - 21:29
The final version of MSN Messenger 7 is available on the Mess.be website... Just got it!
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #23 Posted by XanDaMan on 06 Apr 2005 - 21:30
And also...where is REAL offline messaging. Like yahoo. None of this fake mobile malarki!
Quote this comment #23.1 Posted by mcb on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:57
i seem to recall ICQ having offline messaging when i started using it 6 or 7 years ago.. so theres certainly no technology reasons for lacking it.
offline IM stops people from constantly running their client, and reduces e-mail hits
Quote this comment #23.2 Posted by noroom on 06 Apr 2005 - 23:36
Want Offline Messages in MSN Messenger?

Check out OfflineMessenger.com!

Due to be released on Sunday!
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #24 Posted by vetcashman on 06 Apr 2005 - 21:42
Messenger 7's install file will be 7meg....
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #25 Posted by macster on 06 Apr 2005 - 21:45
Wow 777
Nice number
And its 7mb too!!! wow did they plan this? lol
Quote this comment #25.1 Posted by EduardValencia on 06 Apr 2005 - 21:58
it's a divine intervention
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #26 Posted by levijay on 06 Apr 2005 - 21:51
argh, opening 'change my display picture' still lags when you have several dynamic ones installed
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #27 Posted by EduardValencia on 06 Apr 2005 - 21:57
servers will be hammered badly,got it safely ,downloaded to ma pCCC!!!
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #28 Posted by TrekXP on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:00
sweet, installing now
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #29 Posted by INFERNO2k on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:01
How does one elimate all these stupid ads and tabs and buttons and crap I dont need.
Quote this comment #29.1 Posted by EduardValencia on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:04
patching it,soon on Mess
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #30 Posted by Boogiman on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:04
Downloaing now... (server is getting hamered by now )
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #31 Posted by MtDewCodeRedFreak on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:05
whoa - all those 7's ....... lol
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #32 Posted by sin™ on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:05
Nice... now for a way to kill the ad window
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #33 Posted by evilpig on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:08
this is wierd about alll the 7's
Quote this comment #33.1 Posted by EduardValencia on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:12
if someone has being downloading it,and has it at 77% complete,let us know,because that guy is the chosen one

lol
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #34 Posted by rIaHc3 on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:09
Hey anyone got the MS page with the description? I wanna see the english page to see if there is a way I can get the spanish link as well...

If someone could do it thanks..
(7 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #35 Posted by Joel Ogden on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:12
why oh why can i not recieve any files

QUOTE
youthinksodoyou@hotmail.com tried to send you a file (zerospace.JPG). This file has been blocked because it is potentially unsafe.
Quote this comment #35.1 Posted by rIaHc3 on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:33
Its a new feature to protect from viruses and stuff. For now tell you friend to zip it up....


Stuffplug-NG is planning a way to bypass this...
Quote this comment #35.2 Posted by Joel Ogden on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:35
EVERYTHING is blocked, zip, rar, mp3, m4a, Its so silly- exe, bat and pif i can understand but but but
Quote this comment #35.3 Posted by Jugalator on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:48
QUOTE
Its a new feature to protect from viruses and stuff. For now tell you friend to zip it up....

But it's a JPG he can't receive, right? not much there to zip up...
Do Microsoft think JPG's are executable now?
Quote this comment #35.4 Posted by Geo on 07 Apr 2005 - 02:49
Run this registry import: http://www.msnfanatic.com/downloads/disablefileblock.zip
It's SP2 stuff, not MSN Messenger.
Quote this comment #35.5 Posted by Joel Ogden on 07 Apr 2005 - 05:12
thanks
Quote this comment #35.6 Posted by rIaHc3 on 07 Apr 2005 - 15:49
QUOTE

It's SP2 stuff, not MSN Messenger.


Um I think your mistaken....

This file block has been in since 7.0.0732
If you wanna send JPGs and stuff, then go to 7.0.0632, send it to a person that has 7.0.0632 or below and youll see how it works...

Personally this is a pretty good feature. It reduces viruses spreading...
Quote this comment #35.7 Posted by Geo on 08 Apr 2005 - 02:10
MSN Messenger just started using that SP2 feature, if you disable it, it disables it for everything else, Internet Explorer for example.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #36 Posted by smashguy on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:16
Great work!
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #37 Posted by Co_Co on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:20
www.mastaline.com the msn7universalpatcher++ still works for disabling tabs, ads, searchbar, actions pane, enabling polygamy (y)

download link: http://www.mastaline.com/?pagina=fun/msnstuff/info&dlnow=45 ...the file is in english
Quote this comment #37.1 Posted by thenay on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:25
thanks
Quote this comment #37.2 Posted by Marduk on 06 Apr 2005 - 23:43
you rock!
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #38 Posted by PCservices on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:25
You can also download it here along with other goodies

Removed

Last edited by 18091 on 06 Apr 2005 - 23:15
Quote this comment #38.1 Posted by rIaHc3 on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:35
well whoever made that site is dumb


RTM............its RTW...........
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #39 Posted by Kalphegor on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:26
QUOTE
Dynamic display pictures can change according to the mood you specify.
On the Tools menu, click Change Display Picture. (If the menu bar doesn't appear at the top of the conversation window, the window frame may be hidden. Click in the upper left corner of the window, or press ALT to restore it.)
Click Create Dynamic Display Picture.
On the MSN partner site, create the dynamic display picture you want to use. The picture will be automatically installed.
Select a picture from the list.
Click OK.


This feature isn't present on build 777. Why? Isn't this build supposed to be final?
Quote this comment #39.1 Posted by Geo on 07 Apr 2005 - 02:46
The applicatoin is final, but it hasn't been released/deployed yet, it's currently running off Web config for 6.2... will be updated when it's released officially.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #40 Posted by dukelion on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:26
Installed it, seems better, but it jammed when I was handwriting and my PC fan is going crazy
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #41 Posted by Tungsten T on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:30
Thanks. Is Tom the same person as creamhackered
Quote this comment #41.1 Posted by creamhackered on 07 Apr 2005 - 00:13
Indeed
(4 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #42 Posted by thefunky_monkey on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:31
Anyone else gets it crashing after about 5 secs after signing in?
Quote this comment #42.1 Posted by Steffan on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:44
At least you were able to sign in. I cant eve do that.
Quote this comment #42.2 Posted by MrMB on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:45
YEP!
Least stable build so far
Micro$oft do it again!
Quote this comment #42.3 Posted by rm20010 on 07 Apr 2005 - 03:45
Nope, this build's much more stable versus the betas. But 42 MB of memory?

QUOTE
Micro$oft

Quote this comment #42.4 Posted by The Cub on 07 Apr 2005 - 16:52
Been runnang it all day, it's been stable for me and only 7,796k mem usage (oh more 7's)
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #43 Posted by bob0r on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:34
7/10
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #44 Posted by whcodered on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:38
Cool, I have been waiting for this!
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #45 Posted by Ely on 06 Apr 2005 - 22:44
Does anyone know how to remove the ''My Space'' thingie from the top bar or at least make it so that "MSN Today" appears listed before that? I hate the icon they used for it. Thanks in advance.
Quote this comment #45.1 Posted by BigCheese on 06 Apr 2005 - 23:11
Have a look here:
http://forum.mess.be/index.php?showtopic=5341
Quote this comment #45.2 Posted by Ely on 06 Apr 2005 - 23:50
Thanks a lot it worked!
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #46 Posted by thefunky_monkey on 06 Apr 2005 - 23:11
its 7/4/05 now here in the UK, any news on an official release?
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #47 Posted by leesmithg on 06 Apr 2005 - 23:15
Won't connect, keeps coming up with an error, oh well back to 6.2
(3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #48 Posted by bucko on 06 Apr 2005 - 23:30
MSN 6 MEM

http://www.potton-delph.com/bucko/stuff/ms...sn6_mem_web.JPG

MSN 7 MEM

http://www.potton-delph.com/bucko/stuff/ms...sn7_mem_web.jpg

Dam wish I didn't install it now.
Quote this comment #48.1 Posted by threedaysdwn on 07 Apr 2005 - 03:14
Mine is using 9.8 megs... Probably depends on what you're doing with it?
Quote this comment #48.2 Posted by rm20010 on 07 Apr 2005 - 03:47
Interestingly enough, for the first few minutes Messenger 7 is running for, the memory usage is really high (40 - 60 MB). Let it run for some time and it dips to 10 MB, and even 9 if it's minimized.
Quote this comment #48.3 Posted by Mr. Dick C. Normous on 07 Apr 2005 - 04:26
Memory usage is pretty damn good here.

On screen


Off screen
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #49 Posted by localhost on 06 Apr 2005 - 23:39
Does anyone knows how can I increase the font size of my contact list? Seems that the fonts have changed since I upgraded from 0429...
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