First Windows Live Messenger Beta Expected This Week

First Windows Live Messenger Beta Expected This Week

Daniel Fleshbourne on 13 December 2005 - 16:38 · 15 comments & 3042 views

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Testers are receiving their invites for the next version of Microsoft's consumer instant-messaging service. It's still unclear whether this version supplants Windows Messenger, but it is certain that it will provide additional VOIP support. Microsoft is expected to make available to testers this week the first beta version of its Windows Live Messenger instant-messaging service. According to a posting on the MSN Messenger enthusiast site Mess.be, Microsoft will launch the first Windows Live Messenger beta test on Tuesday, December 13.

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(1 reply) #1 The Patri0t on 13 Dec 2005 - 19:03

Yup!

Cant wait for it

#1.1 mikeyj on 13 Dec 2005 - 20:23

Damn, I can't wait either.

#2 EduardValencia on 13 Dec 2005 - 19:38

i haven't recieved an invite yet,please help me!

(1 reply) #3 3Cube on 13 Dec 2005 - 21:03

I wonder how good of quality the VOIP will be. Wouldn't mind switching from Skype cause they are owned by eBay now.

#3.1 leojei on 14 Dec 2005 - 05:15

Skype supports 4 ppl conversation, I hope WLM 8 supports too.

(2 replies) #4 anom on 13 Dec 2005 - 22:02

I got the email but when I tried it I got this:

"The invitation code you entered is invalid, assigned to another person, or else the program is no longer accepting invitations."

ahhh.

#4.1 leojei on 14 Dec 2005 - 05:16

Make sure when you copy and paste, you don't copy the space after the code and paste it in as well. Make sure you're pasting the code only.

#4.2 anom on 14 Dec 2005 - 14:54

yah..did that. still having the same problem. this sucks!

#5 JoDaddy on 14 Dec 2005 - 00:32

i thought that it was said specifically that Windows Messenger would still be around.

#6 Jaxkesa on 14 Dec 2005 - 03:04

May as well get rid of windows messenger. i dont see the point in having both. Got my invite, cant wait for the beta to start

(1 reply) #7 darkhooda on 14 Dec 2005 - 03:13

It's leaked onto many of the popular Messenger sites already. You can get it, but in accordance with Neowin rules, no links. It's amazing how fast any public beta leaks. It's quite obvious that some people just try to get it early just to brag about leaking it.

#7.1 leojei on 14 Dec 2005 - 05:19

The tech beta program hasn't been started yet, the file is NOT on Connect as yet. The leaked build earlier was a dog food build for closed internal testers. It's not feature complete, and it's full of bugs.

And the team gets smarter to block login instead of blocking the bits to get around. There are cracks that downgrades the protocol back to 7.5 to get around the login check, but what's the point if you can't use the new features at all?

#8 Axon on 14 Dec 2005 - 04:58

Yea, I got my invite a couple days ago. Just waiting for the beta to start

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