Microsoft releases Windows Live Essentials build 8064

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As we reported a few weeks ago, Microsoft has officially rolled out an update to Windows Live Essentials (Build 8064). If you're not familiar with Windows Live Essentials, it is a suite of applications that include: Windows Live Mail (Desktop Version), Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Photo Gallery, Windows Live Writer, Windows Live Toolbar, Windows Live Family Safety, and Windows Live Movie Maker Beta.

The updates don't appear to have any new features, but contain lots of fixed bugs especially for Windows 7 users. Microsoft has announced that users still using Windows Live Messenger 8.1, 8.5, and the latest 9.0 (build 1202) will be asked, not required, to update to 14.0.8064.0206.

Other than nit-pick bug fixes, it appears that the Windows Live Messenger team has not fixed the jump list bug for Windows 7 users. So you're still going to need to run Windows Live Messenger in "Vista Compatibility" mode.

Download: Windows Live Essentials build 8064

Screenshots:

(3 replies) #1 Muzzymate on 13 Feb 2009 - 15:08

Nice to see Microsoft bringing back the Windows Whistler theme... http://www.winsupersite.com/images/reviews..._beta1_0017.gif

#1.1 Beastage on 13 Feb 2009 - 15:10

What!?

#1.2 SQ1 on 13 Feb 2009 - 15:13

That's a modded theme from the PC where the screenshot was taken...

#1.3 Faisal Islam on 14 Feb 2009 - 03:50

lol at u man.....u can't understand it

(7 replies) #2 rakeshishere on 13 Feb 2009 - 15:09

Windows Live Mail (Desktop Version) (Quite good... but i always wonder how its compared to Outlook)
Windows Live Messenger (sucks... havent used it ever but Gmail a/c doesnt work )
Windows Live Photo Gallery (Its good...)
Windows Live Writer( Ok )
Windows Live Toolbar (Unecessary)
Windows Live Family Safety (Too Good if children work on your computer)
Windows Live Movie Maker Beta. (I dont know why did they add this to Windows Live Applications. It should be inbuilt in to the OS)

#2.1 +TCLN Ryster on 13 Feb 2009 - 15:32

Making movies is the job of an application, not the operating system.

#2.2 bob_c_b on 13 Feb 2009 - 16:06

"sucks... havent used it ever"

I can stop reading right there, you say something you haven't used sucks?

#2.3 rakeshishere on 13 Feb 2009 - 17:11

Just used it once or might be twice if i remember... and i didnt like it. That was last i ever checked it

@+TCLN Ryster
Oh... really?

#2.4 lylesback2 on 13 Feb 2009 - 17:13

rakeshishere said,

"Windows Live Messenger (sucks... havent used it ever but Gmail a/c doesnt work"

So maybe I wasn't the only one that caught that. You've never used it before, and claim it sucks? Your gmail account probably doesn't work because you need to confirm it. I think more people in the world use Windows Live Messenger than any other chat client, so how can that suck?

#2.5 Beastage on 13 Feb 2009 - 20:36

gmail account? what?! I'm not sure what you mean but my windows live ID is my gmail.

#2.6 Homer Smith on 14 Feb 2009 - 00:53

Your wrong on the Messenger its the best software out there gmail accounts just need to be signed up via the passport network and confirmed via email and it works like a charm just your email icon won't do anything except take you to a page and ask you to signup!- and the Windows Live Mail is fast and easy! - the Live Movie Maker will be in future versions of windows probs.

#2.7 CalumJR on 14 Feb 2009 - 10:36

Yes, rakeshishere. The job of an operating system is to provide a platform for other software to run on. It's not to be multi-functioning software itself.

(4 replies) #3 Nexus- on 13 Feb 2009 - 15:11

what exactly is this jump list bug for WLM?

#3.1 SQ1 on 13 Feb 2009 - 15:16

When you hover the Messenger icon on taskbar, you get 2 previews of the Messenger app, one with your display pic and another with the real contact list.

#3.2 +Chris123NT on 13 Feb 2009 - 15:45

SQ1 said,

It's not a bug.

#3.3 dhan on 13 Feb 2009 - 16:06

SO that's not exactly a bug with jumplist? but with the taskbar preview.

#3.4 dhan on 13 Feb 2009 - 16:06

(8 replies) #4 SQ1 on 13 Feb 2009 - 15:14

Nice to see updates, but the only bug i found is not fixed... The Messenger jumplist bug.

#4.1 Mr Dan on 13 Feb 2009 - 15:44

It's not a bug. Its by design, a feature even. I hope they don't reverse it back to the systemtray because of people like you :

#4.2 rm20010 on 13 Feb 2009 - 15:46

They should revert it to the system tray if they can detect the user setting a non-standard taskbar configuration (small icons turned on, labels turned on, grouping turned off, etc.)

#4.3 SQ1 on 13 Feb 2009 - 16:02

Mr Dan:

What is it then? What's the need of having my own Display Pic on the taskbar?

#4.4 rev23dev on 13 Feb 2009 - 16:25

There is no way this is "by design" it prevents you from single clicking the taskbar entry to minimize messenger. Besides that, it looks awful with that stupid display picture in the taskbar.

#4.5 Kristian on 13 Feb 2009 - 18:35

Yes it's awful, but it's still by design!

#4.6 +Callum M-R on 13 Feb 2009 - 22:44

It's by design, and I like it. STFU with all the 'it's a bug remove it', If you close the contact list you'd have to remember which key to hold to make it open the contact list rather than showing currently open chats.

#4.7 ikyouCrow on 14 Feb 2009 - 02:29

i and many others like this design.
if you don't like it, just run WLM with Vista compatibility.

#4.8 CalumJR on 14 Feb 2009 - 10:39

SQ1 -

It is handy for if you are signed into more than one account. You can easily see which account is which., now, in the Windows 7 taskbar.

(2 replies) #5 MarvinMAr on 13 Feb 2009 - 15:40

Anyone have a link for the Full file (Also called Admnistrators or Offline Version)
So I dont have to re-download everything on each of my computers.

#5.1 rm20010 on 13 Feb 2009 - 15:44

http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/B...wlsetup-all.exe

#5.2 Infusion- on 13 Feb 2009 - 21:04

Thanks for that rm20010, I was hoping someone would post a link.

(1 reply) #6 rm20010 on 13 Feb 2009 - 15:41

One highly annoying bug they fixed is the Firefox minimizing bug. Minimizing Firefox no longer triggers the restoration of WLMessenger's contact list.

#6.1 +littleneutrino on 13 Feb 2009 - 22:53

it does for me in Windows 7 however it does not in Windows XP

#7 Paulz0r on 13 Feb 2009 - 16:18

For the record, the XP theme used in the screenshot is called "Watercolor Emico".

(1 reply) #8 sambeckett on 13 Feb 2009 - 16:19

Still can not delete blocked users in your privacy settings.

I had a friend to die in 2001 and they are still listed.

Worst feature ever. Silly you can't delete your own contacts.

#8.1 excalpius on 13 Feb 2009 - 20:29

How about unblocking them for a second and then deleting them?

#9 jamesVault on 13 Feb 2009 - 16:33

Is it already available on Windows Update?

#10 singularity0821 on 13 Feb 2009 - 16:53

Finally the mail icon in Messenger links to Windows Live Mail (instead of the website)! Thanks MS!!!

#11 MarvinMAr on 13 Feb 2009 - 17:22

+rm20010
Thanks alot!

#12 RageOfFury on 13 Feb 2009 - 18:04

Thanks for the heads up!

(2 replies) #13 TcKrockZ on 13 Feb 2009 - 18:31

Anyone know if Newest version released of messenger plus is compilable with this version?

#13.1 BornOfMaya on 13 Feb 2009 - 20:28

Yes it is fully compatible

#13.2 TcKrockZ on 15 Feb 2009 - 14:17

thanks...:]

(1 reply) #14 Origamihl on 13 Feb 2009 - 18:36

They say the messenger thing on the taskbar is "by design" . OK . So, what about having the contact list instead of the display picture, so when I click on the icon it brings up the contact list. One preview -> one window.

Click minimize problem solved and so on.

The way it is at the moment is simply..... STUPID

#14.1 +0sm3l on 13 Feb 2009 - 22:58

Origamihl said,

I agree... I installed Windows 7 on my mother's PC and she didn't like that idea. It was confusing for her.

#15 liemfukliang on 14 Feb 2009 - 00:47

Offline installer plz.... --> sorry I doesn't carefully read the previous post.

Last edited by liemfukliang on 14 Feb 2009 - 01:39

#16 Homer Smith on 14 Feb 2009 - 00:49

Windows Live Mail ( I love it, great been using it since it came out instead of microsoft outlook)
Windows Live Messenger (I love it, great been using it since being of time, works with any account if you properly signup to the network!!!! - my googlemail and yahoo accounts work)
Windows Live Photo Gallery (Its good and syncs well)
Windows Live Writer(Its great for the amount I do)
Windows Live Toolbar (Its alright but prefer firefox with avg security toolbar/google)
Windows Live Family Safety (Perfect for controlling my children but I also use additional filters)
Windows Live Movie Maker Beta. (Great- much better than the original one thats come with xp I used before)

#17 Kevin. on 14 Feb 2009 - 01:55

Finally got this thing installed. For some reason, the downloads would sometimes stop right in the middle and not continue, so I had to keep restarting it to get it done.

#18 Sean2989 on 14 Feb 2009 - 06:39

What is the exact name and version of the visual style in the first picture?

#19 ajua on 14 Feb 2009 - 17:21

Downloading it right now to make my switchless installers for Windows Live Messenger.

I wrote a guide on how to modify the original Messenger installer to include your patched files and to use it in unattended installations.

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