WLM shuts down today?

[FloatingFatMan]

It seems as if they did a big switch off overnight, as 1000's of people have switched, by the looks of their forums, none of those 1000's of people are actually able to login with their Microsoft account (including me).

http://heartbeat.skype.com/2013/04/problems_with_microsoft_accoun.html

What a complete clusterfu....

Microsoft, you're morons.

[firey]

I have been getting prompted to update every time I try and sign in. However I've found that if I unplug my ethernet right before clicking login, and putting it back in shortly after, it will sign in to WLM with no update block.

[FloatingFatMan]

Try using this, it patches messenger so it continues to work:

https://messengergeek.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/use-messenger-reviver-2-to-bring-back-messenger-and-beat-skype/

[theyarecomingforyou]

To be honest WLM has been crap the past few years. Weird net work errors, friends showing offline when they're actually on, and other weird problems.

Unfortunately Skype has been just as bad. There have been numerous major bugs (search "Skype 100% CPU usage") and I had to uninstall it a couple of days ago because it was causing my system to hang.

[DDStriker]

Hello,

WLM just stopped working for me. It prompts me to download a "new version" (Skype).

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

Stopped working for me on this pc but still works on my other pc why must they kill a good thing there is no alternative unfortunately :(

was considering skype till i realised it bunched all grouped contacts into one big list, i really couldn't be bothered going through and sorting that mess out

[123456789A]

I hope they make Skype more compact. Right now it takes a lot of space on screen and I haven't figured out how to change the font size either.

[+Majesticmerc MVC]

I hope they make Skype more compact. Right now it takes a lot of space on screen and I haven't figured out how to change the font size either.

If you go to the View menu, you can choose "Compact View" which will split the Skype Window into two parts. Then you can just close the one you don't want to see anymore.

The font size is hidden in the "IM & SMS > IM Appearance" section of the options window.

Hope this helps :)

[Coagulated]

I miss Windows Messenger. So lightweight, so simple and did exactly what you needed.

RIP

[FloatingFatMan]

I miss Windows Messenger. So lightweight, so simple and did exactly what you needed.

RIP

If it had had tabbed chats, it would have been perfect.

[HighwayGlider]

Is it possible to get number of unread mails in skype like in WLM? Can't seem to enable this option.

Also is there a way to put back the inbox button?

[n_K]

Is it possible to get number of unread mails in skype like in WLM? Can't seem to enable this option.

Also is there a way to put back the inbox button?

Nope, skype isn't linked to outlook's email system.

[FloatingFatMan]

^ I do wish they'd stop calling it an "upgrade". It's a massive downgrade. Skype can't do half the things WLM did, plus it's a crappy P2P system. I don't want my bandwidth being used by others for them to swap files!

[123456789A]

If you go to the View menu, you can choose "Compact View" which will split the Skype Window into two parts. Then you can just close the one you don't want to see anymore.

The font size is hidden in the "IM & SMS > IM Appearance" section of the options window.

Hope this helps :)

Oh thanks, that does help a bit! Any way to shrink the toolbars?

[Coagulated]

If it had had tabbed chats, it would have been perfect.

I'm not a religious-type, but this deserves an...

AMEN.

[Chris123NT]

The compact view is nice, but I wish it would remember what fudging monitor I want chat windows on and not default to the primary monitor every time a new person messages me.

[firey]

Try using this, it patches messenger so it continues to work:

https://messengergee...and-beat-skype/

Thanks!!

[Tha Bloo Monkee]

Thanks for the patch!

MSN/WLM stopped working on me today.

[togermano]

eh aim always worked better

[+Majesticmerc MVC]

Oh thanks, that does help a bit! Any way to shrink the toolbars?

Not that I'm aware of. Hopefully it will be added at some point, but I guess it's "Metro".

[SkyDX]

Try using this, it patches messenger so it continues to work:

https://messengergee...and-beat-skype/

Thanks for the patch^^ The WLM shut-off hit me today and so far the patch works! :D Though I wonder, are there any safety concerns with it? >.<

[FloatingFatMan]

Thanks for the patch^^ The WLM shut-off hit me today and so far the patch works! :D Though I wonder, are there any safety concerns with it? >.<

Why would there be? The developer is hardly an unknown hacker... It's not more less "safe" than A-Patcher, which removes ads from Messenger, and thousands have used that with no bother. All the patch does is mod the EXE to get rid of the forced update prompt.

[Torolol]

What a complete clusterfu....

Microsoft, you're morons.

it just missing the "fu...." as that are the users's portion.

[SkyDX]

Why would there be? The developer is hardly an unknown hacker... It's not more less "safe" than A-Patcher, which removes ads from Messenger, and thousands have used that with no bother. All the patch does is mod the EXE to get rid of the forced update prompt.

Oh no no I should have worded that better, I didn't mean any concerns with the patch itself but rather if we might experience issues with our account on the long run since we use a unsupported version such a bugs happening because of API changes etc. :/

[+Majesticmerc MVC]

Oh no no I should have worded that better, I didn't mean any concerns with the patch itself but rather if we might experience issues with our account on the long run since we use a unsupported version such a bugs happening because of API changes etc. :/

Well it won't really matter when they shut the network off anyway.

[SkyDX]

Well it won't really matter when they shut the network off anyway.

Hmm yeah I guess you have a point there... when is this due again? >.<