Official Windows Messenger Live BETA Thread

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Goto Connect - My participation - WLM 8.0 - Submit feedback

sorry? i counldt find any thing was related to Submit feedback.

Welcome to the Windows Live? Messenger 8.0 Beta!

We are excited to welcome you as one of our exclusive Managed Beta testers and look forward to taking all of your feedback. Thbeta has not yet startedbwtf?i got my download link alreadyi>) but keep an eye on your inbox for an email from us with information on where to download the software.

We know you are all anxious to get started so we have opened up the newsgroups for you to use. Here is a chance to get to know your fellow beta testers and start building a beta community that will help make Windows Live Messenger great. If you haven't set up your newsgroups you can do so by clicking the ?Community? link on the left and follow the instructions.

though i found a Submit Feedback in the messenger program, help > send feedback. would that work?

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b0m8er

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sorry? i counldt find any thing was related to Submit feedback.

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though i found a Submit Feedback in the messenger program, help > send feedback. would that work?

I quess.....

Now I also have a question: Why can't I access newsgroups? It connects, accepts password and all that stuff. The only group I see is microsoft.betanews.system.announcements

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killa19

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I quess.....

Now I also have a question: Why can't I access newsgroups? It connects, accepts password and all that stuff. The only group I see is microsoft.betanews.system.announcements

When did you create your password? I think it was around 20 hours before I could see any newsgroup other than microsoft.betanews.system.announcements

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b0m8er

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Where do I go to acess the newsgroups?

To use our newsgroups you will need a newsreader program such as Outlook Express (which supports multiple news servers and comes with several Microsoft products, including IE 4.0 or higher). Other third party newsreaders are available as well.

The link below allows you to retrieve your newsgroup ID and configure a password for use in the newsgroups.

To add a new news server using Outlook Express:

Open Outlook Express.

From the 'Tools' menu, select 'Accounts'.

Select the 'Add' button. Click 'News'. Follow the instructions in the Internet Connection Wizard.

Enter your name and e-mail address when prompted. Choose 'Next' after each entry.

On the Internet News Server Name Page, enter "betanews.microsoft.com" and check the box "My news server requires me to log on". Click 'Next'.

For account name, enter "<Your newsgroup ID>". Then enter your password. Click 'Next'.

Then click 'Finish'.

Select 'Close' and begin downloading your newsgroups.

NOTE: When you are connected, you may need to Refresh Newsgroup Headers in order to see newer postings, including your own. Other newsreaders may have different ways of doing this.

For the latest information about Outlook Express as well as a list of Frequently Asked Questions, check out the Outlook Express Web page at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/oe/ for Windows users and http://www.microsoft.com/mac/oe/ for Macintosh users.

If you are unable to access Microsoft beta newsgroups you may be behind a corporate firewall. You may be able to install a proxy server that is able to pass protocols on port 119. Otherwise, your system administrator can solve the problem by opening the News port in the firewall (port 119).

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amrinders87

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The link below allows you to retrieve your newsgroup ID and configure a password for use in the newsgroups.

Thanks. But where is that link to get ID and password?

EDIT: I figured it out. Thanks for your help!

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Slimy

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Guys I can't sign in. Can someone tell them that p [underscore] emil [at] hotmail [dot] com cannot login? I don't have a feedback button in connect either :s

Please see the screenshot. Repair puts a nice green checkmark beside ip and does nothing. Sign in still fails and hitting restart gives another exclamation mark.

Does WLM8 use specific ports, as I do have a router..

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b0m8er

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Thanks. But where is that link to get ID and password?

EDIT: I figured it out. Thanks for your help!

On your connect site, under Community section. When you press this button it'd tell you your ID and will ask you to enter password you desire.

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Guys I can't sign in. Can someone tell them that p [underscore] emil [at] hotmail [dot] com cannot login? I don't have a feedback button in connect either :s

Please see the screenshot. Repair puts a nice green checkmark beside ip and does nothing. Sign in still fails and hitting restart gives another exclamation mark.

Have you tried releasing and renewing your ip address through windows?

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b0m8er

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Guys I can't sign in. Can someone tell them that p [underscore] emil [at] hotmail [dot] com cannot login? I don't have a feedback button in connect either :s

Please see the screenshot. Repair puts a nice green checkmark beside ip and does nothing. Sign in still fails and hitting restart gives another exclamation mark.

Does WLM8 use specific ports, as I do have a router..

Report it to [email protected]

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