Official Windows Messenger Live BETA Thread

[Ideas Man]

Modifying the exe disables shared folders though. =(

They signed the exe.

There might be a bit more to it than that. Apparently it's disabled for Australians (which according to your profile you are).

[dj6ross]

I have one invite left. PM me, first person gets the invite. :cool:

EDIT: NONE left.

Edited December 20, 2005 by dj6ross

[windows95isg8]

I did not like the new look at first, but it has grown on me a lot. I have had no problems with it at all. It?s running fine. Had not one crash with it, and I have been testing all the features to make sure. I have sent feedback on what I like and don?t though, so I feel im helping beta test it. A thanks goes to my mate Rob who sent me the invit:) :)

Just a screen-shot of it all open.

http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/1898/untitled3cl.jpg

[jonnybarnes]

This is great. Does anyone know if the shared folder thing works with people who are on MSN 7.5?

[windows95isg8]

This is great. Does anyone know if the shared folder thing works with people who are on MSN 7.5?

No it dont work for people on 7.5 :(

[rickycheng]

I had been joined WLM8 beta by Neowin members's invite

Anyone know that there is an official beta newsgroup for WLM8 or not?

and how can I join it?

[Neo003]

Damn it, got another 4 new invites. WTF

Edited December 20, 2005 by niel19_us

[amr_01]

I had been joined WLM8 beta by Neowin members's invite

Anyone know that there is an official beta newsgroup for WLM8 or not?

and how can I join it?

As far as i know, the people who were invited do not have access to it. go to connect.microsoft.com, log in, if you have messanger 8 in there you can set the newsgroup password, if it's not in there (which i don't think it is for those people), then you won't be able to use the newsgroup.

[jwjw1]

There might be a bit more to it than that. Apparently it's disabled for Australians (which according to your profile you are).

I don't think its disabled for Aussies....Shared Folders also requires that you have a NTFS Partition and unmolded .exe that doesnt modify the 'digital signature'

[G4M3R]

OK - I'm not sure if anyone's clarified this in the ~32 pages before, but if you get invited to the Live Messenger beta, do you get invites of your own to pass on?

This is what is says when I log in to Windows Live Ideas (I was invited)

Hopefully they will give us some invites so we can return the favour.

[Detroit]

Ya, you just have to be patient though :)

[windows95isg8]

Just to let people who dont know, You are free to sell your invites on ebay or the like. MS have said its cool with them. I read this from http://www.mess.be/ under the 'WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER 8.0 BETA CHAT'

This is what was said, to someone at MS:

Q: What do you guys think about people selling their windows live messenger invites on ebay?

A: I think it is cool. We actually have a pool to see what the highest price is.

[oscyaki]

I had been joined WLM8 beta by Neowin members's invite

Anyone know that there is an official beta newsgroup for WLM8 or not?

and how can I join it?

To access the newsgroups or Connect website at all you must be a user invited to the beta by Microsoft.

All people invited by other people (testers) are only there to use the program and to test server load. :)

[LiGhTfast]

never trust a person who is willing to trade for invites i had a person pm me with over 500 posts the person said they will give me an invite for live mail if i gave them a wlm 8 invite so i did person pmed saying he/she didnt have an invite for live mail yet grrrrrrrrr

so if anybody has a live mail invite pm thx

could just give it me for xmas :santa:

[primexx]

when will we be able to send invites...me wonders.

[Storm]

heh just sold 2 on ebay, ?5 each!

[_I am Reptar]

heh just sold 2 on ebay, ?5 each!

:no::

[Leddy]

This isn't the thread for invite requests.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

18] 19 posts offering or requesting invited were deleted from this thread.

Please use the proper invite thread:

https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=410082

[canoba]

sorry my bad.

[housegroover]

Will Messenger Live overwrite Messenger 7.5? I ask this because I have 2 messenger accounts but only 1 will allow me to use Messenger Live.

[AnThHh]

Will Messenger Live overwrite Messenger 7.5? I ask this because I have 2 messenger accounts but only 1 will allow me to use Messenger Live.

Yes when you install messenger live it will overwrite msn messenger 7.5 unless u rename the msn folder to a new name before you install windows messenger live!

[jwjw1]

Will Messenger Live overwrite Messenger 7.5? I ask this because I have 2 messenger accounts but only 1 will allow me to use Messenger Live.

Best thing to do...is just copy the complete folder and move it...then rename it MSN_7.5 and then create a shortcut from the msnmsgr.exe...then have the WLM install over the stuff in the default folder.

[AnThHh]

Best thing to do...is just copy the complete folder and move it...then rename it MSN_7.5 and then create a shortcut from the msnmsgr.exe...then have the WLM install over the stuff in the default folder.

hahah yeaa thats basically what i saidd :p :D

[rickycheng]

To access the newsgroups or Connect website at all you must be a user invited to the beta by Microsoft.

All people invited by other people (testers) are only there to use the program and to test server load. :)

Thanks for your infomation