primexx Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 aww...I'm still waiting for an invite...so unlucky, oh well keep waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
br3tt0 Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 I also got the email, filled out the survey, no download link yet. I thought it was Opera.. then tried in ie. -_- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 If you are having problems signing and you are part of the beta, check your hosts file ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ideas Man Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 For us Australians wondering what's going on, Microsoft's answer is simple: "You will get your invite shortly. Thank you for your patience" That was all they said in the chat about the topic, quite pathetic considering they answered some really stupid questions that were off topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted December 20, 2005 Author Veteran Share Posted December 20, 2005 Please use the other thread for invites and keep this one soley for discussion of the application itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted December 20, 2005 Global Moderator Share Posted December 20, 2005 heres some questions and answers i got from the microsoft staff, in the beta chat today. Andrew [MS] (Expert): Q: [325] any plans for multiple signin's for Windows Live Messenger. People do this through "patches" already, which im not too fond of. A: this is a lot nastier of a problem than it seems like, it is pretty easy to get a bad version of it up and running but very hard to get one that will scale to the number of users we have in a way that doesn't make everything a lot worse. This is a feature that is at the top of a lot of our internal wish lists, I'm sure we'll do it as soon as we can do it right. Nicole (Expert): Q: [97] How do you guys feel about Messenger Plus!? and about it's upcoming Messenger Plus! Live - msgpluslive.net A: We love people who love Messenger! Nicole (Expert): Q: [344] Under Options > Personal, the display name window is so small! will you guys fix this, and make it bigger? A: Why do you want it bigger? Nicole (Expert): Q: [53] follow up on the GUI.. where do you guys see yourself going with this bloated design? A: We are looking at it. Do you have suggestions? InesK (Expert): Q: [433] will multiple people be able to share 1 folder? (maybe a group of people?) A: That is a great idea. Thanks for pitching this in Andrew [MS] (Expert): Q: [459] any reason why you guys fly through versions so quickly? MSN 5 lasted a few months, till 5.2, then, 6.0 came along, until 6.2, then quickly to 7.0 (dont think there was a 7.1) but there was a 7.5.. now Windows Live Messenger 8.0? A: No one's every happy. If you don't release people will complain it is old, if you do release often they'll complain you're churning too much. Can't make everyone happy. Nicole (Expert): Q: [362] to nichole about Q 344: oh god yes! the window is so small (width wise..) can you guys make this longer, so i can change my display name. it's very long at the moment. thanks! A: we are working on making this better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Damn lylesback, I should have just copied the whole thing when I was in there :pinch: hopefully someone else snagged it! Most questions and answers are typical but some are actually interesting :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscyaki Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Australians got the wrong type of invites for the beta. Supposed to get invites to go to ideas.live.com but instead we all got Connect Invitation IDs which are basically useless so we have found out. Nicole said the problem would be fixed "shortly". As they said in the email: "We need your expertise again!" :D Cheers. Damn lylesback, I should have just copied the whole thing when I was in there :pinch: hopefully someone else snagged it! Most questions and answers are typical but some are actually interesting :yes: Email me at oscyaki {-at-} gmail.com and I will send you the Experts responses and questions to you (for the entire chat session). Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watters Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 the connect invitation IDs are not useless, it gives us access to newsgroups and i am sure we will be getting a download link soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscyaki Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 the connect invitation IDs are not useless, it gives us access to newsgroups and i am sure we will be getting a download link soon! Already had download link for ages - it has been promoted in newsgroups, forums, chat sessions and much more. Just need provisioning email. The newsgroup is not that exciting to use when you don't have a clue on what most of the topics are talking about. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detroit Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Wow, you mean there was actually people there? I went at 7:30 and found noone :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipbwoi Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 thank god they finally made a moderated peaceful request thread...whoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAbad28 Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 How will I get my .NET PASSPORT to work on WLM? My .NET is a gmail and it won't let me download on gmail. Help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ideas Man Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 I have the transcript to the chat, I'll post it but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to or not because it was a password protected chat, so if I am, let me know and I'll post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leddy Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 I have the transcript to the chat, I'll post it but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to or not because it was a password protected chat, so if I am, let me know and I'll post it. The password didn't really provide any protection. The only link to the chat was on Connect- the password was posted on the same page. XD Edit: Whoops. Alright, maybe the link to the chatroom wasn't the only one there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iverson0881 Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 I am willing to trade a Live Messenger invite for a LiveMail invite. PM if you want to trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocstar Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 ^ Same here message me for that too Also I read that A Patch has to bring you back down to protocal 12 or something? whats up with the A Patch can I still use 13? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primexx Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 (edited) Ok I got an invite but I dont know how to use it now since It's in my Gmail, I've read all the previous posts but I am still clueless. Anyone care to explain? Thanks. Edit: I figured it out (Use HTML view in Gmail) Edited December 20, 2005 by primexx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT 13 Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Yes you can use A-patch and be on protocol 13 At least I've "a-patched" my WLM8 and can connect without any problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizuian Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Yup, I've used A-patch and still on protocol 13. I've tested this by using another e-mail - it did not allow me to sign in with another e-mail other than my main passport address which is registered with the beta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leddy Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Modifying the exe disables shared folders though. =( They signed the exe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizuian Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Hmm... odd... I can load up "shared folders" with no problem - I take it that it won't let us share with our contacts? Not that it really bothered me.... as I don't do a lot of sending of photos and such stuff.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bueal Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 how can i reports bugs in the beta ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathray Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 how can i reports bugs in the beta ? Either through connect, or the newsgroup... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bueal Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 hmmmm oki..... i cant report on the connect yet... i just got invited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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