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Yes I'm posting yet another screenshot, this time of the expected Windows Live Messenger final UI.

- Yes the UI looks must better, no bleaching!

- Note the new status icons, a cross between old and new.

- The two new icons at the top of the contact list refer to the new VOIP and VoiceMail features coming to Windows Live Messenger. I'll be posting more information on this shortly :-)

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My impressions: I find it to be actually quite appealing. This design looks like it's going to be able to be heavily personalizd with better background support and complete UI overhaul possibilities.

As for the design itself, I find the icons are looking a LITTLE bit more perfessional. They definitly are going towards the Vista icon set. Good job team. I'm very impressed on how this turned out.

The only question I have, is about the dark blue at the top. Will that change when you change colour themes? So that if I want it to be red, it will switch to red also?

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They've confirmed that this UI is not 100% final.

It better be *shakes fist*. I personally enjoy it. If you're right, then it better only be 99.99% final and make maybe small TINY changes.

Where exactly did you get that build.

It's from LiveSide. I have it at the top of the post. I don't have this build. I would like it though.

From Liveside

My impressions: I find it to be actually quite appealing. This design looks like it's going to be able to be heavily personalizd with better background support and complete UI overhaul possibilities.

As for the design itself, I find the icons are looking a LITTLE bit more perfessional. They definitly are going towards the Vista icon set. Good job team. I'm very impressed on how this turned out.

The only question I have, is about the dark blue at the top. Will that change when you change colour themes? So that if I want it to be red, it will switch to red also?

now thats a MUCH better improvement on the .0566 build :) definately would use that (unless a better skin is released ^_^)

he didnt, its sourced from liveside.net

by the way this was already posted in BPN, as this is more news then beta information considering its the final release Ui not a beta release

And you beat me by 7 minutes. I was so excited I got big news first :(

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