Windows Live Messenger Build 683 Leaked

[d3nuo]

A-Patch Released.

WOOHOO! thanks! :)

[FiB3R]

Finaly got hold of it lol A-Patched right up too :)

Seems pretty good so far, seems to login a lot faster too :)

Not too sure about the new way the massages work, feels very strainge but I'm gonna give it a go for a while.

[Mystical112]

A-Patch Released.

thx great timing i just found the build also... :)

[RevoDS]

Does anyone know if the French 0666 build leaked?

[anonymousjon]

I dont believe it leaked like 683 has but i knew of 1 or 2 people that had it :)

just to clarify, the leaked .683 build is an Internal build hence the 'Branches' bit in the build number.

different branchs do different things, then they are all put together for a release/beta etc

so this leaked version is not a beta build, you won't find it on ideas.live.com and yes its buggy :)

as to a release date, well it was said there would be a release in April, theres a couple of weeks till th end of April so we may see an April refresh.

Edited April 18, 2006 by anonymousjon

[Lexcyn]

This new build looks really nice. I want to try out the new sounds! :shifty:

[Martyn]

A-Patch Released.

Thank you (Y) :)

[xxdesmus]

A-Patch Released.

i think you musta got nailed with some serious traffic...i am getting a "page not found" :blink:

Can someone email me the patch please?

xxdesmus AT gee mail

Edited April 18, 2006 by xxdesmus

[Bobster]

I think this latest build is perfect! I love the new sounds, very modern sounding.

Finally Microsoft have got it right. Thumbs up to them. (Y)

[jimbo11883]

I want this new version... :( ;)

[scakesence]

I want this new version... :( ;)

There's several places where you can get it if you do a simple search.

NOTE: To the cry-police mods/users I'm not giving him a link, just stating a fact. So spare me the "you can't post links and talk about illegal copies" and all that yada yada.

[RevoDS]

~snip~ :p

...Reported! :p

:laugh: Not true, was only for fun :rofl:

[Slimy]

Awesome, I didn't have to wait long for a-patch to be released :) This build is rockin :D

[Kap1184]

Anyone else have any issues with sharing folders in the new build?

When I try and view my sharing folders I get

"Your sharing folders aren't yet available. Please try again in a minute"

help please,

[wutang01]

8.0.0683.00_Branches + A-Patch = Absolutely Perfect

[xxdesmus]

will someone email me the flippin patch please? :cry: ...I keep getting a "page not found" what the hell.... :blink:

xxdesmus AT gee mail

[the_mole001]

this build is great....im just finding the sounds a bit bugged, oh well, i can wait till final.

[crazihouse]

The new UI is much better than early builds. Good job M$ ! :)

[Matt B]

yeah great stuff from microsoft :yes:

[BreakingBenjamin]

gee mail

I don't know why, but that word makes me laugh a lot :laugh: Anyway, Good joob WLM Team ;) Using it now, absolutely love it.

[xpgeek]

Ok, after it seeming like no one was willing to test the question for me I finally just did it myself.

Yes the Windows Driver - MSN thingy can be uninstalled after installing this build of Windows Live Messenger. It doesn't seem to stop anything from working, except of course I assume some feature of the Call to Phone feature, that I was Never going to use anyway.

The icons are uglier, I prefered the MSN Messenger 7.0 series icons, but the colors are better and it does seem to run a whole lot better. It signs in a whole lot quicker now.

[peewee41]

is the now playing bug fixed in this build?

[dinner123]

is the now playing bug fixed in this build?

it is for looking at what other people are playing, but it doesnt seem to work for what you are playing

[Mad_Griffith]

Speaking of style, I can't stand these 3 things.

The WLM icon at the top of the contact list (looks ugly and old compared to the rest of the layout)

the button style (that bottom inner shadow is horrible, along with the gradient: I preferred the old one much more)

the smileys' icons. but, hey, the main problem here concerns the fact they are using the same old emoticons, so I find the ugliness of the icons a logic consequence.

Do you agree?

[Ricardo Cl]

Speaking of style, I can't stand these 3 things.

The WLM icon at the top of the contact list (looks ugly and old compared to the rest of the layout)

it needs to blend in with the background... it looks like it was a bad cropped image!

the button style (that bottom inner shadow is horrible, along with the gradient: I preferred the old one much more)

Oh this is so true... I wish they could change those buttons to something more appealing!

the smileys' icons. but, hey, the main problem here concerns the fact they are using the same old emoticons, so I find the ugliness of the icons a logic consequence.

Do you agree?

Nope, I think the only thing that emoticons lack is lack of "emoticon packs", so that I can change them all at once!