Digitalx Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I believe those small effects in conversation window and stuff are from .NET 3.0 rather then WPF as i've got them here on XP it's got same effect. But yeah the UI is alot more cleaner and nicer to use and look at imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EduardValencia Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 OMG teh UI is much better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Any way to get the new MSN? and is there A-PATCH for it? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EduardValencia Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Any way to get the new MSN? and is there A-PATCH for it? :p Yes there is,however no links can get provided here on neowin :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y_notm Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Well, I got a hold of the beta and I have to say that it looks very good. It is using WPF though it is not fully implemented. The major differences being that it now features an Aero window border on both the contacts screen and the conversation screen as well as several subtile effects in the conversation window.This is definately a major improvement to the UI and I look forward to seeing more! Aero != WPF. I believe those small effects in conversation window and stuff are from .NET 3.0 rather then WPF as i've got them here on XP it's got same effect.But yeah the UI is alot more cleaner and nicer to use and look at imo. WPF is part of .NET 3.0 and is available on XP. In any case, this M1 build of WLM is not calling the .NET framework at all. No WPF, nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XerXis Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I'm not sure if they need servers for WLM actually, I thought MSN was PC-to-PC, if it's not, it's retarded or they better have good reasons. Bandwidth, electricity, and all that... do you really think it costs a lot? I'd be surprised I think of the cost.I understand that there's a lot of advertising on my hotmail account, but MSN's another thing. On hotmail, I have what, 2 GB of data for myself? I can send and receive files, I always receive a bunch of SPAM mails, I alwasy receive good mail, etc. and an email right now (well at least on hotmail) is not PC-to-PC, they are all stored on their servers. I'd be ready to let the winks survive in WLM9, but that strange MSN search is really poorly, but POORLY, implemented and I don't see its utility at all. oh please genius, tell me how you would make an im program work without a central database system. amaze me with your brilliance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EduardValencia Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Aero != WPF.WPF is part of .NET 3.0 and is available on XP. In any case, this M1 build of WLM is not calling the .NET framework at all. No WPF, nothing. +1 however i suppose the final build does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalx Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 well imo looks clean and nice on xp [excuse display picture too lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y_notm Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 +1 however i suppose the final build does I wouldn't bet money on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Yes there is,however no links can get provided here on neowin :p And you can't sign in without being a beta tester anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Canuck Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 And you can't sign in without being a beta tester anyways Yes you can. It's pretty decent for an early build anyways. Stable and doesn't seem to have any memory leaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zape Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 And you can't sign in without being a beta tester anyways Yes you can. Not anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalx Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Not anymore. how come I just did :rofl: ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zape Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 how come I just did :rofl: ? Sign out then sign back in again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NienorGT Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Sign out then sign back in again.Done... And? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napalm Frog Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Any issues with not having the custom colour being saved? It's annoying, and clashes rather drastically. And yes, I can still sign in fine as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zape Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Done... And? I mean the first time you sign in, you now sign out, then try again to sign in. It will tell you the service is not avaliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordtinuviel Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 no, it wont. i have sign out since the afternoon more that 7 times, not a single popblem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Canuck Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Anyone having sign in problems, have you installed A-Patch? Because after I installed A-Patch, I could no longer sign in. Once I re-installed WLM9, it was all good again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoapyHamHocks Member Posted August 25, 2008 Member Share Posted August 25, 2008 Anyone having sign in problems, have you installed A-Patch?Because after I installed A-Patch, I could no longer sign in. Once I re-installed WLM9, it was all good again. Ya I'm having the same problem with apatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Canuck Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Ya I'm having the same problem with apatch. They re-released a new version today. At first they posted Build 2, which is causing sign-in issues. Now there's a Build 3, so uninstall WLM9, reinstall it and then install Build 3 of A-Patch. Should work then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Looks pretty much the same. :sleep: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EduardValencia Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I can still sign-in and the Ui is much better for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I get an error whilst trying to install build 14.0.3921.717. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_matty5 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Does anyone know what this 'Windows Live Communications Platform' is that my firewall is alerting me to? Something new to this version is trying to connect... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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