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ok, noone mentioned it but I will.. there seems to be a very important (at least for me) bug that made me revert back to the good old live messenger... the taskbar is not flashing when a new message comes through!!! is it only me?

Same here, I think it's Messenger Plus what cause that... :s But not sure.

Hey guys i have two Live accounts both of which I use with Messenger (one at a time and not using MSG Plus). However unlike 8.5 when I click the mail button instead of going to the inbox for the current account I get the inbox for the other address which I have signed out of. Similary once I sign in and use my second address, I cant directly access mail using the button in the first one without being presented with the following screen.

Anyone else have this, or know how to work around?

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Same here, I think it's Messenger Plus what cause that... :s But not sure.

If you turn off Tabbed Chats in the preferences it'll make the taskbar flash again. It's a bug, Plus! is not 100% compatible with this new RC version.

There'll be an A-Patch or Mess.be patch soon enough :)

A-Patch light has been released: http://apatch.org

Same here, I think it's Messenger Plus what cause that... :s But not sure.

Indeed it is, it's been confirmed. You should uninstall until an updated version is released.

Wait.. does this one have windows live movie maker??

If anyone has downloaded it can you tell me if its way better???

I can't say that it's "way better", but I'll say that it's the newest addition to the Live Suite. So it's not going to be up-to-par with other programs.

ok, noone mentioned it but I will.. there seems to be a very important (at least for me) bug that made me revert back to the good old live messenger... the taskbar is not flashing when a new message comes through!!! is it only me?

I guess you use MP!L tabbed chats? It's a bug if you do, I had to get rid of them (N)

If tabbed chats and coloured names worked I'd love this WLM :p

So it has been two days since the initial release of Windows Live Messenger build 1202. There have been quite a few problems reported regarding compatibility issues with various pieces of software. However, I'm sure that you're enjoying this build as much as we are!

So this is what we do know:

>> Messenger Plus! Live is not compatible 100% with this new build. We've confirmed reports that there is issues with your taskbar not flashing when you receive a message, and this is due to Messenger Plus! Live and the changes that were made to build 1202. So at this point, we are recommending that you un-install Messenger Plus! Live until a compatible version is released. If you're like me and you cannot live without Messenger Plus! Live, then subscribe to our RSS feed and we'll let you know as soon the release is available to everyone.

>> The previous changes to the way the UI is coded has yet again been changed. Making it harder for skinners and programmers to update their pieces of work. However, TheBlasphemer and TheSteve are hard at work cracking the new protection. TB has also posted some information regarding the new protection, with some a snippet of information on how to workaround the new protection. TB has also noted that full documentation on the new workaround will be released to the public as soon as it's ready. Fellow programmers and skinners are working together to make sure the documentation will be easy to use.

>> Yesterday we reported some workarounds for those of you who are experiencing trouble signing into the new build of Windows Live Messenger. After further investigating the issues, we've received confirmation that AVG's Messenger Control is blocking the new build of Windows Live Messenger. We strongly recommend that you disable AVG until a release is made to the program that does not block the new build. We'll let you guys know when and if it is updated!

>> Once again, developer Ahmad is the first to release a patch for build 1202. Please note: This is not the full version of A-Patch. It's been released as a "light" version with 10 options. You can download it here Please be aware that using any type of patch is against Microsoft's Terms of Service.

Source: http://www.msgstuff.com/news/post/524-new-...ger-build-1202/

Have you got screenshots of this please? I'm really interested in how this works and how it looks :) I am unable to install Windows 7 on my computer at this moment in time.

This is what they were talking about:

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If you close the buddy list window, the user tile window (on the left) stays, so the taskbar icon stays and functions a lot like the notification icon used to. If you close the user tile window, the app exits. As I said though, this is very early integration and they're still ironing out the design here... I'm sure they're very interested to hear what people think.

Does anyone know where the webcam settings has disappeared too in this build? it was also missing in the previous build too. does this mean that Microsoft have removed the option to change your webcam settings whilst your on cam.. ie to tilt/rotate or change the brightness. This could be done in 8.5

Any ideas anyone :(

This is what they were talking about:

[sCREENSHOT]

If you close the buddy list window, the user tile window (on the left) stays, so the taskbar icon stays and functions a lot like the notification icon used to. If you close the user tile window, the app exits. As I said though, this is very early integration and they're still ironing out the design here... I'm sure they're very interested to hear what people think.

Aha! I see now. Thank you for the screenshot and information, Brandon. This implementation is very interesting and maybe needs to be tweaked somehow, but like you have said, the notification area really isn't the place for this and this implementation is better than having all this stuff in the notification area.

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Well I had problems with what was the RC and now the final version of Messenger. Clicking the mail button just wont take me to my inbox without my details being re-entered. I was hoping that they'd address that. Ive tried it now on 3 machines and have the same issue.

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