New Windows Live Messenger (Beta) to support Yahoo IM protocol

redsolar · Jul 17, 2006, 11:23 PM

The wait is over -- because we're knocking down the wall! Now with Windows Live Messenger, you can talk to your Yahoo! contacts. As part of this Windows Live Messenger release, we would like to give you an opportunity to be part of the exclusive Managed Beta group. By joining this group you will have the ability to submit bugs, take part in the exclusive newsgroups and communicate directly with Windows Live Messenger product team engineers. Don't hesitate to follow the directions below and make yourself a part of instant messaging history.

To nominate yourself for this beta program simply click this link to access the nomination survey, https://connect.microsoft.com/Survey...659&SiteID=220. Once there, answer every question in the survey and click submit. As space in this program is limited, not everyone who fills out the survey will get in. We will notify everyone within 1 - 2 weeks.

We look forward to getting all of your great feedback!

Sincerely,
The Windows Live Messenger Beta Team

Iria · Jul 18, 2006, 12:25 AM

I don't understand, I didn't think this was beta any longer based on

http://ideas.live.com/programpage.as...c-685ee3e858fe

**MIG-31** · Jul 18, 2006, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Iria

I don't understand, I didn't think this was beta any longer based on

http://ideas.live.com/programpage.as...c-685ee3e858fe

If anything goes the version in you're link is 8.0.0792.00.This was released nearly a month ago.

I'm presuming the link in the original thread is for the next or future live messanger version?

Jul 17, 2006, 11:23 PM	#1
redsolar Off duty Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 1,242 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	New Windows Live Messenger (Beta) to support Yahoo IM protocol The wait is over -- because we're knocking down the wall! Now with Windows Live Messenger, you can talk to your Yahoo! contacts. As part of this Windows Live Messenger release, we would like to give you an opportunity to be part of the exclusive Managed Beta group. By joining this group you will have the ability to submit bugs, take part in the exclusive newsgroups and communicate directly with Windows Live Messenger product team engineers. Don't hesitate to follow the directions below and make yourself a part of instant messaging history. To nominate yourself for this beta program simply click this link to access the nomination survey, https://connect.microsoft.com/Survey...659&SiteID=220. Once there, answer every question in the survey and click submit. As space in this program is limited, not everyone who fills out the survey will get in. We will notify everyone within 1 - 2 weeks. We look forward to getting all of your great feedback! Sincerely, The Windows Live Messenger Beta Team __________________ Real_Men_Do_Not_Use_Space_Bar Main rig: Intel Core i7 930 @ 4.0 Ghz \| Corsair H50 Push/Pull \| 12GB OCZ DDR3 \| ASUS Radeon HD 5850 \| 3x 1TB Samsung F3 RAID5 on Dell PERC 5i SAS + 1TB Hitachi \| MSI X58 Pro-e \| 850W Antec Truepower Quattro \| RocketFish by Lian Li Full Tower Case \| Gateway XHD3000 30" LCD \| Dell 2408WFP 24" LCD \| Dell 2407WFP 24" LCD \| Logitech Z-5500 Speakers \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Laptop: Samsung x360-34P \| Core 2 Duo SU9400 1.4 GHz \| 4GB DDR3 \| 128GB Samsung SSD \| Intel 4500M w/ HDMI \| WiFi \| Bluetooth \| 13.3" WLED 1280x800 \| Windows 7 Professional x64

Jul 18, 2006, 12:25 AM	#2
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	I don't understand, I didn't think this was beta any longer based on http://ideas.live.com/programpage.as...c-685ee3e858fe