Windows Live Messenger: 8.1 beta soon to come


Posted by .lou on 24 Aug 2006 (2479 views)
Chris4 reported that a new connect website survey was up today. The survey is meant to invite connect users to beta test the new Windows Live Messenger 8.1 version. It seems that after a "rushed version" Microsoft has decided to start a new testing phase, probably to wipe out the remaining bugs, and to test the Yahoo! Messenger compatibility.

Let's hope that they can wipe the major bugs out and release a version that is safe from password stealers. Maybe this time, Windows Live Messenger users will be able to always stay online, instead of randomly getting kicked off Messenger. Good luck to the Windows Live Messenger developers team!

Connect Website Survey (requires a Microsoft Connect account) (Link fixed)
Windows Live Messenger password security flaw
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Comment by Beau Giles
Posted on 28 Aug 2006
It's not to test the YIM interop, there's a seperate beta for it (I'm in it )


Comment by .Lou
Posted on 26 Aug 2006
@ signin: They keep fixing it, but it's probably server side. let's hope they can do something about it though.

@ Nathan: Same here, because when you sign up for connect, you have to choose a group, so I chose that one since younger people were not allowed.


Comment by Nathan
Posted on Sat 26 Aug 2006 (11:31 GMT)
I put my age over 18 so I have a better chance


Comment by signin
Posted on 25 Aug 2006
When i used to have it it stopped me from signing in i hope it does'nt do that this time roudn!


Comment by Chris
Posted on 25 Aug 2006
Yeah, I think they should have a good look over how they place stuff such as the ads etc.


Comment by hmaster
Posted on 25 Aug 2006
Signed up too. I agree absorbation, although it is getting better.


Comment by absorbation
Posted on Fri 25 Aug 2006 (15:21 GMT)
Well I did sign up, I still think Windows Live Messenger has got to be one of Microsoft's worse softwares at the moment and it needs much better testers and a hard look at its source code. It runs too slow and encounters too many troubles and annoyances


Comment by Chris
Posted on 25 Aug 2006
Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta: Status: Pending .

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