Windows Live Messenger Update

February 28th, 2006

According to Mess.be, invited testers of Windows Live Messenger should get their next beta today.

Apart from the many reported changes compared to build 0365, the refresh is not entirely the same as build 0562. New improvements:

Contact List (see screenshot)
- Nickname in black, personal status message in soft gray.
- Once again, a new logo.
- Your Display Picture and buttons aligned to the left again (phew!)
- Word Wheel layout changed, Buddy List buttons now placed at the right hand side.
- New icons for expanding groups.
- Tab icons placed back inside the main window.
- Less spacing between contacts.

Conversation Window (see screenshot)
- Ink/type tabs on the right.

I'm looking forward to this update. I've found WLM a bit unstable recently and some of the bugs are realling annoying me.

More information at the Live Messenger Blog.

4 Responses to “Windows Live Messenger Update”

# Khloon 01 Mar 2006 at 3:30 pm

Logged on today and got the mandatory update notice. Seems like it's been rolled out. Not tried yet.
# Clearon 02 Mar 2006 at 12:32 am

Not a massive fan to be honest. Erm I like how its squished alot of the bugs and annoyances but the squareness? Hmm..
# Lqqkeron 03 Mar 2006 at 6:08 am

Do you have any invites left to WLM? If so can you send one to mccloudclk at charter.net

Thanks,
# Khloon 03 Mar 2006 at 4:43 pm

I'm a fan of the squareness personally. It's a nice change