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it clearly says the beta is for vista/7 only, not sure if the final release will support xp anyway, not going to be supported in few years..
it clearly says the beta is for vista/7 only, not sure if the final release will support xp anyway, not going to be supported in few years..
I think they said this version wasnt going to support XP. XP is dead anyway.
No, XP is not supported. Live Beta requires Seven or Vista, as told here: Windows Live Essentials beta
Well, back to previous version! WLMB is not stable at all, freezing all the time when surfing inside...
Viewing html stationery in WLM beta is fine, no problem, the reading pane is a lot smaller, which is a nuisance.
As for sending html stationery that is a NO NO as WLM Beta puts a nasty line round the background tiles, so rendering the html stationery ugly, so impossible to send to others, completely ruins them. I have uninstalled the Beta WLM and re installed the previous version, which works fine for Stationery.
Shirley
Downloaded it and gave it a try, then returned to the newest stable release.
I have to say that I love it, and am very excited about it.
Though I see this as an attempt from Microsoft to "push" people to use Windows Live just like they'd use Facebook, Twitter and similar social networking solutions (because of the new features inside Messenger, for example); the privacy and account settings have been reworked and are more complicated than ever, lol; it's good that they're trying to bring more than just an IM solution (mostly talking about Mesenger here, as it got the most new features). Sharing pictures, connecting services, video chats, everything has been worked out and is better than before, even in this beta.
It's still buggy as hell and most of the options are either hidden or scattered, but hey, it's just a beta, the new look is yet to come.
I saw somewhere on YouTube a preview of WLM 2011, if someone wants it, I can post the link :)
(And yes, I am back after 4 months, lol)
I have to wait for unofficial patches/mods to come out, which remove god awful features.
Or maybe plus, which add a couple of useful features, and by the looks of it, its gonna take them a while to catch up with this when its released...
Any ideas of a release date ? If non, I'll just say "5 months". Makes me surprised when it comes earlier.
Edit, guy(s) at apatch have released a temp patch, for the beta already, removes a few ads, thats it.
>Can't find out how to change the name, had to change the account details instead, from Bob Bobbafisk to Eloi.
>ARGH THEY CHANGED THE DAMN SMILIES !
Last edited by Pieloi; 30 Jun 2010 at 13:09.
They have stated that plus wont be updated until Windows Live is fully released.