Windows Live Essentials Beta due for release

[Phone Man]

I don't use Messenger so wouldn't want that, I just have Movie Maker, Photo Gallery and Windows Live Mail.

I'll probably wait until it's final as the only one I use on a regular basis is Live Mail and that's working OK so there's no rush to update it.

I use the same programs and the Beta has changed to a Ribbon interface and it takes some playing to find everything. In Mail, no more "SYNC" button, its back to "Send/Receive"

Jim

 

[bigcitycat]

Okay it looks like Live Sync only offers two gigs of storage on Skydrive. Skydrive offers 25gigs but automatic Syncing is only two gigs. Still not bad.

 

[BCXtreme]

I don't use Messenger so wouldn't want that, I just have Movie Maker, Photo Gallery and Windows Live Mail.

I'll probably wait until it's final as the only one I use on a regular basis is Live Mail and that's working OK so there's no rush to update it.

I use the same programs and the Beta has changed to a Ribbon interface and it takes some playing to find everything. In Mail, no more "SYNC" button, its back to "Send/Receive"

Jim

Once again MS confirms that they are going with the ribbon. Kinda glad they ditched the "SYNC" thing though and went back to the age-old "Send/Receive".

 

[twdawson]

No way to just install one program so i will wait, I tried to install it but it crashed half way through.

Not ready for prime time yet.

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

No way to just install one program so i will wait, I tried to install it but it crashed half way through.

Not ready for prime time yet.

Did you try installing the one on the side of that page?

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

Anyone else having issues connecting to a video call? I keep getting this everytime;

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Your call wasn't connected. Please try again. (Error: 0x8ac70907)
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Google and Bing searches returned zero results.

 

[v0id]

I can't install this, i am geting this error at end of installatin: 0x80040601

Anyone know how to fix that?

 

[burtie]

So far so good...love the new look, and seems to run much faster and smooth. Was not to fussed on the new look messenger but just found a compact view button that makes it look more like the old version. Mail and photo gallery are excellent and seem to have speeded up a lot

 

[burtie]

WOW its getting better...I am finding some great features
Love the way photo gallery recognises peoples faces for easy tagging and also love the new facebook integration to messenger

 

[Kari]

I have to say I really like the new looks and functionality of Windows Live Mail. It looks and acts like a real email client.

 

[Phone Man]

I am so happy. They have fixed this little problem I have had since day 1.



The problem would occur on 64bit systems. It was calling for a 64bit DLL but only 32bit was available, so this mismatch error would appear.

But it has not happened since I upgraded to Beta.

Jim

 

[sergiogarcia9]

So far i like it...

Only thing i don't like is that you have to change your name on your Hotmail/Live profile to change your name on messenger. And even after you done that, it takes a while for messenger to actually change the name shown to others on WLM

 

[yowanvista]

The interface of messenger is too buggy
Back to 14.0

Mind explaining a bit more into detail?

It has some visual glitches near the profile picture. MSN games crashed it.

 

[twdawson]

Managed to get it installed but messenger is horribly over bloated now and looks like crap, Live mail looks good though.

 

[swarfega]

Click on the door shaped icon in the top right. Itl reduce it to old size. Messenger has some clever tricks. Try sharing video or photos with someone.

 

[EchoX860]

Not sure I like the new layout of Mail, would rather have it back the old way instead of all the icons and whatnot.

 

[burtie]

you can minimize the ribbon to get rid of all the icons if you want, and you can also pin options to the top of the bar along the top of the screen so they will be there in tiny icon size and still functional. I love it as it makes the screen look much cleaner and clear.

 

[ExNavy11]

Why are there so few opinions for accounts in Live Mail? I added my account but it doesn't look like there are options to change Send/receive settings or things like delete off server Am I just not seeing it or are these options not there?

 

[Tinkerdog]

Why are there so few opinions for accounts in Live Mail? I added my account but it doesn't look like there are options to change Send/receive settings or things like delete off server Am I just not seeing it or are these options not there?

In playing with it last night, I think I saw the Options off the left side of the ribbon when you click the large icon on the left... a drop opens up and Options is one of the choice (I think... I have to go back and see what to press to get there).

All the old options are there.

 

[cloud8521]

its missing quite a bit, you can only make video calls now, you cant just have 1 cam goign with no sound

i also uninstalled it but i cant install the last wave.

i miss the 1 cam no sound option. also no annoying nudge?









Edith man! it totally f***ed up windows live!