[lareeth]

About three months ago, we released public betas of the Windows Live Essentials – our suite of downloadable programs for your Windows PC, including Messenger, Mail, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, Writer, Toolbar, and Family Safety.

Windows Live Messenger Windows Live Mail Windows Live Photo Gallery Windows Live Movie Maker Windows Live Writer

Since then, we’ve received a ton of great feedback and we’ve been using that information to update these programs. We’re getting very close to the final release. But before we get there, we’re refreshing the beta versions one more time to make sure we’ve ironed out all the kinks. You can get the latest betas from: http://download.live.com/.

We’re working hard to get the final versions ready to go as soon as possible. So let us know what you like and don’t like, and if you’re running into any issues that we need to take care of before we take the “beta” tags off.

- The Windows Live team

Windows Live Messenger
Windows Live Mail
Windows Live Photo Gallery
Windows Live Movie Maker
Windows Live Writer

[The Alpha Gamer]

The final release was supposed to be out last week ._.

[Secured Tim]

Thank you

[Rich246]

Thanks for this, I have a few questions...

1) I assume non of the 8.5 skins/scripts from messenger plus! work...*yes I know there is a update to messenger plus for the 2009 wlm beta*
2) when is it supposed to RTM
3)Do you think it is worth installing now, or is it better to wait for RTM

[Eye Pie Rate]

Get it now.
WLM 9 is EPIC WIN

[PimpPharaoh]

is there a standalone installer for the refresh of WLM?
cuz this whole package thing wont work for me
thanks

[Frylock86]

Rich246, on Dec 16 2008, 03:13 PM, said:

Thanks for this, I have a few questions...

1) I assume non of the 8.5 skins/scripts from messenger plus! work...*yes I know there is a update to messenger plus for the 2009 wlm beta*
2) when is it supposed to RTM
3)Do you think it is worth installing now, or is it better to wait for RTM

Install now. The pack is amazing.

[Jawadkho]

PimpPharaoh, on Dec 16 2008, 05:56 PM, said:

is there a standalone installer for the refresh of WLM?
cuz this whole package thing wont work for me
thanks

Click on the messenger link then click on download when the it asks you to save it click cancel it and on the right it shows

[Liskiller]

I've installed everything. The UI is pretty cool.

[FalseAgent]

Windows live messenger 9 is EPIC WIN I SAY EPIC WIN!

but screw them, they removed the signature sounds feature. It was one of my favorite features of the WLM 9 beta.

[PimpPharaoh]

comedy_guy, on Dec 21 2008, 02:22 PM, said:

Windows live messenger 9 is EPIC WIN I SAY EPIC WIN!

but screw them, they removed the signature sounds feature. It was one of my favorite features of the WLM 9 beta.

shit i didnt notice at all

damn MS, that was a pretty awesome feature which enhances the uniqueness of every person who pops online...

[Freka]

WLM 9 is awesome, I love the new interface .

[InlineSkate]

It did mine automatically I signed in to msn and it asked me if I wanted to update my beta