MSN Messenger 7 FINAL is out

[cheukiecfu]

MSN Messenger 7 Final is out
download here
http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/5/3/353263e6-07aa-46e3-ac03-3cfe3e0586b0/EN/INSTALL_MSN_MESSENGER_DL.EXE

[Avenger]

Ooooh nice :) Will have to check it out when I get home. Lets see how "secure" it is. Hopefully it will not follow the trend of most new MS products!

[turanuk]

sweet.

[demha88]

http://www.imagine-msn.com/messenger/default.aspx?locale=en-US

its still beta here????

[cheukiecfu]

Anyway... this is build 777 if you wonder...
and it should be released tomorrow in msn homepage
the link i have here is the internal microsoft link...
http://img13.exs.cx/img13/3070/about2jc.jpg

[cheukiecfu]

http://www.imagine-msn.com/messenger/default.aspx?locale=en-US
its still beta here????
that public beta build is 4xx or 6xx if i remember correctly...
the link i provided is the final build...
it's a microsoft.com link
but if u don't trust it... just download it tomorrow... it should be out soon if not tomorrow..

[flowerchild]

i hope its more stable than the beta version. every time i try to transfer files, it crashes on me! :mad:

[peoples_Flip]

Thanks for the post... I'll give it a try

[JayPatel]

whats new in this release?

[Fraggle]

I really hope they dont force us to upgrade to this POS. I hate the look of this one.

[JayPatel]

nice...im liking it so far. like the little mini pictures next to each username...thats cool.

nice and stable so far.

[Avenger]

nice...im liking it so far. like the little mini pictures next to each username...thats cool.

nice and stable so far.
How rare - MS and Stable in the same sentence :)

Lookin good here - we shall test the stable part now!

[sarkispc]

I won't trust this version until they release it publicly.

[turanuk]

I won't trust this version until they release it publicly.
I guess see you tomorrow then? lol

[GTI]

cool. get the hacks too.

[cheukiecfu]

How rare - MS and Stable in the same sentence :)

Lookin good here - we shall test the stable part now!
yup... those beta freezes my computer all the time....
this final build is MUCH better...
so far so good!!

[Riflem@n]

Using it now, some new features such as What are you listening to and a personal msg screen.

It's pretty much official since it's on Microsoft's servers, usually leaked out betas are hosted on some site.

[sarkispc]

I won't trust this version until they release it publicly.


If its official tomorrow, then I will consider the download.

[Riflem@n]

The what are you listening feature is pretty neat, I got it to work with winamp as well...I hate wmp.

[WorldIRC]

It's already on MS public site for download.

[TenzoR]

any Ad hack?

[jollyeskimo]

good GOD, is it me or did they decide to add more bloat again this time?!

I haven't used it for more than 3 minutes....and I'm already tempted to uninstalled this piece of trash.

[WorldIRC]

Give it an hour ;)

[Brandon]

Any updates for the Mac version coming up?

[Macross_Freek]

good GOD, is it me or did they decide to add more bloat again this time?!

I haven't used it for more than 3 minutes....and I'm already tempted to uninstalled this piece of trash.

indeed. all these new features are cluttering up the windows. i may decide to go back in the future. at least you can turn off those annoying nudge and winks.

[steve.m]

wow they have my space, and lets you create your own blog and keep pics and you decide who gets access to them. :)

[ReBeL]

Thnx for the heads-up cheukiecfu........

Cheers !!!

R :D

[ThunderCat]

have you guys noticed you can't transfer mp3s anymore?

or is that just me?

[felix]

Have they implemented offline messaging yet???


BetaNews Article | New MSN Spaces, Messenger 7 Launch
http://www.betanews.com/article/New_MSN_Spaces_Messenger_7_Launch/1112842923

[cheukiecfu]

Any updates for the Mac version coming up?update to Mac MSN messenger and Mac Office should be released later this year...
any Ad hack?yup... you can download a-patch for messenger 7 here: http://www.apatch.tk/
Have they implemented offline messaging yet???
nope... as seen in earlier builds, they attempted to do it...
but in the final.. this feature is not available...

[doubleA]

It's already on MS public site for download.

It doesn't seem to be publicly available yet? Doing a search points to MSN Messenger 6.2 still??

[jory29]

update to Mac MSN messenger and Mac Office should be released later this year...
yup... you can download a-patch for messenger 7 here: http://www.apatch.tk/

nope... as seen in earlier builds, they attempted to do it...
but in the final.. this feature is not available...

Wow, I didn't know there was anything such as a patch like this; I'm a little wary to install it; you sure it's safe? I did d/l and install the new MSN off of the original link in this post, thanks. :)

[cheukiecfu]

It doesn't seem to be publicly available yet? Doing a search points to MSN Messenger 6.2 still??if you go to msn.com, you will find the link the newer version... which goes to this page
http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/en-us/
Wow, I didn't know there was anything such as a patch like this; I'm a little wary to install it; you sure it's safe? I did d/l and install the new MSN off of the original link in this post, thanks. :)yup.. it's safe... tons of pplz download it thru mess.be
it backups the files before patching the exe file... if anything goes wrong.. there is always the backup...

[akwok]

The what are you listening feature is pretty neat, I got it to work with winamp as well...I hate wmp.

The mess.be plugin for Winamp doesn't seem to work for me. :(

[babychai]

i like how they have alerts for their msn spaces...

liking it so far... although with the new pictures beside the ppl's names the interface looks very cluttered...

[Rehan]

Meh... I don't like it. I'm going back to MSN 6 (if it lets me and doesn't force me to upgrade later).

[Avenger]

Meh... I don't like it. I'm going back to MSN 6 (if it lets me and doesn't force me to upgrade later).
What is not to like? Here are a few nice things I noticed:
- allows you to remove tabs
- allows you to sign in as NA, rather than online every time
- nice little custom pics beside each name
- brings up brief message history for contacts when they message you

[Sgt_Strider]

What is not to like? Here are a few nice things I noticed:
- allows you to remove tabs
- allows you to sign in as NA, rather than online every time
- nice little custom pics beside each name
- brings up brief message history for contacts when they message you

How do you remove the tabs? MSN 7 does seem a bit more bloated, but once I remove the ads, it's bearable. I do like the more colourful interface though.

[Rehan]

What is not to like? Here are a few nice things I noticed:
- allows you to remove tabs
- allows you to sign in as NA, rather than online every time
- nice little custom pics beside each name
- brings up brief message history for contacts when they message you
I don't like the commercialization...links to Blue Mountain, etc. Is there a way to remove those? And what's the way to remove tabs?

[hyperion]

awsome thanks

[joshmxpx]

I don't like the commercialization...links to Blue Mountain, etc. Is there a way to remove those? And what's the way to remove tabs?

to remove tabs, go into options, security, and check the box that says this is a public computer so please don't display my tabs.

does anyone know how to remove the search bar at the bottom or the ad at the bottom?

[Sgt_Strider]

to remove tabs, go into options, security, and check the box that says this is a public computer so please don't display my tabs.

does anyone know how to remove the search bar at the bottom or the ad at the bottom?

Wow...MSN 7 just went from zero to hero :D

[c0w]

Still can't change the colour of the contact list!
Why they let us change the colour of the message box but not the contact list?
I hate the blue!

[jory29]

What's up with the Religious sentiments that are showing up after I installed the apatch? Man, that freaked me out, so I reinstalled MSN 7 and hopefully that overwrote the program patch? Or is there another way to uninstall it? I just found that patch to be extremely weird, to pop up with some sort of Religious toned links to click on. :confused:

[Sgt_Strider]

What's up with the Religious sentiments that are showing up after I installed the apatch? Man, that freaked me out, so I reinstalled MSN 7 and hopefully that overwrote the program patch? Or is there another way to uninstall it? I just found that patch to be extremely weird, to pop up with some sort of Religious toned links to click on. :confused:

I don't see anything like that..

[ThunderCat]

the a-patch with the File Restrictions removed still doesn't allow MP3s through.

Hmm.. anyone test this?

[nuropa]

I don't see anything like that..

it did, something about islam, just ignore it and move on. no pop up after you install the product. works just fine. no ads, search bar, msn logo. it rocks

[cheukiecfu]

I don't like the commercialization...links to Blue Mountain, etc. Is there a way to remove those? And what's the way to remove tabs?
to remove the ads... apply the patch i posted earlier...

[7jai]

thansk cheukie cfu!!! i absolutely HATED the BETA version !!! grr

[ThunderCat]

through some trial and error.. and lots of swearing, i got it to work.

woohoo :D

[GateGuardian]

I think I'll stick with the BETA version for now 0.0732 is working great for me.... and the final version doesn't have any hacks yet, so I'll just wait a while

[akwok]

There are a BUNCH of hacks for it, msgplus and stuffplug works for it afaik, and that a-patch thing is fantastic!

[CuppaKid]

i hate the stupid pictures beside everyones name, makes everthing look so messy

[joshmxpx]

i hate the stupid pictures beside everyones name, makes everthing look so messy

i like the pics, makes people have more of a chance to personalize how they appear

[akwok]

You can turn it off from the Contacts => View Display Pictures.

[Coke355mL]

Yup, they just recently decided to block potentially "unsafe" files with MSN 7 such as EXE's. This was seen starting at beta 0732 I believe. It's annoying...

Has anyone had luck with A-Patch to remove the file restrictions? I'll stick with my older beta for now...

Here you go everyone:
http://www.etplanet.com/download/msn.shtm

[akwok]

http://www.mess.be has a link (scroll down a bit) for a file extension unblocker. AFAIK it works fantastically.

I think the one that came with a-patch was for the beta versions, and sneaky M$ probably fixed it.