If you haven’t already noticed, The Messenger Team posted about the new updates that users of Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Beta 1 will be prompted to update to Beta 2. While the updates will be optional for Windows XP/XP 64 bit/Server 2003, Windows Vista 32/64 bit will be forced to update to Beta 2, which ironically cannot be installed from the current beta installer that is available.
So for those that want to use the new beta and are using Windows Vista 32/64bit, install the Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Beta 1 and logging in will prompt you to update and accept.
All the rumors of late can now be put to rest as the latest version of Windows Live Messenger has now been officially released and it’s no longer in beta. So what’s new?
- Obviously it’s no longer a beta product
- Supports 8 new languages (Bulgarian, Croatian, Estonian, Latvian, Romanian, Serbian Latin, Thai and Ukrainian)
- Improved Vista Compatibility
- Various bug fixes to improve connectivity
It’s here to download. Also worth mentioning, Mess Patch has been updated for the latest version and as always available at http://www.mess.be.
Also on a sidenote, Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 were released the same day.