Windows live messenger 9.0 beta

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Anyway on to todays post WLM 9.0 BETA! More after the jump.

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my screenshot of msn 9.0 beta

Using the new beta version of Windows Live messenger 9.0

Its still in beta and needs a lot of work. Some things I have to note about the new beta are as follows:

-Most, if not all of the buttons and icons have been removed/moved
-Animated DP’s :O
-Custom sounds customizable for every contact. You can set your own personal sounds for other people to hear as well.
-Msn plus NOT supported from what i can see.
-Lack of skinning choices, but the main bar CAN be changed to 6 predefined designs. Also possible to design your own from what I can see.
-if you know what office 07 looks like, WLM has that look. Eg the borders and colour schemes.
-little bar at bottom of screen posts updates as they happen. eg contact posts a new dp. ( I would imagine this will get annoying with people who constantly change dp’s)
-when you get a new email and you click the shortcut, it takes you to the msn.com website instead of hotmail.com.
-removal of shared folders, since skydrive will be used
-you can see your contacts dp’s previewed in the contact list
-set new groups with favourites
-chat layout is changed to match that of facebooks IM client and SKype’s IM client. Instead of printing your name every time you say something. It just puts it all in, waits till your chat buddy says something, then will reprint your name. (sorry for bad explanation)
-sign in with multiple places at once, and log out from anywhere.

However, there are quite a lot of problems such as random crashes, random login problems and the such.

But overall I must say its quite good. Waiting for the final release though Guess I”ll just have to just be happy with beta for now hoho.