Three new Windows Live betas now available

re: Three new Windows Live betas now available

Brandon LeBlanc — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:10:44 GMT

If you are having installer issues with the Windows Live Betas, the Windows Live Writer Team has posted some troubleshooting tips - including a downloadable "fix" that may help you get the betas installed. Check out their post here:

http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!D85741BB5E0BE8AA!1368.entry

- Brandon

re: Three new Windows Live betas now available

ian_jamieson — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:54:11 GMT

Everytime i try and Install Live Mail in Vista Premium, it won't install.

I double click the .exe, it loads up, i agree to the t&c and click next and it disappears.

Any thoughts?

re: Three new Windows Live betas now available

J3551C4 — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:13:58 GMT

Hi,

Loveeee the new Windows Live Mail. The only problem I have had so far is that I cannot print emails from the window where you actually write the email. The print option is disabled in the file menu, and the control + p function does not work.

Thanks!

re: Three new Windows Live betas now available

markm66 — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:48:57 GMT

I tried Live Mail for a few days on a new laptop with the intention of installing the copy of Outlook 2007 I had. I installed Outlook 2007 and then uninstalled Live Mail and this is when the fun started. Trying to launch Outlook after the install I found it wont because of a now missing DLL (It was running fine before live mail was removed). A repair install allowed outlook to launch but when I started a new email it went thru up a "doing some configuration dialog) a few minutes later this went and an office Install dialog popped up and wanted the office 2007 disc which I gave it but the problem persisted. However now I would get the same dialog if I launched Word or Excel. I had to remove both Outlook and Office 2007 (Home and Student ed) and reinstall them to get them to work. Needless to say a few expletives were used during this time period :). So I suspect if you are going to try this remove Live Mail before installing Office/Outlook.

re: Three new Windows Live betas now available

thomthom — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:22:23 GMT

These links at NeoWin worked for me at last:

http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=40634

Whatever is on MS's sites doesn't work for me.

re: Three new Windows Live betas now available

Sebastian_Foss — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:24:06 GMT

Thanks for the links - Just installed live mail - looks really promising!

Sebastian

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http://www.sebastianfoss.com

http://www.etrinity.com

re: Three new Windows Live betas now available

Nick White — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 03:08:49 GMT

Hey Condor: I've gotten a couple of similar reports; I'm looking into it.

re: Three new Windows Live betas now available

jchandler — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:23:18 GMT

These betas are looking great, I am using the new Windows Live messenger and I just love the new graphical interface you guys have used, it just works.

All the best

Josh Chandler

http://www.windows-media-player-updates.com

re: Three new Windows Live betas now available

Nish Vamadevan — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 10:41:57 GMT

Is it me or the new Live Mail Desktop 12.0.1184 has a problem ticking emails... How are you ment to select them without using the keyboard

New betas for Windows Live Messenger, Mail, and Writer

Microsoft News Tracker — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 05:12:21 GMT

Last night, Microsoft rolled out 3 new Windows Live betas as Nick White reports at Microsoft’s Windows Vista Team Blog: Today our Windows Live team is releasing new betas for several Windows Live applications: Windows Live Messenger 8.5, ...

re: Three new Windows Live betas now available

Brandon LeBlanc — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:10:05 GMT

Could be a cookie issue. Try unblocking 3rd party cookies and see if you can access the sites. Not sure what else to suggest.

re: Three new Windows Live betas now available

Condor — Thu, 31 May 2007 21:58:28 GMT

@brandon

It could not be a cookie-related issue, could it? I always have my browser block 3rd party cookies. when i click the messenger 8.5 beta link given by nick I get to a Windows Live home page showing a privacy block of something like "http://msnmercustacqprod.112.2o7.net/..."

re: Three new Windows Live betas now available

Condor — Thu, 31 May 2007 21:44:15 GMT

@Brandon

I can get all betas, but not Messenger 8.5 beta. Currently I am using 8.1, just like ThomThom. I can only get to a page that links to 8.1, and installing that gets me the option to repair or remove.

re: Three new Windows Live betas now available

Brandon LeBlanc — Thu, 31 May 2007 20:38:25 GMT

Condor, the link works for me. You can also go to get.live.com/betas/home to access the betas there - which also works for me. I've tested the links out on two different PC's on two different networks and they both work.

- Brandon

re: Three new Windows Live betas now available

Condor — Thu, 31 May 2007 20:28:09 GMT

@Nick, May 30: The <messenger_betas> link does not work, I get a Windows Live home page. The other two link to proper beta dowwnload pages.