Sunday, June 24th, 2007 Are you unable to install Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Beta (MSN Messenger 8.5)?Do your installation gets stuck at "Please wait a few moments while we get your computer ready for the installation..." ? The installer disappears and does not continue after this screen?You can proceed with the following:Make sure you have "show hidden files" set on your system.You can set it by going to "View > Folder Options"And select "Show hidden files and folders"If you are on Windows Vista, browse to: C:/ProgramDataAnd if you are on Windows XP, browse to: C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application DataNow delete the folders WindowsLiveInstaller and WLInstaller. ...
(read more) Saturday, June 16th, 2007 The latest version of Messenger Plus! for Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger), Messenger Plus! Live 4.23.276 has been released on June 5th 2007.Download Messenger Plus! Live 4.23.276 from here.Changes: Fixed: the icon to access the 6th anniversary contest disappears after June 5th. Fixed: the "Format Codes" button is not added in the Messenger options in Chinese versions of Messenger. Fixed: in some rare instances, Messenger 8.5 may crash after closing a chat window (remember that support for this version of Messenger is still beta though).. Fixed a couple of other small problems.
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