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Want a Windows Live Messenger Invite?

By BetaNews Staff, BetaNews

January 11, 2006, 2:59 PM

UPDATE: This thread is now closed. After receiving hundreds of comments on older articles from people begging to be invited into the Windows Live Messenger beta test, we've listened to the demand and have 35 invitations to give to you, our readers. Want to be one of the selected few?

It's easy; all you need to do is leave a comment on this article with a short explanation of a feature you'd like to see added in Windows Vista (we will obtain your e-mail internally to avoid spam concerns). Over the weekend, we will select the most creative and interesting feature ideas, and send those users invitations to join Microsoft's newest Messenger beta.

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By MoBSTa

edited Jul 23, 2008 - 10:59 PM

I would very much like to see Windows Live Messanger add some, radio, internet TV addons as well as a addon to help keep track of news feeds for sports to help in fantasy sports.

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By ali_elbadry94@hotmail.com

posted Jan 21, 2008 - 7:02 AM

hello
dear
friend wuold be good to win to egypt football team .

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By ali_elbadry94@hotmail.com

edited Jan 11, 2008 - 6:49 AM

hellllllllllllo friends speak to peace hha **** to she

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By az300

posted Jul 4, 2007 - 3:46 AM

nothing to say,but let me say thanks to all u have done to me thanks.

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By az300

edited Jul 4, 2007 - 3:03 AM

hallow i would like to be invited plz.

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By heymale

edited Jan 22, 2007 - 6:24 PM

invite please msnarkadas@msn.com

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By Tombulmimar

edited Feb 16, 2007 - 11:39 AM

bolvadin

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By KARUSB

edited Nov 15, 2006 - 2:37 PM

addd pls

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By eylem

edited Oct 20, 2006 - 2:56 AM

invite please

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By burcu

edited Aug 26, 2006 - 4:07 AM

windows live messenger-hotmail invite please
thanks

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By heymale

posted Jan 24, 2007 - 8:36 AM

heyerkek@msn.com gel

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By ssunshine

posted Aug 23, 2006 - 12:18 PM

Hello , i would like to use the new beta interface . Can you supply me with an invite ?

Please send it to saidsunshine@hotmail.com

Thanks

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By ssunshine

edited Aug 23, 2006 - 9:45 AM

Hello , i would like to use the new beta interface . Can you supply me with an invite ?

Thanks

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By CuMHuR_01

edited Jul 30, 2006 - 4:52 AM

cumhur1987@hotmail.com paylaşım için çok saolun, emeğinize sağlık..

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By mehmet efe

edited Jul 14, 2006 - 4:25 PM

fearless1905@gmail.com veya efekarahan95@hotmail.com lütfen davetiye

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By erdem

posted Jun 21, 2006 - 1:24 PM

erdemmail77@gmail.com invite please

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By erdem

edited Jun 21, 2006 - 1:21 PM

erdemmail77@gmail.com invite please

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By engin

edited May 3, 2006 - 3:47 AM

enginden@gmail.com invite please

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By engin

edited May 3, 2006 - 3:41 AM

dfsdfsdf dfsdfsdf

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By mehmet karpuz

edited Apr 22, 2006 - 2:40 AM

kullanmadan hatalarını tespıt edemeyız kı lutfen davetıye gonderın kı suruş testı yapabılelım tesekkurler.

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By redemptiune

edited Apr 18, 2006 - 4:34 PM

i would want a Wlm invite pls! Tnx

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By okankeserbicer

edited Apr 2, 2006 - 3:49 AM

davetive lütfen. okankeserbicer@hotmail.com

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By blackhard

posted Mar 22, 2006 - 5:51 PM

oneycetin@msn.com live messenger super !! davetiye pls..

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By blackhard

edited Mar 22, 2006 - 10:21 AM

bende live messenger süper !!! umarım tam sürümü en yakın zmanda çıkar şimdiden teşekkürler

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By tomtomtomtomtom

edited Mar 19, 2006 - 8:14 PM

I would appreciate a WLM invite

windmillsandwoodenshoes@gmail.com

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By desally

edited Mar 12, 2006 - 8:32 AM

I think new windows version should support touch-screen functions. Im using a huge screen and I'd like control my desktop by just touching on the screen instead of clicking.

Many creative applications, games may use such a function.

Thanks in advance

Firat
Turkey

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By azharofpk

edited Mar 10, 2006 - 3:43 PM

Hello i m Azhar and i am MCSE.....kinldy send me invitation of MSN 8 thkx

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By xox_sherratt_xox

edited Mar 10, 2006 - 2:35 PM

hello, i would really appreciate it if you could send me an invite. i have downloaded windows live messenger 8 already. plz can u send me 1? thanks.

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By antiGOD

edited Mar 9, 2006 - 10:33 AM

............

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By sezer

edited Mar 8, 2006 - 9:21 AM

banada lütfen msn 8.0 beta davetiyesi gönderirmisiniz sezo_fan@hotmail.com

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By gurmener

edited Mar 5, 2006 - 9:23 AM

ben de isterem. thanks...
skucukala@gmail.com

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By mikfaina

edited Mar 2, 2006 - 7:31 PM

Can I have one??
mik@lefaine.it

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By Membaco

edited Mar 2, 2006 - 3:42 PM

Memba Co.

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By okan.er

posted Mar 1, 2006 - 2:32 PM

please 8.0 invite

veliokanerdogan@hotmail.com

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By okan.er

posted Feb 28, 2006 - 12:29 PM

bana lütfen msn 8.0 beta davetiyesi gönderirmisiniz ?

veliokanerdogan@hotmail.com

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By okan.er

posted Feb 28, 2006 - 12:28 PM

veliokanerdogan@hotmail.com

windows live messenger beta

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By okan.er

edited Feb 28, 2006 - 12:25 PM

please send me a msn 8.0 invitee pleaseee

my adres : veliokanerdogan@hotmail.com

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By mula2001

edited Feb 25, 2006 - 7:50 AM

please 8.0 invite

damirmula@gmail.com

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By mxnetwork

edited Feb 24, 2006 - 1:08 PM

:( I m not understand

mxnetwork@msn.com pls...

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By Echox

posted Feb 22, 2006 - 1:19 PM

please send me a invitee pleaseee
my e-mail is Echox00@msn.com
plzzz i really want it

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By kaybolanbahar

posted Feb 20, 2006 - 11:23 PM

wml please

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By kaybolanbahar

edited Feb 20, 2006 - 11:22 PM

kaybolanbahar@hotmail.com please WLM betaaaa lütfenn

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By umutturk34@hotmail.com

posted Feb 14, 2006 - 9:47 AM

bahtican1907@hotmail.com

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By umutturk34@hotmail.com

edited Feb 14, 2006 - 10:10 AM

bahtican1907@hotmail.com
windows live messenger beta

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By umutturk34@hotmail.com

posted Feb 13, 2006 - 2:42 AM

bahtican1907@hotmail.com
windows live messenger beta

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By umutturk34@hotmail.com

edited Feb 13, 2006 - 2:25 AM

windows live messenger beta

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By chadrt

edited Feb 12, 2006 - 3:03 AM

Well some of you probably already know what it is like but I give you a little recap here! you can send messages offline. You can be invisable and still conversate, you can preform remote connectoins as well as run remote virus scans/port security scans/spyware scans, ect. You have the ability to make landline phone calls at realy inexpensive rates ect. you will love this new and improved version of messenger! Also you can invite multiple people to a single conversation but that is not a new feature!

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By borisgrishe

edited Feb 12, 2006 - 2:32 AM

i think windows vista should have its own steam client build in, for playing half-life based games such as counter-strike source and half-life2 which actaully works and doesnt crash all the time and doesnt use 1000000% of your ram.

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By eccey

edited Feb 11, 2006 - 3:30 AM

hellow!

I would like to share some music,videos,movies... with my friends online!
And about games...I would really like if i could download difrent games for msn...and if i could talk with more than just one person on msn.

Thanks, and i would really like if i would have windows messenger 8.0 beta.

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By Wan Muhd Faizal

edited Feb 9, 2006 - 8:48 AM

i want the invitation to live messenger

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By need

edited Feb 9, 2006 - 5:59 PM

i really need an invite and if i do get one i would want it to have a voice clip plz send to resident_7@hotmail.com

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By codezero

edited Feb 8, 2006 - 10:29 AM

hi! could you please send me an invite ? thnks!!

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By Hrn

edited Feb 7, 2006 - 5:57 AM

Please Send me a invitation , i realy want it

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By jgrimmett

edited Feb 4, 2006 - 6:27 PM

Thanks for the opportunity to try live messenger beta test.... This is a great tool I use daily to keep in contact with my mates. It would be great if you could call landlines directly and have a conference call through it.

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By kgerike

edited Feb 5, 2006 - 9:00 PM

Sorry, I was one of those people who didn't read exactly what it the topic was, well I saw you had to write suggestions for Windows Vista and I didn't exactly know what it was so I posted what I'd like to see changed in Messenger. Please disregard anything I said.
Thanks for being patient with me, I hope that you will forive me.. lol
Also, I see that it says this topic is closed anyhow!
Later,
kgerike

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By Echox

edited Feb 5, 2006 - 2:58 PM

Please Send me a invitation , i realy want it

my email is : Echox00@msn.com

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By yo1yo

edited Feb 3, 2006 - 6:13 AM

hi i am new to msn messager but i am on 7.5 at the min and think its the best thing since slisted bread lol, i would like to see thing where you can send folder not just pick ie music and programes, also i would like loads more pic and that and things like the nudges are also good, i only have about 10 people on my messenger so would like some way off getting new people on it to talk to like a chat room or some thing thanks a lot ps i just want to be one of the first to get the new msn lol

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By alextomita

edited Jan 31, 2006 - 4:55 PM

I would like to be possible send off-line messages to people in my list.

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By knightster

edited Jan 30, 2006 - 4:46 PM

I'd like to see something like a talking convo with upto 10 people and some better games for it. I think we shud b able to watch music videos, songs and movies also and be able to share your display pic and your and emoticans faster

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By O.O.U@hotmail.com

edited Jan 29, 2006 - 11:51 AM

live mesenger pls

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By eternal-darkness

edited Jan 29, 2006 - 9:30 AM

I think that windows vista should a new program called Windows Media World or something like that which alows you to listen tou your music watch your videos, moveis and vire your pics and are able to save them all under the program and it should also have an online feature which you are able to share all your movies, music and pics wiht people you know.

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By kekexxxx

edited Jan 25, 2006 - 4:07 AM

cmdexebat@yahoo.com

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By savgan36

edited Jan 27, 2006 - 9:12 AM

invite me

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By zaparojdik

edited Jan 27, 2006 - 7:39 AM

I think, Beta would be have so many skins and "calling computer" fonction.

sincerely

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By naytarn

edited Jan 26, 2006 - 10:35 PM

Possibly a variety of themes to use, rather than use programs like styles xp.

OH and voice activation for those with microfones. for example. instead of having to look for the programs you want or music files, and pictures (which i hate because i have gigs of it ) you should hold down like alt + shift and it prompts you to speak into the microfone and you just say the name of the file you are lookin for. like you can add voice taggs to you files. eg . add the voice tag "rap" to the song called rap and then hold alt + shift and say rap into the microfone and a window appears with all the files that contain rap as the voice tag.

thanks

nathan parkins

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By skrocks2006

edited Jan 26, 2006 - 3:42 PM

i think it should be added to windows vista
they way i see it it is asome And I have tried every thing to make it work

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By skrocks2006

posted Jan 26, 2006 - 3:50 PM

i think it should be added it rocks

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By willwright

edited Jan 26, 2006 - 11:13 AM

please please send it i have tried everything

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By Sam55

edited Jan 26, 2006 - 10:49 AM

I used Msn in 2002 and I love İt
And New version Cant sing on..
Pls invite Me...

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By jack_sparrow

edited Jan 26, 2006 - 10:35 AM

can i get an invite please

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By itaihay

edited Jan 25, 2006 - 1:29 PM

please send me an invitation i realy want it

Thanks.

my email itaihay@gmail.com

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By tragonya

edited Jan 25, 2006 - 11:39 AM

I wanna test for live messenger. Thanks

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By thewingsofserialkiller36

edited Jan 25, 2006 - 8:54 AM

If you could send my an invitation. thx
the_wingsof_serialkiller36@hotmail.com

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By imblessed

edited Jan 25, 2006 - 1:16 AM

i want an invite

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By sigmun2001

edited Jan 25, 2006 - 12:52 AM

I would like to see integration with Internet Radio and VoIP.

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By nic89

edited Jan 24, 2006 - 10:34 AM

i want a invitations ...
my email:nicholasseow@msn.com

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By h2o-g

edited Jan 23, 2006 - 11:05 AM

May i have one
jettasic@hotmail.com
Tnx in advance

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By ashxwin

edited Jan 23, 2006 - 9:56 PM

i would like the computer to turn on like a TV , no booting nothing .. u turn on the computer and u see the login screen

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By brad15

edited Jan 21, 2006 - 11:20 PM

you should put in a mode when someone u really likes signs in it makes a different sound

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By zorg_4

edited Jan 20, 2006 - 4:09 PM

i agree with you

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By Serious

edited Jan 21, 2006 - 1:35 AM

Please send me one (: Thanks

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By mehmetcakircali

posted Jan 20, 2006 - 7:40 AM

Thank you you will select me!

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By mehmetcakircali

edited Jan 19, 2006 - 12:43 PM

I want to test for live messenger. Thanks

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By aae55555

edited Jan 19, 2006 - 9:20 AM

Hi there, as i read this site alot, the BEST thing for the new windows would be to have a BetaNews toolbar integrated into the desktop...

hopefully Microsoft listen to me :D

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By yoda2031

edited Jan 18, 2006 - 10:24 AM

I would not like WLM, i can get that elsewhere. I would like to put everything to rest about this article though. First off: You do NOT want another lame WFW. You certainly don't want WAS, and you really shouldn't be suggesting things that XP is doing already (eg a post regarding incorporating multi-desktops/windows enhancements, please browse the MS website for "powertoys")
Also, you do not want it to turn into mac OSX as this would SUCK BALLS for powerusers and IT pros (like me)
Finally, somebody asked for windows vista to be able to play DVDs straight from the BIOS. If you really want this to happen, try reading up on what a BIOS is/does. WV has NO control over the BIOS of your computer, and CANNOT gain control over it.

What i want to see in WV has already been included (as has much of what is in here). So there's no need to elaborate on that.

For those of you who want WV to work on "older" machines, buy 95/98 they work as well as the machine does. Seriously WV on an old PC will not upgrade anything, in fact it will probably reduce the functionality considering the amount of RAM it needs (i have 128MB of RAM sitting by me if this is an upgrade email me (yoda2031@gmail.com) and i'll post it to you)

Last but not least:
If you want WV to have "OS emulation" (ie be able to use MacOSX/Linux/Win9x/WinME on the same system) simply grab another HDD (or partition your existing HD) and install the secondary OS on that, then configure your BIOS + CMOS to either boot one or the other based on a keypress, or boot a specific one each time until you change it using the BIOS software.

Seriously, dual booting isn't that hard (and if i didn't need all 250GB of my HDD and wasn't skint) i would do it myself.

Right, that's cleared up then. TTFN

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By Evandrodep

edited Jan 18, 2006 - 10:04 AM

i want
evandrodep@hotmail.com

thanks

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By lynx441

edited Jan 11, 2006 - 4:49 PM

I would like to see a feature that makes it possible to completely refresh the core system files to replace corrupt/missing files which could improve speed without having to format and re-install windows.

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By john84

posted Jan 17, 2006 - 11:40 AM

Here is another contest for invites:

http://www.cybernetnews.com/?p=247

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By gylmz

edited Jan 17, 2006 - 7:52 AM

Vista should have the ability to install a software or update without restarting the computer.
Also it can be started and shut down faster.
I wanr no 'report this error' message and no bugs.
I want no security hole.
It must have more effective desktop (it can de customized by user, such as taking notes,adding more than one picture,seeing contacts on desktop etc.)

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By tabularasa

posted Jan 15, 2006 - 6:44 PM

I have some but can't give them away.

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By anibalredzine

edited Jan 15, 2006 - 5:27 AM

It would be nice if Vista had the ability to host an audio/video chat session between two workstations. I have audio/video chat sessions with my daughter at college in Texas all the time because I live and work in Korea. It would be nice to be able to connect IP to IP instead of using Messenger or Yahoo services.

MSN: onurhan@kocaeli.web.tr Thanks

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By dipesh.dream

edited Jan 13, 2006 - 5:14 AM

Windows Vist Must have a securaty base operating system. "if there is outlook express inbuild, some changes to made there"
We can send email through outlook express without having the password for the all address, i.e.managers@microsoft.com, etc.

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By Jonboy_27316

edited Jan 13, 2006 - 4:27 PM

I think it'd be neat to play one-player games through messenger and see who (on their messenger list) can get the highest score. Also maybe that you would be able to add/remove Tab buttons cause it looks kind of tacky with all kinds of buttons on the side. I really don't even use mine except for games, radio, and alerts.

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By Tokar

posted Jan 13, 2006 - 11:47 AM

Concurrent browsing.

Basically the idea behind this is that you and a friend can simultaneously browse the web. You see what they see and vice versa.

So you would open a connection with the user, at which point an IE window would open from within MSN and you could browse the web together...probably the best use of this would be for technical support or showing someone how to do something on a webpage.

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By Chrisr16239

edited Jan 13, 2006 - 11:37 AM

i think that vista should have a feature that gives the option of:
when the person you are talking to send's their message, there should be a button you can press that tells them their message couldnt be sent, like it doesnt sometimes anyway.
i think this would be really useful in agruments and when talking to people you dont like!
id love to be a beta tester!

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By Glorificus

edited Jan 13, 2006 - 11:30 AM

Bueno, una de las cosas que me gustaría ver en Windows Vista es no más cuelgues del sistema, que windows tenga nuevas utilidades como limpieza y reparación de su propio registro, utilerías para el mantenimiento del mismo, herramientas que realmente funcionen, mayor seguridad en su sistema en general, y una mejor experiencia multimedia, capacidad mejorada de reconocimiento de voz, y sería bonito que el sistema operativo fuera capaz de aprender las cosas que más me gusta hacer en mi ordenador, y que fuera capaz de sugerirme si deseo leer las noticias de tecnología o escuchar música (es decir las sugerencias estarían en dependencia de lo que hago con más frecuencia)...

Es curioso, pero me gustaría que tenga más de un reloj, o que sea personalizable, para poder tener varias horas en la misma computadora, me sería muy útil para cuando viajo y esas cosas...

También me gustaría un soporte nativo para redes wifi y telefonía VoIP y en general una seguridad mejorada.

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By jshrk

posted Jan 13, 2006 - 10:38 AM

can this break the 400 comments posted mark?!

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By jshrk

posted Jan 13, 2006 - 10:38 AM

oh ye and can i have an invite lol

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By olivierclaurent

edited Jan 13, 2006 - 10:02 AM

Windows Vista should have this great new feature: bug-free operating system! Simple as that. Whatever the gimmicks you add to Vista, the most important feature should be being able to run the operating system without worrying about the possible bugs, connectivity issue, etc.

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By greytail

edited Jan 11, 2006 - 3:51 PM

Vista should have the ability to do TRUE multi-tasking, not the pre-emptive junk that M$ has been pushing since the windows inception. MacOS has it, Linux has it, why is it that Microsoft can't include it?

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By dockersfan

posted Jan 13, 2006 - 8:51 AM

wanna see what the fuss will be about and see if it will pull me away from Yahoo Msgr, which I think has everything needed for today

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By royikv

edited Jan 13, 2006 - 8:12 AM

I can't live without the messenger... :)

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By kemikkurdu

edited Jan 12, 2006 - 8:42 AM

Vista must install Linux. That's the solution of everything :)

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By seb1085

edited Jan 13, 2006 - 7:57 AM

It would be very well if vista could have a kind of program which enable to install quickly your version of vista everywhere : i mean, you take a usb key and when you put it, you have the sames icons, the same presentation that you are used to use. I think that microsoft should beg on portativity....

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By ziyi

edited Jan 13, 2006 - 7:49 AM

IT WOULD BE
really interactive if games could be invented using the webcam as a tool. For example on the screen where we see the other person or ourself we can have a painting tool and paint over their faces or ours.
That would just made converstaions WAY MORE FUN

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By burhanmt

edited Jan 13, 2006 - 5:50 AM

I want to test for live messenger. Thanks

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By eiffel93

edited Jan 12, 2006 - 5:21 AM

Thank you for an invite.
i'm a beta tester for microsoft but missed the beta test programm for live messenger.
Thank you for your job

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By mfosa

edited Jan 11, 2006 - 9:33 PM

With the new plumbing Vista has incorporated, it would be nice to see a more streamlined as well as easier installation procedure for applications ala Mac.

No need to press x numbers of "Next" buttons.
Apps just install the typical installation setup. Powerusers can fine tweek what they want (or don't) via the Ctrl Panel.

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By HailRazer

posted Jan 13, 2006 - 1:38 AM

I would like to see the ability to group quick launch icons by type and have a popup menu for each group of icons. Also an advanced clipboard would be nice, like the ability to copy any text any where to the clipboard, hot keys for pasteing several different clips.

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By logan714

edited Jan 13, 2006 - 12:21 AM

I love the chance

I would like to see a expanded help pages in vista

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By joepuppy

posted Jan 12, 2006 - 10:41 PM

The biggest changes or enhancements I would love to see would be;

1- Give the user much more control of what they want installed. I.e. be able to remove, not only hide various peices of software (WMP or IE).

2- More personalization options. If I want to have my name or some other word besides "Start" I should be able to do this without having to download a thrid party program to make this change.

3- Allow users to buy the cheapest version of Vista and then allow us to buy "Enhancement packs" to add functionality of more premium versions. I.E. I have XP Pro but would love to add media center options to my PC without having to format and reinstall with a new Product key.

4- Allow the user to change the look and feel anyway they choose. If I want classic start menu's, make it easy to do so. If my Mother is used to how WinXP looked and performed, allow her to check a box that would make her new Vista look and act like XP did. Its all about being able to use your PC, not about the eye Candy to many users. Sure, pop those security fixes in there, enhance performance but, if a user prefers to use a GUI like XP, let them.

5- Add in a security feature that DISallows hiding of folders/items. We can not trust many companies and Microsoft could make itself look a lot better if it found a way to diable rootkits.

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By cbeck20

edited Jan 12, 2006 - 6:22 PM

1. Have Voice recongization to launch programs right from Vista's desktop
2. a new flexible right-click menu, easily to mod right from a Vista control panel.
3. Able to put two different wallpapers on dual monitors, and also put more options for dual monitoring.

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By Mr. Anderson

edited Jan 12, 2006 - 9:33 PM

You should give me one of those invites because I think all BetaNews staff are really cool and I would hate for me to start thinking otherwise?!@#$

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By JanesR

edited Jan 12, 2006 - 9:32 PM

It would be nice if Vista had the ability to host an audio/video chat session between two workstations. I have audio/video chat sessions with my daughter at college in Texas all the time because I live and work in Korea. It would be nice to be able to connect IP to IP instead of using Messenger or Yahoo services.

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By songwind

edited Jan 12, 2006 - 9:11 PM

i would love to see a way to make chat more fun with a personality statment more then the emodicons/ pictures maybe make it fun by having an audio greeting from you to your friends that chat you.
or be able to show your friends that there is much more to messenger by letting them know the new and exciting features in the program and
one of my biggest ones is a way to record the voice conversations for later relistening .
thank you

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By Banshie1

posted Jan 12, 2006 - 8:20 PM

I Would like to see a full OS emulation not just compatiblity modes, I may just just be a retro gamer but the abilty to restart windows or just log out and come back in as Windows 98 or Windows XP.

A better restore system that creates a special partition or can be targeted to another drive to not only save windows settings but most used files.

At the moment I am only seeing Aroe Glass UI i hope and want the abilty to returne to "Windows Classic" to conserve RAM.

The Abillty to fully customize the UI not just skinn to fully change.

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By mayakovski

posted Jan 12, 2006 - 7:36 PM

I would like a good set of built in tools for controlling remote devices such as door and lock timers, sensor systems and appliances.

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By frviana

posted Jan 12, 2006 - 6:20 PM

The best feature they could come up with is a fast, efficient and functional Desktop management just like VNC although incorporating drag and drop file transfer.

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By nash_records_inc

edited Jan 12, 2006 - 5:31 PM

The feature that you can roll back to "fresh installation" state, just like Norton Ghost

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By reubendt

edited Jan 12, 2006 - 5:09 PM

1) Sandbox / Virtual Machine included, so you can start up a VM using as a base your current environment configuration and applications you have installed at the moment, so it would be more difficult to hose your real OS when testing out something.

2) Better security / parental controls, so I could explicitly allow certains apps to work in a profile and they would run without problems, and disallow everything else: Registry, OS files, personal files, etc. (kind of a VM with restrictions).

3) Password-protected centralized log files, so I could go to one place to look what apps have been opened and closed, what pages were surfed, what registry settings have been changed, what hardware has been added/removed, what files have been accessed.

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By PC_Tool

posted Jan 12, 2006 - 5:07 PM

It amazes me, though it shouldn't, how many people seemed to see the title, barely skim the article itself, and hit Post.

I count quite a few posts about how to improve Windows Messenger...

Reading Comprehension, folks...it's really a usefull skill.

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By ckallungal

posted Jan 12, 2006 - 5:03 PM

I would love to see an improvement in security in windows. There is nobody in the world that doesn't have a third party software that protects their computer that uses windows. whenever people get on the internet the number 1 concern for them is, am i safe. With hacker concerns growing people hardly sent emails. Vista should have something very powerful to bring back feeling of security.

The biggest change had to be for Internet Explorer. The reason most people use firefox is because of its simplicity about the security that it offers a user when using firefox. If vista doesn't bring a change in explorer in about 5 years firefox will dominate the browser market. Internet Explorer also needs to add extensions and themes to keep the user coming back.

another change is in it's updates, vista needs to find a better way of updating it's software. Which tells the user exactly being updated.

Windows Live Messenger does have to improve It needs to add video conferencing with atleast 5 to 10 people same goes for audio.

I hope you give me an invite for windows live messenger. I have tried and tried to get one but no chance.

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By trophyguy™

posted Jan 12, 2006 - 4:58 PM

anyone else wants any, i've got 20

tony at taurisanofamily.com

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By hokiefans

edited Jan 12, 2006 - 4:55 PM

I'd like to see a feature in vista that would allow our desktop to have motion (animated gifs or screen savers). Imagine you desktop is the screen saver of the aquarium.

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By ChevyMalibuDrive1

edited Jan 12, 2006 - 4:45 PM

I've Got Windows Live Messenger and 4 invites remaining iam just crazy about this software. it really is multi functionable and it just feels more secure. and with all the extra features it has the look of a winner. i wish i could offer some idea's for Vista but i know the other testers here have done a remarkabl