Vista - Mail beta, messenger beta, photo gallery beta?

I've had Windows live apps on my machine for about a year

This last month I keep getting emails for MSN to install it in beta??

http://download.live.com/wlmail

There's no indication which version they are currently trying to flog me -
so it's impossible to say whether it's a new version or an old sales pitch

Anybody know?

"JethroUK©" <reply@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Jethro,

It's the newest public Live Beta release. As it is Beta, you may encounter
bugs, things that go splat and things that might not work as expected
There is a lovely bug involving custom emoticons in Messenger Live Beta -
you can't see them!

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The production(RTW-release to web version)
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The beta versions
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"JethroUK©" <reply@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#3ou#MwRJHA.1960@xxxxxx

I understand your issue and made the same complaint earlier (see below for a
similar thread). I have had the beta installed for several weeks, but it's
impossible to tell if a newer beta is available. Gary VanderMolen stated
that the betas on the download site are the ones which have been available
for a couple of months.

"JethroUK©" <reply@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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The current beta downloads are the only betas available. They are the same beta, same version, without any fixes or changes,
nothing newer, nothing old, nothing borrowed, nothing blue etc.

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"osu9400" <osu9400@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OPSIvu2RJHA.4764@xxxxxx

another couple questions

1/ is there a version number of the beta?

2/ what are the main improvements?

3/ should i install it?



"...winston" <winstonmvp@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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for the record the new beta is Version 14.0.5027.0908


"JethroUK©" <reply@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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inline below..


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"JethroUK©" <reply@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#Jsiv09RJHA.4916@xxxxxxLook on Help/AboutRead about it here
http://download.live.com/wlmail
Click on the items under features
All betas are unfinished products...installing is always your choice and at your own risk.

maybe i'm not making it clear

i wanted the version number 'before' installing it (information to help me
decide whether to install it) - most products have a version number (beta or
not)

i wanted to know the improvements = then benefit of the beta, over and above
ordinary WLM which i already have (information to help me decide whether to
install it)) - this is usually called a 'changelog' and again most products
supply one

i know what 'a beta' is - again i wanted to know of any possible benefit
anyone is experiencing over and above ordinary WLM which i already have
(information to help me decide whether to install it)





"...winston" <winstonmvp@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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You are absolutely right.
What BETA?
Which version of BETA?
Is it BETA than BETA?
Sending photo thru e-mail in new WindowsLive Gallery BETA doesnt work for me.

I think Microsoft thoughts is: It's a free product apart from pushing Adds -
so what do you expect. Its just BETA. But I agree with they concept that
'Lets make it easier for avarage user... and the most common user' 'Majority
rules' if you need more advance staff use PhotoShop.


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