<img style="float: right" src="http://www.iexbeta.com/images/news/logos/iexMsnMessenger.gif">Back in May, 2003 Neowin exclusively revealed MSN Messenger 6.0. This time around it's 6.0's bigger brother, 7.0. MSN Messenger is clearly progressing in this early look at 7.0. You now have the ability to sign in as busy/away/offline etc which will please a lot of people. 3 Degrees is finally encorporated into MSN Messenger (something I had been writing about for more than a year). The interface is cleaner, smarter and the features are great!

Winks: Winks allow you to send kisses, hearts and all sorts of silly cartoons to your contacts.

Nudge: Nudge allows you to send a "shake" to your contact. Both your own and your contacts MSN Messenger window will shake, much like how Internet Explorer windows shake using the correct javascript.

Download packs: Download packs will allow users to grab winks/emoticons/display pictures and backgrounds straight from MSN. As these currently don't work we were unable to test them.

Games: Chess Club, Bankshot Billiards Club are included if you're a Instant Games Clubhouse member. Standard Checkers/Solitaire Showdown/Bejeweled/Minesweeper Flags and Tic Tac Toe are still included.

Activities: Activities allow you to share files, calendars, photos and perform tasks such as remote assistance.

Deluxe Display Pictures: Although these are unavailable it seems like MSN are going to supply animated display pictures.

The build in question is 7.0.0205 and carries the beta tag throughout. The main MSN Messenger window is redesigned to show your display picture and includes the ability to scroll through tabs. There's no new options in the main options menu but you can change the position of the tab icons. When a contact signs in using MSN Messenger 6 or above you get the contacts display picture on the sign in toast. Custom emoticons are still the same, they still do not animate or allow animated GIFs etc. Check out the screenshots below for more features and the general user interface. MSN Messenger 7.0 is expected to be released into beta on November 11 with a general "MSN Messenger Wave 10" release as late as February 2005. We'll keep you updated but for now enjoy the screenshots.

Screenshot: Install | Sign In As | Contact List | #2
Screenshot: Contact Window | Options | 2 | 3
Screenshot: Winks Emoticons | Nudge | Winks - 3 Degrees
Screenshot: Download Packs | Activities | Games | Contact Card
Screenshot: About Msn Messenger 7

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News source: Neowin

Uhm, I hope it will be more skinner-friendly. I hate Microsoft's GUI's...

well its not exclusive since you took it off neowin so gotta change that

fixed

LMAO, ! Nice.

it hasnt leaked yet... so the guests can wait another while to shag whatever link is posted here

My Windows Messenger is smaller, simpler, and less annoying. I mean it's a damn instant messenger! I don't need it packed with crap.

Will we be able to do file transfers of directories, like in AIM?

hahah would be hella fun to nudge someone indefinatly

LMAO!

Lol there's a limit to how many nudges you can do in a given amount of time

Can u fuc*** upload it to your site and PM me the link? !

wrong qoute and that sucks, how many times is the limit?

Creamhackered: any chance of leaking it?

Well, that's a nice way of talking to the boss.



I highly doubt he will. Neowin is like... friends with MS.

about that I was in vortex's site and he is some info about them he posted before but removed.

im using Yahoo! just for this

The "Nudge" feature on MSN Messenger 7.0 sounds a lot like the "Buzz" feature that has existed in Yahoo! Messenger for a long time.

I actually get those clubhouse games now under MSN Messenger 6.2, so ...

Or as Rafael would say, Microsoft has Neowin by the balls. LMAO

oh noes, no leak what I cant understand is why they have to wait all this before a leak? you know why? because they actually get permission from MS! ironic isnt it!

Lmao! I never even thought of that... wierd

Waits patiently for the stupid n00b to ask for a download link lol

I'll be pissing you off with that.

in a few days its gonna be like

"The noobs are comming"



BLA BLA BLA and more

i just know thats going to happen

:worried:

hey tunafish, go to neowin and look at how many replies there is to this topic
and how many link requests

Please someone pm me a link ill be so happy or email daniel-n@ntlworld.com

Thanks
Dan

And, we have a winner! DING DING DING!!!

And for being the first winnder of the compertion you win
"A kick up the arse"

or the brand new sports car

no way, looks like a joke. Must be someone playing with an second account.

Taco Bell how you got it under MSN messenger 6.2 ?

So much for anyone being generous by releasing it for people to play with....

Neowin closed the post and removed it form the main page coz of that greedy microsoft

nah id mainly say it was cause of the 300 posts from people requesting a beta application that blatantly has not been leaked...

its been leaked, its trying to find a copy thats all

whats your source?

word of mouth?

nope, irc and it was over at neowin (before they removed the links)

from what i seen the links that were removed on neowin were fake.

i personally dont think it has leaked but oh well

It has been linked Ive seen someone with it but they are NOT ALOUD to send it to anyone

Tunafish: got some link?

stop requesting links its pointless.

if and when its leaked there will be links...

right now im opting to believe its not been leaked, all the person 'x' claims to have it but cant release it doesnt do it for me.

(yes i know there are people with this, but they are obviously related to microsoft or are close friends of people who work there and what not)

i wonder what part of
No download link the noobs dont get??/

must be the NO part i think

ps winbeta are fags, they believe what they want, and ban me for saying msn messenger 7 is about.....

I'm thinking if another request comes in, we'll just close this post. Any discussions about downloads probably belongs in the Other Betas topic anyway.

Let's set things straight...
No one is getting this build of MSN messenger.
It is perhaps possible that someone may have it.....
However, it will not be released in any way shape or form to the public.
So wait for the official release.

Screenshots are removed from Neowin due to Microsoft's request. They're still on their server however, nuts

I dont think early betas are intresting, in fact i started to hate all betas after what i saw with Windows XP SP2 Betas.

Its on the downloads/images server which is different from the server which the pages are loaded from. Neowin uses more than one server for their site.

Sssh