Windows Live Messenger 8.5 leaked

If you can’t wait to use the upcoming Windows Live Messenger 8.5 you could try and download the leaked version of it which is not official of course. The language of the leaked Live Messenger 8.5 is Spanish but you could download the English language file as well to change the language to English.

The program itself got a complete new user interface better suited for Windows Vista plus additional changes which have not been announced yet. Windows Plus users should download the msimg32.dll and place it in the appropriate directory to add plus functionality again. Not everything will be working though as of now.

I would probably make at least a complete backup of my system before I would install this leaked version. The above version appears to be without the adware that was added by the initial leaker. You should still scan the downloaded files before you execute any of them.

You should also note that support for plugins (add-ins) has been dropped.

Update: The above download links are not working anymore, try the following mirrors:

• Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Mirror 1, Mirror 2

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Tags: live messenger 8.5, messenger, microsoft messenger, msn, windows live messenger 8.5
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9 Responses to “Windows Live Messenger 8.5 leaked”

1. Jeff says:

   May 29, 2007 at 9:17 am

   Nice post, maybe more than used.

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2. edie` says:

   May 30, 2007 at 2:08 pm

   how do u change it to englsih

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3. Martin says:

   May 30, 2007 at 3:07 pm

   download the English language file and replace the Spanish one with it.

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4. arne99 says:

   May 30, 2007 at 6:44 pm

   where are the downloads/files gone?

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5. Dennis Bjørn Petersen says:

   June 3, 2007 at 9:20 am

   I like the new look, I am not sure what else has changed?!

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6. Siddharth says:

   June 5, 2007 at 10:29 pm

   Wow thanks for this.

   Hope Microsoft has really worked on the code performace part also.

   I like Vista looks.

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7. Francelover says:

   July 6, 2007 at 11:17 pm

   hey, is there any windows live messenger “plus” for the 8.5? because, i downloaded it, and it doesnt have the “”skills”".. that the 8.1 had
   like ” savin the historic thingy or.. the colors of the letters…”
   if anybody found that.. plz share it ^^

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8. Martin says:

   July 7, 2007 at 5:24 am

   France take a look at my new article http://www.ghacks.net/2007/07/07/messenger-plus-live/

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