Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista [Preview]

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on 01-09-2007, 11:01 AM

Built from the ground up specifically for Microsoft Windows Vista, this all-new version combines the reliable and easy-to-use features you've always loved from Yahoo! Messenger with the cutting-edge experience of this new operating system.

Instant message, voice, webcam video, and more
Use the integrated Yahoo! Messenger Sidebar gadget to keep up with the friends that matter most
Also add Windows Live™ Messenger friends to your contact list to see when they're online and IM them
Keep conversations organized by dragging and dropping them into one tabbed window
Brand new emoticons, program icons and alert sounds
Instantly change the look and feel of your Yahoo! Messenger interface
Automatic groups are created in your contact list based on your Yahoo! interests (i.e. Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football league)

Source: Yahoo! Messenger for Windows Vista (including a video preview)

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~~Cchris78~~ says
01-23-2007, 06:46 PM

Yahoo! Messenger for vista is not being released untill sometime between April and the end of June.

Yahoo optimizes Messenger for Vista | CNET News.com

Dermot says
01-24-2007, 11:57 AM

Well i don't see anything in this build to warrant me to rush out and buy vista for and it sounds like its just the same as messengers on XP bar the WPF.

Torseq Tech. says
01-26-2007, 04:09 AM

I like the drag-'n-drop IM window tab creation. :) It's a nice looking interface, very, BUT will it be flimsy and break all the time? It would be almost insane to assume a NO for this one but if it's written from the ground up (most of it anyway) it could be a big step in the right direction. I'm sure Yahoo!'s learned from past mistakes and hopefully can avoid some of them this time around.

It'll be interesting to test this one out. When it's stable enough my programs, YTK Lite & Pro, will support this Vista version and Yahoo! Messenger support for XP/2K/2K3/MCE will be maintained. It'll be extra work but I'm liking the new interface a lot and the innovative next generation features.

Darcey says
03-01-2007, 05:29 PM

In the VISTA preview I saw, I don't recall seeing anything about 'conference' on it.Do they plan on straightening out the voice codec so that their new version will have voice in conference?

Dermot says
03-02-2007, 09:17 AM

I'm sure they are working on it, however i think the next XP/Vista version will be the 8.1 range with a fix before the rewritten version.

Darcey says
11-23-2007, 09:45 AM

Interestingly enough,the yahoo preview for VISTA which had email signup available for notification is NO LONGER taking signups.Anyone know why?

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