Performance Hotfix for Y! Messenger for Vista

[Jeff]

If you’re using the new Yahoo! Messenger for Vista preview version, this latest Windows Vista Hotfix may be of interest to you. Recently, Microsoft released a Hotfix for the layered windows function in Windows Vista. This improves the response time of Vista applications when layered windows are being used.

In the case of Yahoo! Messenger for Vista, this Hotfix improves the response times when you’re doing things like opening menus that overlay the main interface (like the options menu or skin chooser). According to the Microsoft WPF Performance blog (see link included with this message), installing this Hotfix can improve Vista Layered Windows performance up to 4x (depending on your machine’s specifications).

This Hotfix is available on Microsoft.com through the links attached to this message. If you are already running Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta, this Hotfix is included and there is no need to download it again. If you prefer not to install individual hotfixes, the Layered Windows Hotfix will be included when the final SP1 release of Windows Vista is available.

Please click either the 32-bit or 64-bit link included with this message to get the Vista Layered Windows Hotfix.

If you’re unsure which version of Windows Vista you have, please use the 32-bit link. Note that you need administrator privileges to install this Hotfix, and a restart will be required after installation. Note that if the Hotfix has already been applied to your machine, a "This update does not apply to your machine" message will appear during installation.

Sarah Bacon
Product Manager

3 links

1. Microsoft WPF Performance blog
   
   
   http://blogs.msdn.com/jgoldb/archive/2008/01/23/vista-layered-windows-performance-hotfix-now-available-on-microsoft-download-center.aspx
   
2. Hotfix for Vista 32-bit users
   
   
   http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=140AA58E-C363-4EA4-8836-F0119EF3F763
   
3. Hotfix for Vista 64-bit users
   
   
   http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B9E10371-4556-473D-8733-33387A486378
   

Source: Yahoo! Groups

[Philip]

Thanks for the info, Jeff. However, I'd like to remind our members that YM for Vista is still a "work in progress," i.e. many features are not available, for instance, no emoticons, no changing of fonts, no sending of attachments, no voice or video chats.

Nonetheless, the visual eye-candy makes for a refreshing change compared to YM8.x. This year should be interesting, as I look forward to both WLM9 and YM for Vista being released.