I am proud to announce the official release of Ev0 for Windows Live Messenger. First and foremost I would like to thank all those who helped the skin get this far, whether it was directly or indirectly. I would also like to thank the people who volunteered to act as mirrors, thank you very much it is much appreciated.

Secondly a new group is being formed at the moment called Evolution Studios with the likes of myself, ipab, stian and a few other customizers in order to bring you more quality releases. We will be forming a new community that we encourage everyone to be a part of as there will be many interesting and fun things happening there and no its just not for MSN stuff so stay tuned to www.designevolved.net

And now for the details of this release. Ev0 is built for Windows Live Messenger 8.0 and there is currently no support for the 8.1 builds. Since 8.1 is still in beta we will not be supporting these builds until 8.1 is final. Please make a note of this because anyone asking why the skin isn't working on 8.1 or something else will just be ignored (or get a reminder by someone else to read the thread ).

Now this part is important:

1: Colourisation has been disabled in this skin! This was done in order to place the custom menu systems in (you can live without it anyway theres 12 styles you can pick). This will not be changed! So do not ask me or post "Hey I can't colorize.... what's up?".

2: Please do not post asking for "improvements", features, updates or really really small changes. Its impossible to cater for everyones tastes and this skins provided "as is".

3: DO NOT contact Microsoft for support on this skin, please contact myself

4: If you want this skin on your forum then just link to our website, DO NOT place this skin for download on your website. Por favor no ponge Ev0 para descarga en otros foros (for all those spanish speaking forums )

5: Do not edit this skin or rip resources and use them for yourself without prior consent.

Enjoy this release

Peace,
Willz

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For screenshots and maps of how all the colours look visit our website

It looks great, I just wish I could use it for 8.1

omfg, this is hawt, looks better than i thought it would, i love the menu's in the conversation

i dont know what to say... o.o



Do you still need any mirrors?

Yay, I am mirroring it .

Looks good, unfortunatly I got 8.1. So I'll wait till it's 8.1 compatible.

Great job though

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Originally posted by Kankurou
omfg, this is hawt, looks better than i thought it would, i love the menu's in the conversation

i dont know what to say... o.o



Do you still need any mirrors?

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don't work for 8.1 but looks good

Im using 8.1 [for stuff plug ] so ill wait till it compatible with last messenger version.

Cool!! (:
Unfortunately, I can't use; I'm on 8.1

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Btw, your web screwed a bit
You should change onfocus to onClick instead.
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Good! or shalll I say excellent?

Maybe I'll downgrade to 8.0

I know its a real downside that its not 8.1 compatible. But i did that for a reason, when I tried to skin 8.0 when it was in beta the task was made close to pointless because MS kept throwing out new builds when I would finally get somewhere. Anyway yeh I thought it'd be best to just wait till its final.... at least that way I wont need to update as much as changes from build to build would be minor after that.

For those who have 8.1 you should do what i do make a copy of 8.0 to another directory and run the skin when you are in the mood for something different looking

Hey and theres nothing wrong with downgrading in fact I encourage you to do so

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Originally posted by SonicSam

Looks good, unfortunatly I got 8.1. So I'll wait till it's 8.1 compatible.

Great job though

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wow.. that looks amazing! Looking forward to 8.1 compatibility

Loving it! Now there are 2 possibilities:

• StuffPlug 3 has to support 8.0
  
• Ev0 has to support 8.1

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Originally posted by Mattike
Loving it! Now there are 2 possibilities:

• StuffPlug 3 has to support 8.0
  
• Ev0 has to support 8.1

I prefer the first one...
* Mattike looks at TheBlasphemer...

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Originally posted by Mattike
Loving it! Now there are 2 possibilities:

• StuffPlug 3 has to support 8.0
  
• Ev0 has to support 8.1

I prefer the first one...
* Mattike looks at TheBlasphemer...

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Originally posted by Shadow
well with vista being released January 29th im thinking 8.1 will be released before then or around that time  but knowing me, im probably gonna be wrong

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Originally posted by Mattike
Loving it! Now there are 2 possibilities:

• StuffPlug 3 has to support 8.0
  
• Ev0 has to support 8.1

I prefer the first one...
* Mattike looks at TheBlasphemer...

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i ll downgrade to 8.0,sp3 useless for me :/

Amazing work .

I downgraded just for the skin, and i must say: ev0 FTW!!!!!!!!!
This is the most amazing skin ever!!! well done!

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Originally posted by .OxY
I downgraded just for the skin, and i must say: ev0 FTW!!!!!!!!!
This is the most amazing skin ever!!! well done!

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Originally posted by Chestah
wow.. that looks amazing! Looking forward to 8.1 compatibility

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Theres a bug/problem. On white version (sky blue im using, but may be same with others) when trying to type in the PSM box, the background is black, and so is the text. making it impossible to see what you're typing:

some on site screenshots would be nice

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Originally posted by Voldemort
some on site screenshots would be nice

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Originally posted by .OxY
Theres a bug/problem. On white version (sky blue im using, but may be same with others) when trying to type in the PSM box, the background is black, and so is the text. making it impossible to see what you're typing:

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It dont work for me, it installs everything etc changes the msn icon but when i go on it has another skin that iv been using, (not original WLM skin) i deleted my msgsres.dll but it still didnt work

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Originally posted by BlitZeR
It dont work for me, it installs everything etc changes the msn icon but when i go on it has another skin that iv been using, (not original WLM skin) i deleted my msgsres.dll but it still didnt work

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8.0 i will re-install then

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Originally posted by RaPLeX
i downgraded too,just for use this skin.
Its amazing but why we should pick a colour before the install?

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screenshots to chose between different colours would be nice

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Originally posted by Voldemort
screenshots to chose between different colours would be nice

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This is great, thanks alot.

Could you try an fix that PSM bug,  Because i cant change my personal message

Thanks again, lots of love for this.

I love this skin, it's absolutely beautiful.  My only qualm with it is that it's a bit laggy.  Things like my typing, I'll start typing and it takes about a second for the letter I typed in to show up.  Messages and buddy logons are the same way.  I'll hear the sound that they sent a message or logged on, and it'll be another second or two before the message is received of it shows that the buddy is online.  I tested to see if was the skin or the computer by removing the skin, and using WLM regularly.   I experienced no lag with the default WLM 8.0.

WLM 8.0 build 8.0.0812.00
Plus! v4.11.0.254

The only Plus! scripts I have installed are background changer, timezone, and enhancer.

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Originally posted by BlitZeR
This is great, thanks alot.

Could you try an fix that PSM bug,  Because i cant change my personal message

Thanks again, lots of love for this.

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I love this skin, it's absolutely beautiful.  My only qualm with it is that it's a bit laggy.  Things like my typing, I'll start typing and it takes about a second for the letter I typed in to show up.  Messages and buddy logons are the same way.  I'll hear the sound that they sent a message or logged on, and it'll be another second or two before the message is received of it shows that the buddy is online.  I tested to see if was the skin or the computer by removing the skin, and using WLM regularly.   I experienced no lag with the default WLM 8.0.

WLM 8.0 build 8.0.0812.00
Plus! v4.11.0.254

The only Plus! scripts I have installed are background changer, timezone, and enhancer.

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Proc: 1.3ghz (Yeah, sucks don't it)
RAM: 1gb
OS: XP Pro SP2

Currently running: Gtalk, WLM (2 convos), Winamp, Object Dock, Ultramon, Teamspeak server, and FF2 with 1 tab

Ram Usage: 474mb
Proc Usage: 22%

If that helps any.  Like you said, not major, but noticeable.

Is there a new version with bug fixes

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Originally posted by Willz
yet my friend who has a 3.0 ghz machine does. I think its just a matter of what you have running, so until I figure out what causes it it'll remain like that. From what people tell me its nothing that will ruin your experience on WLM anyway.

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Originally posted by BlitZeR
Is there a new version with bug fixes

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There's more bugs in this.

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Originally posted by BlitZeR
There's more bugs in this.

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Yeah i wanna but im not really sure how to explain it, im gonna try record my screen and pm them to you or something

yeh thats cool, if you cant manage to send it to me then just imageshack or something and pm me the link and ill take a look.

Kk, were's the updated version download link btw?

because i still have that PSM black thingy going on

It hasn't been compiled and uploaded yet. It will be sometime today or tomorrow though so just check the site and it will say so.

Pmed

Sorry to bum this old thread but ive been wondering when and if this skin will be released for the new WLM 8.1

It's in the works...

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Originally posted by Jimbodude
Sorry to bum this old thread but ive been wondering when and if this skin will be released for the new WLM 8.1

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Yes I am developing a version for 8.1, and I can't say when it will be ready or how long it will take. Since WLM changed internally a lot in 8.1 it means that a lot of sections need a rewrite.

Right i have one colour running in 8.1 (not to its full extent though), but having the time to continue is becoming harder and harder as the new university year approaches.

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Originally posted by Willz
Yes I am developing a version for 8.1, and I can't say when it will be ready or how long it will take. Since WLM changed internally a lot in 8.1 it means that a lot of sections need a rewrite.

Right i have one colour running in 8.1 (not to its full extent though), but having the time to continue is becoming harder and harder as the new university year approaches.

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Nice to hear its progressing shame that you are running out of time.

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Originally posted by Willz


Yes time is getting really short, but it wont be an issue. Once I get blue running fully it will be just a matter of small mods that take a day or two to get the other colours running.

Ive made some changes in the look as well and removed parts that looked a bit off so yeah itll be great. So it should be ready soon hopefully.

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Has anyone else noticed problems with Evo while using another skin on Windows? My main window won't load, my pop up doesn't work, my converstation window doesn't load, ... .

What's up?

K.

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Originally posted by Keldyn
Has anyone else noticed problems with Evo while using another skin on Windows? My main window won't load, my pop up doesn't work, my converstation window doesn't load, ... .

What's up?

K.

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Has anyone else noticed problems with Evo while using another skin on Windows? My main window won't load, my pop up doesn't work, my converstation window doesn't load, ... .

What's up?

K.

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Check if you are running 8.0. From what I have read WLM pops up every now and then for you to upgrade, it might have updated itself which is causing the problem.

I recommend going into the control panel and repairing the WLM installation if all else fails.

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yes thats exactly right to be a bit more specific 8.012 is most suitable thats the last build made for 8.0

The skin is only compatible with 8.0.x

It is NOT compatible with 8.1.x.

If you try to install it with 8.1.x you will have issues such as the exe not loading or the main window not showing.

Please wait for an update... which reminds me that I need to fix up the installer so that it stops people from installing on newer builds... unless we clear it...

Hope this clears things up.

Allright thanks, I'm downgrading my MSN now.

K.

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Originally posted by ipab
The skin is only compatible with 8.0.x

It is NOT compatible with 8.1.x.

If you try to install it with 8.1.x you will have issues such as the exe not loading or the main window not showing.

Please wait for an update... which reminds me that I need to fix up the installer so that it stops people from installing on newer builds... unless we clear it...

Hope this clears things up.

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Originally posted by ipab
The skin is only compatible with 8.0.x

It is NOT compatible with 8.1.x.

If you try to install it with 8.1.x you will have issues such as the exe not loading or the main window not showing.

Please wait for an update... which reminds me that I need to fix up the installer so that it stops people from installing on newer builds... unless we clear it...

Hope this clears things up.

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When will we see a version compatible with 8.1?

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Well I think its about time I speak out on an ETA on an 8.1 release.

First of all I have built the core part of Ev0 which is the skyblue theme. All that remains is the creation of the others and new features I plan to add. The installer needs to also be remade to cater for this.

This could take a between 2-3 weeks (don't hold me to that, it could be more but then again it could be less) because of my studies starting once again. Please don't go around asking "Is it ready yet" because that just irritates seeing hundreds of people ask that same question to me over and over again.

Rest assured this skin will launch fairly soon and it will be better than the original.

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Originally posted by Willz
Well I think its about time I speak out on an ETA on an 8.1 release.

First of all I have built the core part of Ev0 which is the skyblue theme. All that remains is the creation of the others and new features I plan to add. The installer needs to also be remade to cater for this.

This could take a between 2-3 weeks (don't hold me to that, it could be more but then again it could be less) because of my studies starting once again. Please don't go around asking "Is it ready yet" because that just irritates seeing hundreds of people ask that same question to me over and over again.

Rest assured this skin will launch fairly soon and it will be better than the original.

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I just found this forum and register here to say THANKS for the coolest WLM skin !!

Is it ready yet?

* prashker runs

Can't wait for this to be out for 8.1 .

I'm anxiously awaiting the update, it would be ... sexcellent.

I think this skin is great. I just believe the website let's it down. A fresh re-design, fix the bugs and show people better screenshots will draw more people in. I was rather hesitant using the skin at first, the website made me feel it was going to be another rushed skin, like many out at the moment. However when using it my opinion totally changed .

Thanks for all the positive comments guys, its great to see that people like this skin and are patiently waiting on the new release

The update is coming along nicely and it should be happening fairly soon, university has started for me once again (final year ) and it is giving me a bit less time to work on it, but don't worry I haven't given up on it 

Anyway heres a preview of the skin that shows that it is indeed now working in 8.1 and it also shows a bit of the remodeling that has been done on the contact list. Enjoy.

Thats so hawt, looking forward to the release for 8.1 .

I am waiting and hopefully I'll be using it soon ...

Is there a release date for the Windows Live Messenger 8.1 ?

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Is there a release date for the Windows Live Messenger 8.1 ?

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^This guy tried to be a big head, it failed we all knew what benharris07 meant, the reason for no reply is as mentioned before There is no release date written in stone, its done when it's done