Well I was running the beta of windows live messenger and yesterday Upgraded to the full released one. I don't use a lot of the little gadget-y features, that come with msn... but overall the new edition seems fine. Quite nice. EXCEPT...(!!) for the annoying little noises!!
I'm not entirely sure what prompts them but I think it might be contacts signing in and out...? If anybody here knows, or even better knows how to disable them, please share. Thanks!!