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Originally posted by Microsoft Connect
Welcome to the Windows Live™ Messenger 8.0 Beta!

We are excited to welcome you as one of our exclusive Managed Beta testers and look forward to taking all of your feedback. The beta has not yet started but keep an eye on your inbox for an email from us with information on where to download the software.


We know you are all anxious to get started so we have opened up the newsgroups for you to use. Here is a chance to get to know your fellow beta testers and start building a beta community that will help make Windows Live Messenger great. If you haven't set up your newsgroups you can do so by clicking the “Community” link on the left and follow the instructions.

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http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=53840

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Originally posted by ~INVASION~
http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=53840

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Can anyone send me an invite to Windows Live Messenger 8 BETA?....

I live in Australia

Send it to *******@hotmail.com

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This Beta worked with invitations.... just like Gmail.... so the first batch of beta-testers can invite other people to join the beta test....

are you actually using version 8 now, cause it says that on my connect page, but no link

I am using WLM8.... but I want to be a real beta tester.... you should be able to download WLM8....

Oh, btw.... the WLM8 beta period starts from today

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Originally posted by Thatdot7.1

Oh, btw.... the WLM8 beta period starts from today

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Originally posted by Thatdot7.1
I am using WLM8.... but I want to be a real beta tester....

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Originally posted by Thatdot7.1
you should be able to download WLM8....

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i got that email long time before doing the survey, so not much new to me.

I'm in Looking forward to start hunting for bugs

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Originally posted by lp15
I'm in Looking forward to start hunting for bugs

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on the messengersay blog...

Leah added

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Addendum - i posted when i heard the client went out - then i left work before i heard that the invites have not been sent out. It's ok, you can blame the messenger. Just think of it as getting a preview... I'll remove this as soon as i hear differently. But not till the morning  at the earliest (i'm going out tonight).

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Butterflies [testers], should now have access to download the beta.

Yep...Just a note (Thanks to TReKiE), if you cant click the "Download Now" button in your email, its because Microsoft cant code.  View the page source until you find <a href='http://ideas.live.com/AcceptInvitation.aspx... and then copy that URL into your browser to accept and download WLM.  I couldnt figure it out either, TReKiE knows all though.

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Originally posted by Dane
Yep...Just a note (Thanks to TReKiE), if you cant click the "Download Now" button in your email, its because Microsoft cant code.  View the page source until you find <a href='http://ideas.live.com/AcceptInvitation.aspx... and then copy that URL into your browser to accept and download WLM.  I couldnt figure it out either, TReKiE knows all though.

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Originally posted by Dane
Yep...Just a note (Thanks to TReKiE), if you cant click the "Download Now" button in your email, its because Microsoft cant code.  View the page source until you find <a href='http://ideas.live.com/AcceptInvitation.aspx... and then copy that URL into your browser to accept and download WLM.  I couldnt figure it out either, TReKiE knows all though.

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got it and downloading

damn, wheres my e-mail

as of now i have no invites to hand out, but the first will go to other users of my computer

Yes no invites for now. My Download Now link worked ok on Live Mail!

If anyone has any spare Invites please consider me ! Infact, i haven't heard of any Australians that have gotten into this beta yet!

I've a question, if someone can invite 10 persons if I remember well, this invited persons can invite 10 persons or not? Because if it's the case why it's so complicate to became a "Butterfly"...

And if someone have any invites for me I beg her/his to give me one !

P.S. : Sorry, if I've made some mistakes but I'm a frenchie guy !

if anyone has a spare invite feel free to launch it in my general direction

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Originally posted by Chestah
Infact, i haven't heard of any Australians that have gotten into this beta yet!

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I love being a beta tester.

P.S. Please don't ask me for invites.

Am I the only beta tester who has not yet received a download link? do anyone know what may be causing this?

Check your junk email.

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Originally posted by lp15
Am I the only beta tester who has not yet received a download link? do anyone know what may be causing this?

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i haven't gotten it either

Possibly we're not into the beta-test first batch..? This sucks though.. I can't wait to start testing..

some people say it goes by region, and we are all from canada, and lp15 and me are both from montreal and supersonic from ottawa, which is all the same area (within 1 hour 30 mins)

i guess Canadians are second class citizens

Edit: Second class beta testers*
Edit2: FYI: I'm from ottawa

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Originally posted by lp15
Am I the only beta tester who has not yet received a download link? do anyone know what may be causing this?

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Please login to the private newsgroups and read the ANNOUNCEMENTS group, there is a specific information about Canadian testers

(sorry, I don't want to paste it here, I won't forward what's it's in private beta NGs)

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Originally posted by riahc4

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Originally posted by Microsoft Connect
Welcome to the Windows Live™ Messenger 8.0 Beta!

We are excited to welcome you as one of our exclusive Managed Beta testers and look forward to taking all of your feedback. The beta has not yet started but keep an eye on your inbox for an email from us with information on where to download the software.


We know you are all anxious to get started so we have opened up the newsgroups for you to use. Here is a chance to get to know your fellow beta testers and start building a beta community that will help make Windows Live Messenger great. If you haven't set up your newsgroups you can do so by clicking the “Community” link on the left and follow the instructions.

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Bout time Im in a Messenger beta

Alot of people over at Mess.be are just waiting for their link. Just wanna know who here is in the beta as well. (I imagine Cookie and Patchou from the top of my head)

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Originally posted by riahc4

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Originally posted by lp15
Am I the only beta tester who has not yet received a download link? do anyone know what may be causing this?

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Maybe you simply didnt get invited to the beta. You might have done the survey but for whatever reason Microsoft didnt accept you.

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Originally posted by faquick
Please login to the private newsgroups and read the ANNOUNCEMENTS group, there is a specific information about Canadian testers

(sorry, I don't want to paste it here, I won't forward what's it's in private beta NGs)

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i dunno im from canada and i got the invite, so supersonic check your junk and anywhere else you can think of

There was a bug in there system, so there holding off on sending Canadian people's download links....It'll be fixed soon.

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Originally posted by ~INVASION~
i dunno im from canada and i got the invite, so supersonic check your junk and anywhere else you can think of

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Originally posted by King Of Chaos
There was a bug in there system, so there holding off on sending Canadian people's download links....It'll be fixed soon.

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Damn I've wanted to be a beta tester for so long, I've applied for every single one since 6.0. If anyone feels lk sendin an invite my way Sayin tha, I doubt it'll b long before they release the next set of invitations....might get lucky.

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Originally posted by ~INVASION~
i dunno im from canada and i got the invite, so supersonic check your junk and anywhere else you can think of

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For all the Canadian beta testers....

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"We have a bug in ideas.live.com that will make it so all you will see is French text when you go to the site. We are fixing the bug right now and hope to have ready sometime tomorrow. (Wednesday) In the meantime we are going to hold off sending you the download/authorization link. I know this will disappoint all of you who are following the newsgroups and wouldn't mind wading your way through the French text. But there are hundreds of you who are not on the newsgroups yet who will be surprised by this poor experience. Thanks for your patience!"

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I love your sign KOC, in other words you say : "I'll not give any invitations !"

I will give invites out to those I choose. I just don't like people begging me.

weeeeeeeee

got my email

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Originally posted by King Of Chaos
"We have a bug in ideas.live.com that will make it so all you will see is French text when you go to the site. We are fixing the bug right now and hope to have ready sometime tomorrow. (Wednesday) In the meantime we are going to hold off sending you the download/authorization link. I know this will disappoint all of you who are following the newsgroups and wouldn't mind wading your way through the French text. But there are hundreds of you who are not on the newsgroups yet who will be surprised by this poor experience. Thanks for your patience!"

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Originally posted by ~INVASION~
as of now i have no invites to hand out, but the first will go to other users of my computer

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Okay hey maybe some1 can help me, I set up the newsgroup using OUTLOOK Express, but I can only see 2 posts from the admin.. is that normal?

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Originally posted by lp15
Okay hey maybe some1 can help me, I set up the newsgroup using OUTLOOK Express, but I can only see 2 posts from the admin.. is that normal?

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Originally posted by BigTrev
Reset the newgroup list in outlook express:

tools -> newsgroups -> Reset list, It took a while for me to get them.

Trev

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So how does one set up the beta newsgroup....

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Originally posted by lp15
Okay hey maybe some1 can help me, I set up the newsgroup using OUTLOOK Express, but I can only see 2 posts from the admin.. is that normal?

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Reset the newgroup list in outlook express:

tools -> newsgroups -> Reset list, It took a while for me to get them.

Trev

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Originally posted by eastera
I have done it,but till now I can only see 2 posts yet......

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Originally posted by mwe99

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Originally posted by eastera
I have done it,but till now I can only see 2 posts yet......

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are you sure you're subscribed to the relevant groups?

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they sent me the download link, i installed but they didnt enable my email yet. and in the email they said its ready for me

yes! i finally got started beta testing.. I'm from Canada..

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yes! i finally got started beta testing.. I'm from Canada..

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Originally posted by eastera
I have done it,but till now I can only see 2 posts yet......

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are you sure you're subscribed to the relevant groups?

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I'm sure

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The purpose of the invites is so you can TEST certain aspects of Windows Live Messenger, meant to be given to people who are also "able" to do beta testing and take things seriously.

You are choosen to be BETA TESTER. This means you are serious about beta testing, otherwise you wouldn't have subscribed to it. Microsoft also trusts you in taking this seriously.

Invites are not meant to hand out to random people or to make it into a competition or whatever! Invites are an extra tool for beta testing and should be handled like that.



PS: this post was in response to a post which has been deleted. Though I'll leave it here as it seems these invites are turning more and more into simply a sport of having them and handing them out than about serious beta testing.

dont ask wat someone thinks of someone, the invitation is your, you decide wat to with it

Hello!

Thank you for your help in testing the new Windows LiveTM Messenger Beta! You have just received invitations to send to your friends and family!

Follow the steps below to send invites:

   1. Go to http://ideas.live.com/, click Beta users sign in here, and then sign in.
   2. Click Windows Live Messenger Beta, and then click the "Invite them to sign up" link on the right side of the page.

Enjoy!

The Windows Live Messenger team

I Got It Too

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I am gonna sell an invite on ebay!

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Originally posted by Matty
I am gonna sell an invite on ebay!

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Originally posted by Leah
All beta testers are supplied with a limited set of invites to hand out to friends, family, or the highest bidder.  If you’re not in the first batch, I recommend:



            Step 1. Making friends with a Beta Tester

            Step 2. Bake him/her a cake…

                        … a quadruple layer cake,

                        …with ice cream on the side,

                        …shaped like the green Messenger guy,

            Step 3. Offer to wash his/her car for a year…

                        …with a toothbrush,

                        …your toothbrush.

            Step 4. Threaten to bake another cake…with his/her cat inside+  =

            Step 5. Bat your eyelashes (hey, it works for me)

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Originally posted by riahc4
Windows Live Messenger official beta testers

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Originally posted by Matty
I am gonna sell an invite on ebay!

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Originally posted by Leah
All beta testers are supplied with a limited set of invites to hand out to friends, family, or the highest bidder.  If you’re not in the first batch, I recommend:



            Step 1. Making friends with a Beta Tester

            Step 2. Bake him/her a cake…

                        … a quadruple layer cake,

                        …with ice cream on the side,

                        …shaped like the green Messenger guy,

            Step 3. Offer to wash his/her car for a year…

                        …with a toothbrush,

                        …your toothbrush.

            Step 4. Threaten to bake another cake…with his/her cat inside+  =

            Step 5. Bat your eyelashes (hey, it works for me)

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you are allowed to sell them on ebay and, who wants to bake me a cake

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i have no invites yet wat are they based on?

I was invited

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Originally posted by guanako
i have no invites yet wat are they based on?

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Originally posted by hmaster
I was invited

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Originally posted by guanako
i have no invites yet wat are they based on?

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If you were invited by MS then login to http://ideas.live.com and scroll to messenger beta and it'll say how many invites you have.

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i have 0 invites, i been checkin since i got WLM but nathing, i guess just wait ah.

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same, it says i am out of invites and that they will contac me iget invites, when i didnt even get them

hehe, im an official beta tester

i spent 9-10 hours on another forum (starts with neo) waiitng for invites, and i finally got one
and now i use it
miss plus though

If you got the invite from someone, you arent really an offical beta tester because you don't have access to any discussion about problems with the program, or updates and so on. You where just INVITED to try the program out. Thats all. Only the offical testers have access to the newsgroup, and get invites (and so on, and so on).

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Originally posted by Super Dude
If you got the invite from someone, you arent really an offical beta tester because you don't have access to any discussion about problems with the program, or updates and so on. You where just INVITED to try the program out. Thats all. Only the offical testers have access to the newsgroup, and get invites (and so on, and so on).

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Originally posted by Matty
I am gonna sell an invite on ebay!

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I don't know where the other topic I posted in went....

Anyway, I'm an official beta tester, and not by an invite.

I am in the WML Beta too been trying since MSN Messenger 7.0 and I finally got it! w00t!

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Originally posted by Matty
I am gonna sell an invite on ebay!

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I actually thought about doing that. I wonder, if it would be -okay- to do it .

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Originally posted by XxRebelSeanxX
I actually thought about doing that. I wonder, if it would be -okay- to do it

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Originally posted by Leah on December 13, 2005

All beta testers are supplied with a limited set of invites to hand out to friends, family, or the highest bidder.

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whahahahah im gunna sell mine for shure!!!!!

I hope there aren't so many people that will pay for a WLM invitation... I won't do it (but if someone wants to invite me, I will accept... ), because I think it's pretty stupid to pay for something that I'll have for free in some months...

Finally got my official download/invite link and already got bugs to report but gotta check they haven't been reported yet.

I'm sure Microsoft won't allow people to sell them soon and if it continues being a discussion, they'll probably have an official reply.

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Finally got my official download/invite link and already got bugs to report but gotta check they haven't been reported yet.

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Microsoft won't allow people to sell them

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Originally posted by http://spaces.msn.com/members/MessengerSays/
So who gets to play? The first set of Beta testers is made up of us, MCI employees (see the next post to find out why) users who have tested previous closed-betas; users who signed up through http://connect.microsoft.com; some loyal blog readers , and handful of others – like my parents. (Hi mom! Hi dad!)



All beta testers are supplied with a limited set of invites to hand out to friends, family, or the highest bidder.  If you’re not in the first batch, I recommend:



            Step 1. Making friends with a Beta Tester

            Step 2. Bake him/her a cake…

                        … a quadruple layer cake,

                        …with ice cream on the side,

                        …shaped like the green Messenger guy,

            Step 3. Offer to wash his/her car for a year…

                        …with a toothbrush,

                        …your toothbrush.

            Step 4. Threaten to bake another cake…with his/her cat inside+  =

            Step 5. Bat your eyelashes (hey, it works for me)



By this point, if you’ve sunk as low as you’re willing to go and have still come up short, you’ll have to be patient. From now until the final release, we’ll be opening up for more and more testers, and making changes/adding new features along the way. It won’t be long before we can strip the “Beta” and sign everyone up for Windows Live Messenger. Think of it this way: WLM is like fine wine…you may have to wait, but when you get it, it’ll get you drunk on IM-goodness.

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You can't report bugs when you're in the invite only beta. All you can do is download and use WLM, nothing more.

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I finally received an invite to the managed beta, today. Does anyone have any ideas as to why i received my invitation so late?

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I finally received an invite to the managed beta, today. Does anyone have any ideas as to why i received my invitation so late?

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Well If You Are a Tester You Should Read The Connect Main Page, it Finally Got updated

IIRC they said something about a glitch with the canadian connect members.

I received mine early this morning and got 5 invites along with it...

Australian managed beta testers still haven't received their invite to download and provision their accounts.

Well, im testing Mail Live, but hadn't got my windows live msgr invite

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Originally posted by CookieRevised

You are choosen to be BETA TESTER. This means you are serious about beta testing,

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I'm Official Windows Live Messenger Beta Tester

What about a topic for wlm8 testers only so we can add to msn each other and test wlm8 specific features (like folder sharing for example)?

my account is

giken[at]hotmail[dot]it

every wlm8 tester feels free to add me to his contact list

I'm testing. I'd also like a testers only and the ability to help out in the testing of Messenger Plus! Live too, lol

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I'm testing. I'd also like a testers only and the ability to help out in the testing of Messenger Plus! Live too, lol

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Im also a Member of the Windows Live Messenger beta, got accepted today.

Ok, I microsoft sent me an email asking me if I want to be an official tester today...
I accepted, and got my download link...
Downloaded the beta and signed in...

I'm now looking for the newsgroups...
I went on http://connect.microsoft.com , signed in, went to My Participation, and I found only this: MSN Recruitment Program (is this what I'm looking for?)
I clicked it, went to Community, and created my newsgroups password...
I'm now waiting for its activation...
Did i do that right?
Should I see something like "Windows Live Messenger" instead of "MSN Recruitment Program" ?

Also, I dont think I got invited by someone, because the email Microsoft sent me starts with this:

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We'd like you to be among the first to try a new beta version of Messenger.


If you use MSN® Messenger now, we think you're really going to enjoy Windows LiveTM Messenger. It's as fun and reliable as the Messenger you already know, and you won't lose your contact list or any other personal information when you try this new version.

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im Testing Windows Live Messenger 8 BETA...now i need an offical tester bar above my avatar

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Patchou selects people he knows and trusts, or have been particularly helpful around the forums

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It doesnt mention about someone inviting me so ...

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The invites don't actually say anything about being invited by somone (but they are able to write little notes in one part of the message... near the top somewhere i believe)

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Well, I dont know...
The message was looking too "official"

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Welcome, <NAME>
Thanks a lot for being part of Windows Live Ideas. You're a member of following invitation only beta(s):

• Windows Live™ Messenger beta

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Originally posted by Mike
Well, I dont know...
The message was looking too "official"

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Accept it an log into http://ideas.live.com/mainpage.aspx

It will say...

I got the same mail when i was invited.

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Originally posted by http://ideas.live.com
Welcome, Mike
Thanks a lot for being part of Windows Live Ideas. You're a member of following invitation only beta(s):

    * Windows Live™ Mail beta
    * Windows Live™ Messenger beta

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Every beta has different rules. I believe Microsoft send some Live Mail invites to people who applied to be interested in Live Ideas. Mess.be had links to such pages in the past.

Woot, Australian beta testers finally got the email to have their accounts provisioned .

Yesterday, i got 3 invations from microsoft, and i think microsoft will give more invations out.

i was invited officially by connect.microsoft.com

yea i got a total of 5 invites sent from from microsoft only sent out 2

yay i'm an official tester