Hello,

Probably nobody expected this but I've just released Messenger Plus! 3.63. This version fixes some last compatibility issues with the soon-to-come Messenger Plus! Live 4.00 (it still is not compatible with Windows Live Messenger). Those fixes couldn't be included in the previous 3.62 release as Messenger Plus! Live was still not mature enough at that time to do proper testing. You won't see any difference between this version and the previous one, however, if you plan on using Windows Live Messenger when it's publicly released (probably a month or less from now), then I highly recommend you to update to this version to prevent any kind of problem from happening.

There's one other important thing included in this update. I wanted to keep that for Messenger Plus! Live but there's no reason why everybody could not enjoy this update sooner. The sponsor program is now distributed by Circle Development Ltd. They have reworked the package based on user's feedback and I'm happy to announce that you can now say goodbye to the home page change and the search bar in Internet Explorer . In case you would wonder, nothing has been added either and the sponsor is still as optional as ever. We just thought that the users who install the ads may appreciate a lighter package. Also, to make sure that everybody remembers where the ads come from a month or two after the initial installation, the entry in Add/Remove Programs now says "Messenger Plus! & Sponsor" if the sponsor is currently installed.

This great new version of the sponsor program will also be part of Messenger Plus! Live and will be presented the exact same way during installation. The development of the new Messenger Plus! is still going pretty well. Version 4.00 is now scheduled to be released in a month from now, you can expect this update to be the last one compatible with MSN/Windows Messenger 4, 5, 6 and 7. Goodbye Messenger Plus! 3 .

Patchou

I'll stick with version 4

Nice announcement. Happy that the sponsor has been optimized.

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Originally posted by Patchou
Also, to make sure that everybody remembers where the ads come from a month or two after the initial installation, the entry in Add/Remove Programs now says "Messenger Plus! & Sponsor" if the sponsor is currently installed.

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Originally posted by Patchou
Goodbye Messenger Plus! 3 (Smilie)

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Very nice Patchou...

I'll probably try it out on VMWare with MSN Messenger 7.5 (along with the sponsor) some time soon .

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Originally posted by Jedimark
I'll stick with version 4

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Good news about the improvements to the sponsor.

This are good news, Its great for thos users sticking with MSN Messenger (Not Xp users)

Unexpected yet good news. Plus! Live is awesome.
Keep it up Patch.

Nice work on the sponsor... let's wait and see what bad things the anti-everythingware guys have to say this time .

woah, and i thought that the sponsor programa couldnt be improved anymore

Very nic news.... im gonna upgrade my other 2 comps...

Great work Patch, i have no idea though how ou worked on this last build of 3.xx series an 4 . you deserve a medal

Great news, hope to be testing it soon enough .

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Originally posted by Chrono
woah, and i thought that the sponsor programa couldnt be improved anymore

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Cool, I'm downloading now and will install the sponsor just to see what it is like.
Edit: I've installed but can't see the sponsor...

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Originally posted by zach
I've installed but can't see the sponsor...

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Not sure... I can only see the 'JUMP MPEG' start-up item. I can't see any links to support Msg Plus!

Edit: I had to execute the program myself and now I have the desktop items, toolbars etc.

Edit: I uninstalled it and apart from leaving "BURNEACHMODE" in "Aplication Data", it appears to have gone without any trouble at all
Edit: Today I found 'Advert' in 'Program Files' it contained an unstall file which I ran. It said "bad elmo you must install this software as part of the parent program. Press OK to exit." so I searched google and it found a result which shows this was created by the sponsor program. Now I'm not sure what else it has left behind
Google search results

good announcement and good to hear patch

Unexpected but really welcome. I really want to check it out. Mabbe ill uninstall everything and check it out

Looks like quite a few things were minorly tweaked and seems to be a really good idea

Nice work patchou, Im sure the sponser will attract less critisicim now that ist has been optimised.

Sounds good, but I have a small problem. When I try to open the file, it displays a dialog box containing:

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Minimum Requirements Not Met
Sorry but you must have MSN/Windows Messenger 4.6 (minimum) installed on your system in order to install Messenger Plus!
Re-installing MSN Messenger generally solves this problem.

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I tried to de-install Windows Live Messenger Beta and re-install MSN Messenger, but no luck.
Any way to solve this?

EDIT: Now I can't even start up Plus!, sort of same message appears. S.O.S.!

i'm sticking with msgplus 3 for a long time  Nice work patchou

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Originally posted by joelm
i'm sticking with msgplus 3 Noce work patchou

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no i mean i have MSN 7.5 and im sticking to messenger plus! {not live}
For a long time.

Excellent work! Patchou I can't wait to see Messenger Plus! Live 4.00

me too , i love the MSN plus!
PATCHOU , you make an excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!

Just a question, if you have MSN Messenger and WLM installed 2gether and you have Messenger Plus! installed and when MsgPlus Live is released will we be able to use MsgPlus and MsgPlus Live? Anyway good work .

hmm good question...

nice to hear about the sponser program
everytime i tell my frined to use plus they allways install the sponser program. And 1 minute later they complain about it..

I'm sure a lot less people will be skeptical of the sponsor program now that it's not through C2 Media... Good job

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Originally posted by Zahid™
Just a question, if you have MSN Messenger and WLM installed 2gether and you have Messenger Plus! installed and when MsgPlus Live is released will we be able to use MsgPlus and MsgPlus Live? Anyway good work .

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Sorry, but I have been using Messenger 8.0 beta for so long without Messenger Plus! that I doubt very seriously if I will install it whenever you get around to posting a new version.  You could have very easily released an interim verison when Messenger 8.0 went public beta a few weeks ago instead of this worthless thing.  Funny how you think you need something until you dont have it and realize it's just wasted space on your hard drive.  You should take better care of the people who have supported you all these years.

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Originally posted by Patchou
Hello,

Probably nobody expected this but I've just released Messenger Plus! 3.63. This version fixes some last compatibility issues with the soon-to-come Messenger Plus! Live 4.00 (it still is not compatible with Windows Live Messenger). Those fixes couldn't be included in the previous 3.62 release as Messenger Plus! Live was still not mature enough at that time to do proper testing. You won't see any difference between this version and the previous one, however, if you plan on using Windows Live Messenger when it's publicly released (probably a month or less from now), then I highly recommend you to update to this version to prevent any kind of problem from happening.

There's one other important thing included in this update. I wanted to keep that for Messenger Plus! Live but there's no reason why everybody could not enjoy this update sooner. The sponsor program is now distributed by Circle Development Ltd. They have reworked the package based on user's feedback and I'm happy to announce that you can now say goodbye to the home page change and the search bar in Internet Explorer . In case you would wonder, nothing has been added either and the sponsor is still as optional as ever. We just thought that the users who install the ads may appreciate a lighter package. Also, to make sure that everybody remembers where the ads come from a month or two after the initial installation, the entry in Add/Remove Programs now says "Messenger Plus! & Sponsor" if the sponsor is currently installed.

This great new version of the sponsor program will also be part of Messenger Plus! Live and will be presented the exact same way during installation. The development of the new Messenger Plus! is still going pretty well. Version 4.00 is now scheduled to be released in a month from now, you can expect this update to be the last one compatible with MSN/Windows Messenger 4, 5, 6 and 7. Goodbye Messenger Plus! 3 .

Patchou

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Originally posted by jegar
Sorry, but I have been using Messenger 8.0 beta for so long without Messenger Plus! that I doubt very seriously if I will install it whenever you get around to posting a new version.  You could have very easily released an interim verison when Messenger 8.0 went public beta a few weeks ago instead of this worthless thing.  Funny how you think you need something until you dont have it and realize it's just wasted space on your hard drive.  You should take better care of the people who have supported you all these years.

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Originally posted by jegar
Sorry, but I have been using Messenger 8.0 beta for so long without Messenger Plus! that I doubt very seriously if I will install it whenever you get around to posting a new version.  You could have very easily released an interim verison when Messenger 8.0 went public beta a few weeks ago instead of this worthless thing.  Funny how you think you need something until you dont have it and realize it's just wasted space on your hard drive.  You should take better care of the people who have supported you all these years.

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Originally posted by jegar
You could have very easily released an interim verison when Messenger 8.0 went public beta a few weeks ago instead of this worthless thing.

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Originally posted by jegar
You should take better care of the people who have supported you all these years.

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Originally posted by Patchou
The sponsor program is now distributed by Circle Development Ltd.

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The company is evolving and yes, msgplus.net will soon be on new servers (as soon as I find the time to complete the setup of the servers).

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Originally posted by CookieRevised

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Originally posted by jegar
You could have very easily released an interim verison when Messenger 8.0 went public beta a few weeks ago instead of this worthless thing.

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No he could not! At the time the WLM beta went "public", Messenger Plus! Live was far, far from finished. Unless you wanted it to show an about box and nothing more.

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Originally posted by jegar
You should take better care of the people who have supported you all these years.

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funny, as that is exactly what he does at this moment (and also what he is doing by NOT releasing a half arsed version which everybody will have problems with).

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in my oppinon its better 2 wait for a good working version than a half-assed version that is so buggy it would scare off the ordenary user.

For anyone that comments that there was infact a public beta version of the last msgplus.  That wasnt released lightly, Patchou made sure it it wasnt as buggy and there was a notice that it was beta. The new PlusLive! is coded from scratch so theres not the same criteria met as the last one. why dont people learn a bit of paitance and wait.

Great work patchou.

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Originally posted by Idium
in my oppinon its better 2 wait for a good working version than a half-assed version that is so buggy it would scare off the ordenary user.

For anyone that comments that there was infact a public beta version of the last msgplus.  That wasnt released lightly, Patchou made sure it it wasnt as buggy and there was a notice that it was beta. The new PlusLive! is coded from scratch so theres not the same criteria met as the last one. why dont people learn a bit of paitance and wait.

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keep up the good work patchou

Hey Guys, What's A Beta Tester?
If Im a A Beta Tester I can Have MSGPlusLive?
Plz

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Originally posted by dandari
Hey Guys, What's A Beta Tester?

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And following on from that hehe no you cannot test Messenger Plus! Live! You will have to wait until early may for the public release

kinda crap why just relase a version same than the other? just waisting time i think ....better try to relasy 4 or something, i know it's dificul and else so bye

How is this crap at all. It's simply an update with some bug fixes, and includes the new sponsor software etc. If anything he's doing those who are staying on 7.5 a favour. Patchou anounced that he would release a new version before Plus! Live comes out that will be the final version for anything pre-windows live messenger ever again. Just be grateful that he creates the plugin for free.