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Originally posted by wlmgoesplus
what i mean is that we have a release for beta 1 of wlm2009 and what is the problem that no one is there for beta 2 ?
did microsoft change so many things from beta 1 to 2 so that it take so a long time to finish the release for 2009 final / 2. beta???
This has been talked about heaps of times on this site, should try searching around threads. Anyway here is a quick explanation (the same one I posted up on my site)
As most of us in the Messenger World predicted, Microsoft has removed the opening that allowed us to be able to edit Messengers layout files. The reason we were able to make patches work on the beta build was because we were forcing Messenger to load old layout files which we are still able to edit.
In the RC build (which is the final version of 9) they have not only removed the ability to switch back to this old format, they have actually removed all of the old layout files altogether. So what does this mean for you the user of mods and skins?
Well
before any of your favorite skins, patches or addons like Messenger Plus! will work properly again the new format of layout files must be reverse engineered. Until then we are unable to apply any changes to the Messenger layout except replacing images. But this is virtually useless since the key to Messenger mods and patches lies within the layout files which we are locked out of at the moment.
So I ask for everyone to
be patient and not to go around to forums asking when things are going to be back to normal. It is still not clear if things will be worked out quickly or if it will be a while before we see our mods up and running again.
and that is why things are taking long.