Yahoo Messenger for Vista
In preparation of Windows Vista, Yahoo has decided to rebuild its popular instant messaging software from scratch. The new Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista will take advantage of Vista’s new graphical subsystem called Windows Presentation Foundation (It was code-named Avalon before).
Windows Presentation Foundation will bring some significant improvement to the look and feel of the software. Some noticeable change would be: smoother animation, better looking animations, improved scaling and transparency.
The Contact List
The first noticeable change to the contact list is your contacts’ info and avatar would automatically scale up when you place your mouse over on a contact.
An iPhoto-like slider is available at the bottom of the contact list which would allow the users to resize the contact list depending on the users’ preferences. When you resize the contact list to very large, you will be able to see your friends status on Yahoo services such as Flickr, Yahoo! 360, etc.
Chat window
Similar to Adium, Yahoo Messenger for Vista will feature tab chats which will allow you to organize multiple chat windows into a single window.
To turn a single chat window into a tab, all you have to do is drag the window and drop it onto another chat window. Drag a tab out of a window and the chat window will reappear.
I hope Yahoo will allow users to set tab chat as the default chat window mode. So when you started a new chat with friends, a new tab will automatically appear.
You can now share your flickr photos right from your chat windows.
Windows Sidebar
Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista will also take advantage of Windows Sidebar, a panel for Desktop Gadgets (a.k.a Widgets) located on the side of your Windows Vista desktop.
The new Yahoo Messenger will include a custom Yahoo Messenger gadget which will allow you to drag someone from the contact list to the gadget. The gadget will then show whether that particular contact is available or not.
New Emoticon
A rather obtrusive feature is the new animated emoticons. Similar to Windows Live Messenger, you can now send a large animated emoticon which will automatically shrink to normal size.
I’m not sure when the software will be available, you can now leave your e-mail address on Yahoo Messenger for Vista web. They will let you know when it’s ready. Meanwhile, you can preview the video of Yahoo Messenger for Vista.
1. GeekTips 22 Feb 2007
Hmm..the GUI seems nice, but would it load longer than the previous version?
2. Dubai Boy 25 Feb 2007
thanks for the info mate appreciate it :) i will wait for this and gave my email to receive update as soon as it is available.
Regards
3. nader 13 Mar 2007
thanks
4. Carmelo Lisciotto 17 Mar 2007
This version loads faster and is designed for more efficient feature navigation.
Carmelo Lisciotto
5. tina 20 Mar 2007
will the new yahoo vista have chat rooms thanks
6. angel 3 Apr 2007
hi, i have the basic version of new windows vista.I downloaded 8.1 version of yahoo messenger.It got installed,but its not connecting to the internet.It ried changing the connection settings also.but still not working.what should i do?
7. anu 10 Apr 2007
I have the same issue what the ” angel” said
8. hassan 11 Apr 2007
hi, i have the home premume version of new windows vista.I downloaded 8.1 version of yahoo messenger.It got installed,but its not connecting to the internet.It ried changing the connection settings also.but still not working.what should i do?
9. Bunkheang Ngo 15 Apr 2007
When can we download Window Yahoo Messenger Vista?
10. bangbang 17 Apr 2007
i will wait for the new yahoo messenger vista. i will not install the messenger 8.1 right now cause i dont want to ruin my operating system.
so hurry up yahoo messenger guys!
11. rohit 5 May 2007
As one of the lucky few to receive a copy of Vista RTM. I didnt get a new computer and I didnt upgrade it and Vista is not slow and it isnt bloated. Alot of people will think that Vista isnt worth it because all you can see is “visual” changes. Theres no way to see the internal changes unless you actually use it. Windows Vista is definitely worth getting because its actually faster and easier to use than XP is and will ever be even if MS actually comes out with a SP3 for XP in 08.
As for Vista with its empty, shiny bars, thats not what makes it slow. Programs written in .NET and WPF are just traditionally slower than those written in other langauages, so far. Thats not and wont be Vistas fault.
As for YM for Vista. It looks great I just hope they havent gotten rid of YM plugins. Since the screenshots of this new messenger are only of a PRE-alpha build things could change drastically by the time its actually released. But, I doubt it will change for the bad though.
12. mintt2 9 May 2007
in the meantime try ym in internet browser go to webmessenger.yahoo.com
13. javad 10 May 2007
toshiba I can not set up webcame and call pc to pc
14. grimreaper 11 May 2007
my yahoo messenger and windows messenger are not connecting… nor are any of my multiplayer games…. what is windows upto>????
15. Mohammed Faiz 13 May 2007
I was unable to sign in yahoo messenger in my latest window Vista.
Is there any solution for this???
Faiz
16. Lory 24 May 2007
I have a question:will be yahoo messeger for vista compatible for windows Xp???
17. Anne 5 Jun 2007
When will be YAhoo Messenger for Vista will be ready, a month more, any idea?
18. rahul medirtta 8 Jun 2007
plz i need yahoo
19. cutdeep46 10 Jun 2007
when will yahoo have conference room chat? I’ve been waiting..do I need to go back to xp for this or is there another “IM” that is compatible with yahoo that allows “conference room” chatting? we asked four months ago but still nothing..Hello hello ty
20. mostafa 11 Jun 2007
hi i want to download yahoomessenger of vista
21. prakash 14 Jun 2007
Yahoo messenger Conference call is not working as I am unable to enable talk button in Windows Vista. Do I need to download any new version of yahoo messenger ??
22. patrice 14 Jun 2007
when will yahoo messenger be ready for vista
23. stallone 14 Jun 2007
some body please guide where to download the beta yahoo messenger for vista???
24. KASSEM 16 Jun 2007
WHEN IS YAHOO MESSENGER FOR VISTA GONNA BE AVAILABLE IT TOOK LONG TIME.
25. Trolly 16 Jun 2007
Yahoo messenger for vista > project abadoned > http://blog.messenger.yahoo.com/blog/2007/01/08/introducing-yahoo-messenger-for-windows-vista/#comment-8591
26. Kanaisia 17 Jun 2007
yea probbaly is abandoned but they eraced the abandoned comment… Wish we would hear something even if just removing the page that makes it so you can ask them to notify you when it is ready
27. MARVIN 19 Jun 2007
hey please hury up with your YM for vista
28. mridul 21 Jun 2007
when the yahoo messgr foo vista getting launched any clues ??????????????????????????????i dieng to use voice cht in roomzz !!
29. dhivya 22 Jun 2007
please sir, hurry up with the YM…I am waiting to talk to my frnds in conference, please hurry up…or sugest another solution for vista users….
30. rommel 24 Jun 2007
what are differences between the messenger vista and latest version of messnger?will it be more compatible for me,because i owned laptop with windows vista ultimate on it.
31. devang 26 Jun 2007
hello plzzz plzzz plzzz tell me when this thingy gonna launched ? its taking long time now .
32. ziad 27 Jun 2007
when it will be avelable?
33. merra devi 2 Jul 2007
i want to know this id adress
34. moncy 3 Jul 2007
Yahoo messenger Conference call is not working as I am unable to enable hands free talk button in Windows Vista.
35. maritess 3 Jul 2007
why they already released windows vista in the market when we can’t still install yahoo messenger for vista?
36. Ermel 5 Jul 2007
I read alot of questions about ym on vista problem is there really a solution for this?
37. me 6 Jul 2007
hurry!! please we need it webmessenger.yahoo.com
38. gerik4 7 Jul 2007
I think we all need to just give up on this even coming out this year they told cnet infoworld and a couple of others at ces that it would be out in the second quarter of this year well its past the that , i also saw on wikopedia a few weeks ago that it was supposed to be out july 2 , but now if you go there and look it just says guess what coming soon wow like thats anything new , coming soon apparently to yahoo means when ever they feel like , they showed it off at ces in january and they along with alot of other software companys got vista early to beable to develop applications for it well yahoo on there messenger blog after saying to cnet infoworld and others that they would have it out 2nd quarter is saying that there will be a beta in the coming months , i think they need to take down the coming soon because i dont think they have any plans to release it soon , as for me im sick of waiting for these idiots they have had at least 8 to 9 months already to at least get a beta out , its not like there writing the whole thing they just took it down to base code but yet they have not told us anything but hurry up and wait
39. Edwin 9 Jul 2007
I am very sorry now to buy vista no messenger
40. gerik4 9 Jul 2007
i wouldnt be msn already has an 8.5 beta and im betting there 9.0 witch is supposed to have aero styling is going to be ou before the yahoo diots i ve already been changing over i only have 2 services left ad i will and in the next week i will never be logging on to yahoo services again
41. blckct 12 Jul 2007
i am waiting for get new messenger from yahoo…
42. gerik4 12 Jul 2007
Yahoo dont care about us they care about there advertisers cause thats where the money is for them we could complain until were blue in the face they dont care we dont spend money to advertise with them so to them we dont matter , but they need to realize we are the reason they have advertisers if we didnt use there services they would not have anything to offer there advertisers there for they would not have a company very long cause any one in internet marketing or internet knows that advertising is the money maker
43. AJ 18 Jul 2007
Yahoo! Messenger, just like Microsoft, has become really annoying, and now they’ve teamed up.
Doesn’t anyone prefer how Yahoo! Messenger was when it first came out? It was nice and simple.
Everyone go back to ICQ and DOS!
44. debbie 19 Jul 2007
I’ve been using vista awhile now i like it but this yahoo bull is really boring i can load yahoo and get in rooms that’s all still fine BUT i cant get voice at all now that really is not fun i like the trivia rooms and use to play but now i cant because i cant hear please hurry and fix yahoo for vista
45. waqaas 21 Jul 2007
i need a yahoo messenger for window vista, is there any idea when it will be available
46. john 22 Jul 2007
i have a solution for the ym messaeger if you down load trillain you can get voice in the chat room it a tempory sultion but it works you would have to buy the pro to use voice i have window vista and went back to xp because of this problem with yahoo but ill tell you now i would go back to xp if you want voice back vista is just a baby most of your softwar wont work like if you have digal cam sotfware you would have to buy new software inorder for it to work anther thing is you need a atleast a 2 gig memory and a gforce card for the gaphics i have payed like almost 800 for the whole set up and to tell you the truth its not worth the upgrade i have a expenive computer and its not worth the headaches just stick with xp until they fix vista and believe ne they need to fix vista i wont put vista back unilt they fix the os system i fine xp runs good and doesnt hav as many problems as vista does im not putting vista down i think its really cool but the compatiable problems that vista has isnt worth the head ache
47. phister1134 26 Jul 2007
i want my yahoo messenger for vista, money for nothing, and your chics for free
48. phister1134 26 Jul 2007
i want my yahoo messenger for vista, money for nothing, and your chics for free
49. shahrooz int 26 Jul 2007
Yahoo messenger Conference call is not working as I am unable to enable hands free talk button in Windows Vista.
50. aarron 29 Jul 2007
why we have to wait so long i have a windows vista now and it wont work in the chat room like for the voice chat
51. edward franklin 29 Jul 2007
i have vista ultimate,its the newer version.and i also installed yahoo messenger.8 ,but i am only able to do chat(IM) frm yahoo messenger,i am not able to go for voice chat / conference frm that.do i need to have a different compatible to go for voice chat.
52. abdullah 31 Jul 2007
i want yahoo for windows vista plz send me urgent
53. gerik4 2 Aug 2007
Im tired of everyone bad mouthing vista i have 1. gig of ram a 256 mb ati graphics card and a 3.0 ghz pentium 4 processor and i have windows vista home premium installed , if people would look at vista there is a compatibality wizard in vista that i only had to use for sim city 3000 , everything else if needed anything had to update the drivers which you have to do with all os upgrades , yeah yahoo 8.1 voice doesnt work that aint vista s fualt its yahoo for being behind on there software updates , basically if you have a problem with vista your probably an idiot . i ahve had no problems my pc runs faster and more stable with vista ovr xp so apparently the people who complain about vista prbably should not be using a computer cause they might mess some thing up
54. brian 4 Aug 2007
everything here on Blista er uh i mean Shitsta er uhm sorry.. i meant to say Vista is a MAC rip off !!! Microshit!!! WINBLOWS!! LOL
55. shahid imam 5 Aug 2007
I am very curious to see how messenger looks vor vista