Download Messenger Plus! Live 4.85.386

Messenger Plus Live has been updated to version 4.85.386. This program is an add-on for Windows Live Messenger and is available for Windows XP and above. It adds all kinds of features to make chatting easier and more enjoyable. For example, it supports quick texts, word filters and desktop contacts, and it is possible to log in with different accounts. A comprehensive overview of the possibilities of Messenger Plus! Live can on this page are being found. This version was released in response to the latest beta of Microsoft Live Messenger. Although the program is not yet compatible with that version, it is recognized as such and, when ‘safe mode’ is disabled, some of its functionality can be used.

Changes in Messenger Plus! Live 4.85,386:

• Microsoft recently released a beta version of Messenger 2010/2011 (Wave 4). Although Messenger Plus! is not compatible with the new version yet, this new release properly detects the beta and do some basic initialization for things like the auto-update feature.
• When the new Messenger beta is detected, Messenger Plus! adds its usual “Software not loaded” menu in the contact list. From this menu, the compatibility window can be displayed to display some information and, more importantly, to let more advanced users disable “safe mode”.
  • When safe mode is disabled with the beta, Messenger Plus! activates some of its functionalities. Using Messenger Plus! in this mode may cause all sorts of errors to occur, no support will be given for beta versions of Messenger.
  • If you experience issues after disabling safe mode, use the Maintenance wizard (available from the uninstaller) to revert Messenger Plus! to its normal state.
• The Repair Wizard of the uninstaller now resets the “safe mode” setting of Messenger Plus! even if user preferences are not erased.

Messenger Plus! Live 4.50 screenshot, click on the image for a larger version.