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If you want to remove your tabs from MSN Messenger 7 Beta:

1. Hit start -> run -> regedit

2. Look for the section HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ MSNMessenger \ PerPassportSettings

3. Open all the sections consisting out of a number combination.

4. Select the DWORD DisableTabs (if not present, create it)

5. Change its value to 1

6. Repeat this step at all number combinations

7. Close and restart MSN Messenger

Source: Mess.be

Edited by jack_pearce
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How to remove the new buttons:

A few people have been telling me they feel the window is a little bloated with the winks and the themes buttons.. so i found a way to remove them.

You'll need:

Reshacker

MSN 7.0

open up reshacker and dump in your msn 7.0 exe

open search and enter

<cmdbutton cmdid=35126 id=atom(winkbtn) class="ToolbarBtn" layout=flowlayout(0,2,0,2) AccName=rcstr(60004) AccRole=57 AccDesc=rcstr(3178) ShortcutString=rcstr(60004)>

(its just easier to search the whole first line)

now to double check this should open up uifile 920

now you need to delete these sections

<cmdbutton cmdid=35126 id=atom(winkbtn) class="ToolbarBtn" layout=flowlayout(0,2,0,2) AccName=rcstr(60004) AccRole=57 AccDesc=rcstr(3178) ShortcutString=rcstr(60004)>
<png flip=false idres=1093 class="ToolbarIcon" />
<element id=atom(suppress) padding=rect(2,0,0,0) content=rcstr(60004) />
<element class="ToolbarCaret"/>
</cmdbutton>

Scroll down a little further and you will see

<cmdbutton cmdid=40614 
id=atom(themesbtn) 
class="ToolbarBtn" 
layout=flowlayout(0,2,0,2) 
AccName=rcstr(60013) 
AccRole=57 
AccDesc=rcstr(44082) 
ShortcutString=rcstr(60013)>
<png flip=false idres=1012  class="ToolbarIcon" />
<element id=atom(suppress) padding=rect(2,0,0,0) content=rcstr(60013) />
<element class="ToolbarCaret"/>
</cmdbutton>

That is the packs button :)

and for those even wanting to be rid of the buzz button, scroll down a little again and look for:

<cmdbutton cmdid=689 
id=atom(buzzbtn) 
class="ToolbarBtn" 
layout=flowlayout(0,2,0,2) 
AccName=rcstr(699) 
AccRole=57 
AccDesc=rcstr(700) 
>
<png flip=false padding=rect(2,0,0,0) idres=911  class="ToolbarIcon" />
</cmdbutton>

Once your done compile the script and save the file, open up msn 7.0 and enjoy a less bloated chat window

A little information from your friendly neighbourhood penguin

heres the final product:

post-107-1096979696.png

Edited by EnIgMa-PenGuIn
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