A-Patch for Windows Live Messenger

[ahmz]

A-Patch for Windows Live Messenger

Visually Customize Messenger

A-Patch

Current Version: 1.3.0 RC1 (updated 30/1/2007)

Total Features: 71

Compatibility: Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0787, 8.0.0792, 8.0.0812, 8.1.0064, 8.1.0066, 8.1.0068, 8.1.0106, 8.1.0168 & 8.1.0178

Featuring a massive 71 options! A-Patch boasts a tremendous amount of customization to better your MSN Messenger experience, with even more planned!!

Latest News:

:: build 54

- Added: Compatibility support for Windows Live Messenger 8.1.0178

:: build 53

- Added: Compatibility support for Windows Live Messenger 8.1.0168 Public Beta

- Added: Remove Mobile Button to the Contact List options

:: build 52

- Added: Compatibility support for Windows Live Messenger 8.1.0106 Public Beta

- Fixed: Removing font button now does not disable the right-click "Change font" entry

:: build 49

- Added: Compatibility support for Windows Live Messenger 8.1.0068 Beta

- Re-added: Custom Games

- Re-added: Languages

:: build 48

- Added: Compatibility support for Windows Live Messenger 8.1.0066 Beta

- Improved: "Remove Advertisement" for the Contact List should (can't test it myself) now stop all videos/sounds from being downloaded/playing

- Note: Still no other languages added, I wasn't expecting a new build so soon

:: build 46

- Added: Compatibility support for Windows Live Messenger 8.1.0064 Beta

- Added: "Remove Toast Windows Live Logo"

- Added: "Remove Toast Messenger Title"

- Removed: "Remove Packs Button" (only for 8.1) as it was no longer needed

- Removed: "Show Idle Status" (only for 8.1) due to technical difficulties

- Removed: Multilingual options, they will be re-added in the next version, God-Willing

- Improved: "Remove Gleam Notifications" option by removing the whole column, pushing the buddy icon left

- Improved: "Remove Search Bar" option by also removing the space it took up

:: build 44

- Added compatibility support for Messenger 8.0.0812

- Added 5 extra languages including Dutch, Spanish, Swedish, Italian & Danish

:: build 37

- Added compatibility support for Messenger 8.0.0792.00

:: build 36

- Added compatibility support for Messenger 8.0.0787.00;

- Added "iK:Host" button to the Finish screen [thanks for the free hosting :)]

- Removed Add Games

:: build 33

- Return Feature: Disable MSN Spaces Contact Card Integration;

- Return Feature: Disable Song Links;

- Return Feature: Add Mess.be Games;

- Return Feature: Remove Billing Info Menus;

- New Feature: Remove Emoticons from Contact Nicknames;

- Change: Renamed "Remove Add Contact Bar" to "Remove Contact Manager Bar";

- New Feature: Move Contact Manager Bar to the Bottom;

- New Feature: Remove Extra Padding from the Contact Manager Bar;

- New Feature: Remove "Add a Contact" Button from the Contact Manager Bar;

- New Feature: Remove "Manage your contacts" Button from the Contact Manager Bar;

- New Feature: Remove Contact Search Field from the Contact Manager Bar;

- Fix: Removing the Contact Manager Bar also disables using the (now) invisible search field

:: build 32

- Added compatibility support for Messenger 8.0.0689.00_Branches;

- Expect some new features in the next build (33)

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Disclaimer:> Patching MSN Messenger infringes Microsoft's Terms of Use. Downloading and installing this software is your own rational choice and I am not responsible in any way.

[bHot features>:[/b]>

?b> Install WinAMP Plug-in for Now Playing feature;

?/b> Remove "says" text next to you and your contact's nickname in the message window (english only);

? Add Send Button to Handwriting Tab

This means that when you remove the ugly & bulky Send button from the Instant Message window, you can add it to the Handwriting Tab and still be able to send ink messages!!?? Remove To: Bar

Don't you already know who you're talking to? Why waste precious conversation space.. don't! Get rid of it now with A-Patch&>Current Featurees (updated 20/6/2006)

A-Patch has a tot>770 features!!

The current features for the latest >(8.0.07877) are as foll>[Contact List] - 330

Remove Windows Live Logo

Remove "Messenger" Title

Remove Display Picture Container

Remove Personal Message Bar

Remove E-mail Button

Remove Sharing Folders Button

Remove My Space Button

Remove Windows Live Today Button

Remove Make a Phone Call Button

Remove Yellow Information Bar

Change Display Picture Link

Remove Contacts Personal Message

Remove Toast Display Picture

Remove Gleam Notification

Remove Advertisement

Add Always On Top Button

Remove Search Bar

Remove Display Picture in Sign-In Window

Remove Bottom Links in Sign-In Window

Remove Windows Live ID Branding

Disable MSN Spaces Contact Card Integration

Remove Color Button

Disable Song Links

Remove Emoticons from Nicknames

Remove Mobile Button

Remove Contact Manager Bar

-- Move Contact Manager Bar to the Bottom

-- Remove Extra Padding from the Contact Manager Bar

-- Remove "Add a Contact" Button from the Contact Manager Bar

-- Remove "Manage your Contacts" Button from the Contact Manager Bar

-- Remove Contact Search Field from the Contact Manager >[instant Message] - 335

Remove Windows Live Logo

Remove Invite Button

Remove Send Files Button

Remove Web Cam Button

Remove Call Button

Remove Activities Button

Remove Games Button

Remove Block Button

Remove Color Button

Remove Search Button

Remove My Display Picture Container

Remove Font Button

Remove Emoticons Button

Remove Voice Clip Button

Remove Backgrounds Button

Remove Winks Button

Remove Packs Button

Remove Nudge Button

Remove What's Hot Section

Remove Formatting Toolbar Separator

Change Ink Tabs to Text

Remove Advertisement

Remove Contact's Personal Messange and E-mail (To: Bar)

Remove Web Cam Icon from Avatar/DP Containers

Remove Nudge Delay

Disable Nudge Shake

Remove Send Button

Add Send Button to Handwriting Tab

Add Custom Games

Remove Status Information Bar Remove "Get a Webcam" Link Add Always On Top Button

Remove User Is Writing Message

Remove Convert Tab

Remove "says" T>[Miscellaneous] - 6

Polygamy (Multi-MSN)

Show Idle Status

Shorten Status Info in Info Bar

Install WinAMP Plug-in for Now Playing feature (thanks to Shane at www.myplugins.info)

Remove Advertisement in Sharing Folders Window

Remove Billing Info Menus

Edited January 30, 2007 by Ahmz055

[samg]

w00t.

Thanks, was already getting annoyed of the horrible features.

[Guol]

yeh thanks...great patch

[jnr]

Hi,

will there be a patch for non-english versions (it doesn?t seem to work with the spanish msn7.0.0777)?

Thanks

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

Hi,

will there be a patch for non-english versions (it doesn?t seem to work with the spanish msn7.0.0777)?

Thanks

585739401[/snapback]

ask the creator himself..

http://forum.mess.be/index.php?showtopic=6876

[Slimy]

very nice, what does "offline systray status" do?

[SimplySchizo]

Great! (Y)

[ahmz]

Hi,

will there be a patch for non-english versions (it doesn?t seem to work with the spanish msn7.0.0777)?

Thanks

585739401[/snapback]

Hi, as long as you don't choose the options "Offline systray status" and "Show Idle status" then the patchshould> work. If it doesn't then I'm sorry but at this point I'm not thinking about supporting other languages, maybe later on:))

very nice, what does "offline systray status" do?

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Usually the "My Status" menu on right-click is disabled before signing in, this option enables it, allowing you to set your status from the systraybefore> signing in.

[Help]

Thanks for the update.

[at0mican]

Hehehe! Ad's be gone. ;)

OMG :o Is MSN now going to go broke? :o Will Bill Gates' posse turn up and break my limbs? :laugh:

[Oblivion]

nice :yes:

[ahmz]

I've added a few new features -- Remove PSM Bar, Remove Contacts PSM, Remove My DP Container -- and re-added Mess.be Custom Games.

Another thing, I've changed the download to a ZIP file and I've also cut down the filesize to 78kb, as opposed to 590kb :D

[Bhav]

what an excellent patch. can't see any problems with it, works great.

one thing though...what's up with the Islam stuff?!

[ahmz]

what an excellent patch. can't see any problems with it, works great.

one thing though...what's up with the Islam stuff?!

585753128[/snapback]

Thanks.

I'm a Muslim and I like to give people the opportunity to learn about my religion if they so choose to :)

[bfoos]

I've added a few new features -- Remove PSM Bar, Remove Contacts PSM, Remove My DP Container -- and re-added Mess.be Custom Games.

Another thing, I've changed the download to a ZIP file and I've also cut down the filesize to 78kb, as opposed to 590kb :D

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Have you added the 2 extra offsets for file protection on .777? Bedrock posted them over at mess.be. They stop messenger from deleting files after transfer if you click on them in the contact window and get the unsafe file message then click ok.

Btw, great patch no matter what those dumbass morons over at 9down think. (Y)

[BryanChung]

If this patch only works with MSN that has never been patch before, how to I unpatch that MSN then patch this?

[ahmz]

Have you added the 2 extra offsets for file protection on .777? Bedrock posted them over at mess.be. They stop messenger from deleting files after transfer if you click on them in the contact window and get the unsafe file message then click ok.

Btw, great patch no matter what those dumbass morons over at 9down think. (Y)

585753145[/snapback]

Yes I have :)

and thanks :)

If this patch only works with MSN that has never been patch before, how to I unpatch that MSN then patch this?

All you have to do is either "Restore backups" with the patch you used, or a better way would be to run the MSN Messenger installation file again.

[bfoos]

If this patch only works with MSN that has never been patch before, how to I unpatch that MSN then patch this?

585753188[/snapback]

Simple. Just run the setup file for messenger and select repair. Then patch.

[Deaf Spacker]

Thanks for the update, I was hoping you'd find a way to hide contacts PSM :)

[Slimy]

thx for the update? what does psm stand for tho?

[Japlabot]

Doesn't work on Windows XP x64

Maybe it has something to do with the "Program Files" Directory being named "Program Files (x86)" in the edition for 32-bit apps.

It says:

"Warning!"

"Could not run the patch"

"MSN Messenger is still running!"

I have checked Task Manager and MSN Messenger (And all other processes except A-patch and Task Manager) were not running before I tried again

edit: Seems to work with latest build, maybe you should consider adding version numbers to the filename.

[BAW]

Yeh what does PSM stand for?

[vbsodx]

Personal Status Message?

[Viper6]

Please add version number as well a screenshot version that describes exactly what you are patching.

ie. before and after screenshots...

Make it a separate package as i'd imagine it would be fairly large with all the screenshots but very worth it...

For example I looked everywhere for the "whats hot" section but couldn't find it anywhere so I don't know what its patching?

[ahmz]

Please add version number as well a screenshot version that describes exactly what you are patching.

ie. before and after screenshots...

Make it a separate package as i'd imagine it would be fairly large with all the screenshots but very worth it...

For example I looked everywhere for the "whats hot" section but couldn't find it anywhere so I don't know what its patching?

585754425[/snapback]

I might incorporate the screenshots on the website -> http://apatch.tk/ <- a little later on though.

The "What's Hot" section shows up when you click on the Backgrounds button in the Instant Message window.. and a couple of other buttons.

[Slimy]

you may want to check out the messpatch, i just realized it covers more features than a-patch