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

[BMac]

Thanks man.

[ShaneSparky_YYZ]

People are sayin the stuff plugin for plus doesn't work in 7.5 :blink:

Also if you have Ad Muncher you have to exclude it or MSN won't sign in.

And there's a load of other bugs in 7.5 as well. Why did MS release 7.5 :rolleyes:

I'm guessing its over Googles new IM that comes out tomorrow apprently..:p

[Slimy]

msn 7.5 works fine with admuncher. but i agree, ms should have waited a bit, i had plenty ideas that weren't implemented.

[THE BAT]

Already got it

A-Patch is (Y)

Thanks

[devyant]

Woot, A-Patch is faster than Mess patch this time round.

[Deathray]

Woot, A-Patch is faster than Mess patch this time round.

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Isn't it always faster?

[Chad.C]

Any chance you can make it so when using dynamic backgrounds, the whole conversation window is used and not just a portion of it ..

e.g.

[devyant]

Ughh, okay. But I dont see any difference between them, so all's good.

[Orange Battery]

I still use mess patch because I don't like the whole religion thing at the end of A-patch, I'm probably a bit strange there its just I don't like people trying to give me a gentle nudge into doing what they do and one of the sites there seems to be into that.

I'm happy believing in nothing until its proved and letting eveyone get on with what they want to do without pushing my beliefs onto them.

[alanp]

Oh no... I still get the text ad in my IM windows after patching.. :cry:

Edited August 24, 2005 by alanp

[BryanChung]

i waiting for Mess patch :p

[Slimy]

Any chance you can make it so when using dynamic backgrounds, the whole conversation window is used and not just a portion of it ..

e.g.

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haha! that's the bug I reported to them and they said they fixed it! is that really .299?

Edited August 24, 2005 by slimy

[Chad.C]

haha! that's the bug I reported to them and they said they fixed it! idiots. is that really .299?

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I guess not..

[Slimy]

is it .299 or not?

[Chad.C]

is it .299 or not?

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It is but with all the bugs still present, i wonder why it was called final..

[Slimy]

i've tried to reproduce the bug the way I did, but it really is fixed (at least over here). odd.

[dL]

The remove file transfer protection does not work.

dL

[Chad.C]

i've tried to reproduce the bug the way I did, but it really is fixed (at least over here). odd.

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Reproduce it how ?

[Slimy]

this is how it happened last time: (copied from my feedback to ms)

Both convo's were open maximized

Chose a dynamic background in convo 1

Chose a background colour in convo 1

Set it as default in convo 1

Went to convo 2

Convo 2's colour was green

Closed convo 2

person in convo 2 messaged me

how does it happen for you? can we get a screenshot proving you have .299 installed? (not to be an ass, but i can send to ms)

[Jesse Carlton]

it's not a bug, the dynamic backgounds have the inch at the bottom where most of the action happens, it's like that so you can still read the text. It uses the default background colour, so you can get some weird things, like the fish on a black background where you can't read text.

[ITNetworker]

Awesome patch, I just installed this. Looking great, keep up the good work!

[Chad.C]

this is how it happened last time: (copied from my feedback to ms)

Both convo's were open maximized

Chose a dynamic background in convo 1

Chose a background colour in convo 1

Set it as default in convo 1

Went to convo 2

Convo 2's colour was green

Closed convo 2

person in convo 2 messaged me

how does it happen for you? can we get a screenshot proving you have .299 installed? (not to be an ass, but i can send to ms)

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Ok, this is what I do..I open up a conversation. I don't like having my conversation windows maximised and therefore I keep them small as you can see on the screenshot. I choose a dynamic bg, the one you see on the screenshot and when I type something, you can see it only uses a small portion of the actual messaging window.

I have tried having used paragraphs trying to get the space to enlarge and fill down but still nothing..

Below is the screenshot you asked for..

[McLaren_F1]

@Chast how do u move the "Add a Contact" to the bottom of the list?

[ITNetworker]

It's one of the options in the patch file

[McLaren_F1]

^^ mine telling me which one?