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A-Patch for Windows Live Messenger

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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

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how can we remove the shared folder under my computer? regsvr32 -u -s "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.dll" does not work anymore.

Great work on this latest patch.

edit, this is the correct way regsvr32 -u -s "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.8.0.0787.00.dll"

Change the location in that command to wherever WLM is now installed. I highly doubt since it's final, it's going to be in /MSN Messenger/

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Change the location in that command to wherever WLM is now installed. I highly doubt since it's final, it's going to be in /MSN Messenger/

I just checked -- 787 is the latest build, so Smith was correct; it still uses the MSN Messenger directory, as opposed to creating one called "Windows Live MessengeR"

I hate it when they step over small things like this and then release it anyways :no:

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Change the location in that command to wherever WLM is now installed. I highly doubt since it's final, it's going to be in /MSN Messenger/

Guess what :D .

And A-Patch is great :) Keep up the good work dude.

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Smigit

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A-Patch doesn't seem to work for me :\

Every time I patch and want to start WLM I get an error and WLM refuses to start... is anybody else experiencing this?

edit; "Remove Get A Webcam Link causes it. Remove Send Button as well - Removing stuff in the formatting toolbar too... Is it just me?

Mine also failed if I didnt have "remove 'get a webcam' link" ticked. If I unticked it MSN would refuse to run.

Anyway I enabled that option and its working.

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Still doesn't work - I've tried to apply several option ALONE... ie. advertisement and removing things - but they just give me an WLM error and I have to restore it.

Reinstalling WLM doesn't work either.

ditto.. doesn't work for me either.. :s I wonder why.. :pinch:

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ahmz

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i've tried it but i don't find it that reliable, though i have to say the notification mods are nice, i would sure like to see those implemented in either apatch or mess patch

Yep been planning to add some of the Toast mods in an upcoming release :)

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Yep been planning to add some of the Toast mods in an upcoming release :)

Sweet. :) Cheers again dude for all the hard work you do. Keep it up (Y)

EDIT: Lol I know I'm being really picky here, but in the description for the Remove Windows Live ID Branding option, there's a typo on the word 'the' = 'he'.

So sorry, dunno why I bothered to type that :wacko:

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