A-Patch for Windows Live Messenger (8.5)


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Change log (build 4)

- New Feature: "Remove Help Dropdown Button" removes the Help button from the Login Window.

- New Feature: "Center Main Toolbar Buttons" centers the buttons in the toolbar on the Contact List (email, sharing, mobile, etc).

- New Feature: "Center Standard Toolbar Buttons" centers the buttons on the Standard Toolbar in the Instant Message Window (invite, send files, etc)

- New Feature: "Center Formatting Toolbar Buttons" centers the buttons on the Formatting Toolbar in the Instant Message Window (emoticons, font, etc).

- New Feature: "Show Idle Status" shows those who are Idle as Idle instead of Away.

- New Feature: "Remove 'My Sharing Folders' Entry from My Computer" removes the My Sharing Folders shortcut/link from My Computer without disabling the function.

- Update: Updated "Shorten Status Info in Info Bar" option from "Contact's Status is set to: Away" to "Contact is Away."

- Update: Updated Restore Settings menu with "Show 'My Sharing Folders' Entry in My Computer".

http://apatch.org/

Cheers for the constant updates Ahmad :D

Woh, larney, settle down boy. Grow up a bit. Fighting about patches? Wow, what is next, browsers? :p

Is there a site which gives a comparison on the two patches? I remember there was one a while ago but I can't find it anymore. I use the one with the most features and at the moment it is Mess Patch with over 80 features. Will you be trying to match and beat Mess Patch Ahmz?

Edited by linx05
Erm, the patch does not really remove the Sharing Folder.

From my attached screenshot, you still can see the Sharing Folder on the left.

Can try to set it to completely remove?

Can you provide a screenshot of the whole screen please? Reason being is that it only removes the shortcut inside the "(My) Computer" window and not in any menu lists, or maybe that's what you meant?

Erm, the patch does not really remove the Sharing Folder.

From my attached screenshot, you still can see the Sharing Folder on the left.

Can try to set it to completely remove?

Navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace" and delete "{FC9FB64A-1EB2-4CCF-AF5E-1A497A9B5C2D}" key

Change log (build 4)

- New Feature: "Remove Help Dropdown Button" removes the Help button from the Login Window.

- New Feature: "Center Main Toolbar Buttons" centers the buttons in the toolbar on the Contact List (email, sharing, mobile, etc).

- New Feature: "Center Standard Toolbar Buttons" centers the buttons on the Standard Toolbar in the Instant Message Window (invite, send files, etc)

- New Feature: "Center Formatting Toolbar Buttons" centers the buttons on the Formatting Toolbar in the Instant Message Window (emoticons, font, etc).

- New Feature: "Show Idle Status" shows those who are Idle as Idle instead of Away.

- New Feature: "Remove 'My Sharing Folders' Entry from My Computer" removes the My Sharing Folders shortcut/link from My Computer without disabling the function.

- Update: Updated "Shorten Status Info in Info Bar" option from "Contact's Status is set to: Away" to "Contact is Away."

- Update: Updated Restore Settings menu with "Show 'My Sharing Folders' Entry in My Computer".

http://apatch.org/

Thanks! :D

Sharing Folders will cease to work if you delete that.

I don't like/use sharing folder so I wouldn't mind if it ceased to work. I even tried to unregister it (regsvr32.exe /u "C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\fsshext.8.5.1235.0517.dll") but it kept re-registering upon re-starting of WLM 8.5 Beta :(

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