To completely remove the ads in MSN Live Messenger, download ResHacker and use it to open msgsres.dll (found in the Live Messenger install directory) after you create a backup.
Resource HackerTM is a freeware utility to view, modify, rename, add, delete and extract resources in 32bit Windows executables and resource files.
Then, to remove the annoying flashing ads in the buddy-list window browse to 4004/923/ and find and edit the line
<Constrainer layoutpos=top ID=Atom(SSConstrainer) Layout=FillLayout()>
to
<Constrainer layoutpos=none ID=Atom(SSConstrainer) Layout=FillLayout()>
You can also just block these ads as in the previous post.
To remove the text links in the chat windows browse to 4004/920/ and change
element id=atom(adbannercont) layout=filllayout()
to
element id=atom(adbannercont) layoutpos=none layout=filllayout()
Update: This seems to no longer be working the latest version of Messenger Live. If you have a solution please post it in the comments…
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Nice work, took seconds and worked a charm.
Fantastic work!! Thanks!
Thanks. I hate ads for installed programs so much.
Excellent – works great – took less than 3 mins to do.
Nice, nice, very nice :p
If you don’t want to install any ad-blocker program you can try this trick
http://www.imessengr.com/2008/05/how-to-manually-block-ads-on-windows.html
It works for me.
Thanks a lot, annoying ads.
Wohoo, super useful, even works with skins via Messenger Plus! Live, one just needs to go into the msgplus folder (program files\messenger plus! live) then find the skin in the Skins folder, then UIFiles\Definitions\923
Awesome!!! worked like a charm – and its very easy to do!!! I thought it would be hard with downloading the reshacker and all.. but its dead easy.
Thanks a million!
thanks a bunch!
Reghacker: nice tool..
Nice Work. Finally something that does work as described ! Good news for me
This does no longer work, the folders were removed in the latest version of Windows Live Messenger.
Wohoooo! Thanks a mill. Worked beautifully (and this is February 2009 so yes Kibbe it still works).
this worked a couple months ago for me. now it doesn’t. can someone please upload their new modified msgsres.dll file with both of the modifications above?
can you upload it to megaupload.com or some site and post it please? because now it won’t work for me and it makes me mad
Paul, here is the one I edited for live messenger 2008 (mine is 8.5.1302.1018), I don’t think it will work with the current 2009 version.
http://www.mediafire.com/?egmmntmuj2g
unfortunately, using the latest version of messenger, there is no 4004 entry. m$ must be getting wise…
Block MSN Messenger Ads? YES
http://www.demonoid.com/files/download/2030259/51191181
This torrent contais a BAT that removes msn ads
Small and Beautifull, currently the bat is smaller than torrent!
Quote:
“to remove the annoying flashing ads in the buddy-list window browse to 4004/923/ and find and edit the line
to
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this wont work on the newer builts of windows live 8.5… however… iv found a way to do it the those once too…
with ResHacker… and in same file… go to 4005/923… find
adbrowser[id=atom(adbrowser)]
{
AccName:rcstr(4263);
AccDesc:rcstr(4263);
bordercolor:rcclr(74);
}
and add
LayoutPos:None;
like this:
adbrowser[id=atom(adbrowser)]
{
LayoutPos:None;
AccName:rcstr(4263);
AccDesc:rcstr(4263);
bordercolor:rcclr(74);
}
that will remove the ad browser box from the boddy window
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Cheers! Sandra. R.
How about the wlm 14.0.8089.726, is there anyway to patch it too?
Thanks!
Was working great in previous version, but this morning I was forced to upgrade to the latest version: 2009, Build 14.0.8089.726.
there no longer are adbanner or adbrowser fields.
Unless someone find a new way to hack it, I think I’ll upgrade to pidgin ^^
If you cant delete the ads, block em’.
Control Panel/Internet Options/Security/Restricted Sites/
Click the ‘Sites’ button. Add ‘rad.msn.com’ (no quotes)…close page.
Start Live Messenger.
Empty panel where ads used to be.
Job done.