This is a switchless Installer for MSN Messenger 7.5.0324 The installation is based on a MSI which i created. Upon installation: no msn toolbar, no msn search, no msn home, it will create a desktop shortcut, and a quicklaunch shortcut During install, you will see 'MSN Messenger 7.5 (modified)' and also Under Add/Remove Programs the same message is displayed. The handwriting TAB will work from default.

Unmodified version Get it here (7.24meg)

Patched version Get it here (7.24meg)

Here are the Patched settings I used...

Contact List Window:

Remove MSN Logo

Remove Messenger Title

Remove MSN Today Button

Remove My Space Button

Add Sign Out Button

Remove Search Bar

Remove Button Text

Change Display Picture Link

Remove Advertisement

Disable MSN Spaces Contact Card Integration

Remove Bottom Links in Sign In Window

Remove Microsoft Passport Network Branding

Fix Add Contact Bar Position

Add Always On Top Button

Instant Message Window:

Remove MSN Logo

Remove Block Button

Remove Color Button

Remove Search Button

Remove Backgrounds Button

Remove Packs Button

Remove What’s Hot Button

Remove Standard Toolbar Text

Remove Formatting Toolbar Text

Remove Advertisement

Remove To:Bar

Remove Webcam Icon from To:Bar and Avatar Containers

Remove Nudge Delay

Add Send Buttun to Handwriting Tab

Add mess.be games manually by hex-edit because A-patch didn’t do this correctly

Remove yellow info Bar

Remove "Get a webcam Link"

Add Always On Top Button

Remove "says' text

Offline System Tray

Polygamy

Show Idle Status

Remove File Transfer Protection

Remove Billing Info Menus

Shorten Status Info in Info Bar

Boost PSM to 500 Characters

Install WinAMP Plug-in for Now Playing Feature

If you extract the files from my installer, you can substitute your own hacked files and repackage it. You can replace any currently contained file.

shark

Edited March 11, 200620 yr by Shark007

how do you make these installers? i'd like to make my own too!

Cant you download the version from M$ and use winzip to extract the MsnMsgs.msi ?

I'd be careful using a hacked messenger.

kartel: you are careful to use hacked MSN but don't you like annoying advertising that comes with it? offers to bye webcam, to bye winks, packs, search and all this crap. do you like it?

@kartel, i'd be careful too, except for a few things, I have been around these forums for almost 2yrs and have made over 300 posts, If i was trying to hack you i doubt i'd leave such a trail, and had been exposed long ago. 2ndly, the uninstall feature is fully functional, and will remove the app completely including the registry entries.

shark

Edited March 4, 200620 yr by Shark007

This little package i put together will allow you to record

MSN Messenger streaming video on the fly. I used autoit3 to create the installer.

An icon for the program is placed in the Start Menu under Applications.

This program uses 2 freeware utilities.

1st program / 2nd program

These 2 programs can be fully uninstalled thru add/remove programs.

On my personal computer this installs troublefree. On several testbench computers,

it has an error on install but everything works fine after a reboot.

The program autostarts itself on bootup and places an icon in the system tray.

It begins to record upon connection of a cam to you in MSN Messenger.

When saving the captured video you must choose an apropriate compressor such as Divx or Xvid.

Get it here(932kb)

shark

This little package i put together will allow you to record

MSN Messenger streaming video on the fly. I used autoit3 to create the installer.

An icon for the program is placed in the Start Menu under Applications.

This program uses 2 freeware utilities.

1st program / 2nd program

These 2 programs can be fully uninstalled thru add/remove programs.

On my personal computer this installs troublefree. On several testbench computers,

it has an error on install but everything works fine after a reboot.

The program autostarts itself on bootup and places an icon in the system tray.

It begins to record upon connection of a cam to you in MSN Messenger.

When saving the captured video you must choose an apropriate compressor such as Divx or Xvid.

Get it here(932kb)

Shark -

Cool, thanks. Any chance of the autoit3 source ? I would prefer to put elsewhere instead of the Applications group in the Start Menu.

Thanks -

D.

The autoit3 file is setup.exe, it is not protected.

Install.exe contains the following batch commands:

setup.exe

md "%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Applications"

move "%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\MSN Webcam Recorder\MSN Webcam Recorder.lnk" "%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Applications\"

rd /s /q "%allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\WinPcap"

copy "%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\MSN Webcam Recorder\MSN Webcam Recorder.lnk" "%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Applications\"

rd /s /q "%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\MSN Webcam Recorder"

I'm not sure why i moved and then copied that shortcut,

i think i just forgot to remove the move comand.

Install.exe is the file exectuted to perform the installation.

shark

Edited December 23, 200520 yr by Shark007

If you want to repackage this, use keytotime's guide on creating 7zip switchless installers.

shark

Edited January 7, 200620 yr by Shark007

shark007, this is very nice.

i have a few more pet peeves concerning msn and i'm positive you could help me.

1) it won't sign me in automatically, even if i have the related box checked

2) i remove the groups "coworkers", "family" and "friends" and next time i run msn they have been re-created.

3) in message windows; remove "my received files", "see a list of activities" and "see a list of games"

how could i myself remove those?

are you also doing this for other messengers like icq or aim by chance?

edit;nevermind, i just found a-patch, heh.

Edited January 15, 200620 yr by posix

Thanks

1) it won't sign me in automatically, even if i have the related box checked

I havent heard of or had this problem myself, sorry i cant help you on this one

2) i remove the groups "coworkers", "family" and "friends" and next time i run msn they have been re-created.

Try this: on the main msn window, go to contacts/sort contacts by/ ... and choose online/offline

3) in message windows; remove "my received files", "see a list of activities" and "see a list of games" how could i myself remove those?

To change this, you will need to substitute your own hacked files into my installer and repackage it.

are you also doing this for other messengers like icq or aim by chance?

no

shark

Updated to 7.5.0324 - see 1st post.

shark

Hi

I have downloaded the newest version of msn (7.5). However, the handwriting tab doesn't appear.... am i missing a patch or something?

Thanks

I have downloaded the newest version of msn (7.5). However, the handwriting tab doesn't appear.... am i missing a patch or something?

Uninstall any previous version through Add/Remove programs. This installation doesnt change previous settings. There is a checkbox under Tools/Options/Messages to 'Show the Handwriting...' I suggest you look there.

Also, I have updated the Installer again because the Handwiting feature was missing the SEND tab. Download it again today if you downloaded it yesterday.

shark

Edited February 5, 200620 yr by Shark007

@Shark007 the link in the first post is not working

can you upload it again plzzzz?