like the topic description says,

how do i minimalise aim and icq? both messengers are bloated with ads and additional crap you'd never need and that only takes on your system memory. msn messenger would be the same if there wasn't this wonderful thing called "a-patch", a tool to perfectly customize and slaughter away all the stuff you don't need.

--> http://apatch.ikhost.com/index.php

now i need something like this for other messengers too.

or at least guides on how you'd do it manually yourself.

any help is much appreciated.

oh, and please don't give me "use trillian, miranda (and the likes)" comments. i did so over years but now i have my reasons why i want to stick to the originals.

uh, portable gaim or miniaim?

http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/chat/portable_gaim

http://miniaim.net/

thanks for your help but both aren't originals, are they?

Yeah... should have read the full post first.. I suggested Trillian... sry.

Edited March 9, 200620 yr by ringfinger

aim ad hack for just aim is great

a good run through with reshacker can never hurt.

however i have looked at aim before and it sure is a complex thing to hack

i would suggest googling for patches that may exist tho