Editing exe files with Resource Tuner

[ethanmcf]

i have copied the above code into notepad, and added the #NoTrayIcon to the very top of the script,

but imgetting an error, i have included a screen shot

Thanks

[[deXter]]

oh, just delete all the text after the ";" including the ";"

Basically semicolons are comments and you can delete them.

ethan.bmp has to be located in the same folder as where the script is saved.

[ethanmcf]

thanks dude, will try that now, let you know how it goes

Thanks

Ethan .

[ethanmcf]

ive added the file to the same directory, deleted the files with a ; in them

run the script and got another error

ive attatched it lol

Ethan

[[deXter]]

Hmm, try replacing the above code with this:

WinGetPos, X, Y, Width
			Y = %Y% + 50
			X = %X% + Width - 160

			if (X <> %PrevX%) and (Y <> %PrevY%)
			{
				Gui, Show, w36 h12 x%X% y%Y% NoActivate

				PrevX = %X%
				PrevY = %Y%
			}

[ethanmcf]

my current script is

#NoTrayIcon





WindowName = Windows Live Messenger



Gui, Add, Picture, x0 y0, ethan.bmp

DetectHiddenWindows on

WinWait, %A_ScriptName%

WinSet, TransColor, FF00FF

WinSet, AlwaysOnTop, On

DetectHiddenWindows off

Gui, +ToolWindow -Caption;-E0x40000 







Loop

WinGetPos, X, Y, Width

Y = %Y% + 50

X = %X% + Width - 160



if (X <> %PrevX%) and (Y <> %PrevY%)

{

Gui, Show, w36 h12 x%X% y%Y% NoActivate



PrevX = %X%

PrevY = %Y%

}

This time i do not get any errors, but my WLM is not affected lol

Thanks

Ethan

[[deXter]]

Erm, I think you messed it up.

I'm attaching the full and proper script.

Also, just confirm the exact title of your msn messenger by opening it and checking with Window Spy (Au3_spy). Its located in the autohotkey program group.

ethan.rar

[ethanmcf]

Hello,

ive tried that,

and i get no error which is good

But, it dosnt work, nothing is changing in my Windows Messenger,

I noticed you had Windows Live messenger 8.1 BETA so i tried that but no,

as i have Just Windows Live Messenger, i changed to script to that,

and again now

i had attatched a printscreen for you, of the Spy tool things lol

Thanks

Ethan

[[deXter]]

Ah, I get it now. The new version of AutoHotkey had changed some things. I've downloaded and installed the new one myself and got the same error you were getting. So I updated the script.

It should definately work now.

(Don't forget to change the WindowName!)

ethan.rar

[ethanmcf]

Hey, thanks dude, i will check this now,

thanks so much for you help, really appreciate it

I will let you know how it goes

Thanks alot

Ethan

[ethanmcf]

Hello,

im back once again lol

well the second error Print screen i showed you is happening again, i get the Ethan.bmp showing but at the very top left of my screen, and you can only see the 'than', also it is there through out ALL programs, and windows.

Please help

i changed the title as you said, and still its the same, with the same error, like i said, in the second error i posted.

Thanks lol once again

Ethan

[LLXX]

@ LLXX: Thats not possible, as in this case, Windows Live Messenger uses bitmaps for showing that; its not even a real titlebar. So there's no strings involved either. Also, the bitmap for it isn't located under the standard resource section.

That bitmap is somewhere in there, so a hex editor and a little thinking should extract it for editing

[ethanmcf]

i actually think i have found it, but ive been using Photoshop, and i needs to be transparent, and its a .PNG file, but Photoshop will refuse to turn it transparent

Any Ideas,

Ethan

[ethanmcf]

Ok, never mind i put it in Fireworks

Solved the problem

i tell you another thing you may be able to help me with,

im not sure if this is illegal, but ill take my chances and ask, cos you are the only people who can help me

You know the Advertising section Of WLM, down the bottom,

is there a way i can Not Disable it, because it loads a custom Image, upon sign in,

but then it loads the adverts straight after, isit possible i can delay the time it takes for the Adverts to load?

Thanks

Ethan

[[deXter]]

Did you try going thru the options in A-patch or Mess patch? I remember seeing an option to remove the adverts. Why would you want to delay them instead?