John0877 Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 few days ago i restarted and all of a siddenly my Windows Live Messenger is labelled Qwest Messenger. also theres a "Go To Qwest Live" button in the top panel as well. i wanna get rid of all the branding stuff whenever i restart so it doesnt come back. anyone know how? i have figured out a temporary solution involinvg removing the dll file and some registry entries but it keeps coming back. i have contacted Qwest and they said that it sounds like something i should talk to MSN support about so i have done that and they couldnt help either. i searched google and found theres some deal MS and Qwest made so i figured thats why it is happening but i want control over stuff on my computer and i dont want stupid advertising on my computer.really annoying.it changes the window title, color, adds an icon in the top panel and changes background for convo windows GRRRR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsenellenelvian Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 mess path for windows messenger should let you change all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John0877 Posted May 25, 2007 Author Share Posted May 25, 2007 (edited) that was one option i checked. Mess Patch has no option for debranding or removing a Qwest specific button. only has options for the default install of Live Messenger.EDIT:well i fixed it by resource hacking the dll file and removing all the Qwest stuff so theres nothing for it to brand with Edited May 27, 2007 by John0877 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slscott Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 I have the same problem with Live Messenger. Can you be more specific on the method you used to remove the Qwest branding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John0877 Posted July 14, 2007 Author Share Posted July 14, 2007 I have the same problem with Live Messenger. Can you be more specific on the method you used to remove the Qwest branding?i opened wlmbrand.dll with resource hacker and removed all the Qwest graphics and saved it then reloaded messenger and it didnt have the branding graphics there and didnt change background colors and everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slscott Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Thank you. That took care of Qwest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kaempro Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 (edited) I have the same problem with Live Messenger. Can you be more specific on the method you used to remove the Qwest branding?i opened wlmbrand.dll with resource hacker and removed all the Qwest graphics and saved it then reloaded messenger and it didnt have the branding graphics there and didnt change background colors and everything.I have this same problem as well, but I can't find that file. I am running Live Beta 8.5.1238.0601 on Vista. Any suggestions Edited July 17, 2007 by Kaempro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John0877 Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 I have the same problem with Live Messenger. Can you be more specific on the method you used to remove the Qwest branding?i opened wlmbrand.dll with resource hacker and removed all the Qwest graphics and saved it then reloaded messenger and it didnt have the branding graphics there and didnt change background colors and everything.I have this same problem as well, but I can't find that file. I am running Live Beta 8.5.1238.0601 on Vista. Any suggestionsjust search on C for wlmbrand.dll and it should come up. i dont use vista so i couldnt tell you what exact folder itd be in so just search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kaempro Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Alright, I've found a fix that works, because even with modifying the dll file, it just repatches it everytime.Block g.msn.com. It downloads the patches from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_b Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Deleting or modifiying the dll does not work as Windows Live Messenger just replaces it with the correct one upon the next shutdown of WLM. Also blocking g.msn.com is not an option as most of Microsoft's downloads come from that address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John0877 Posted July 23, 2007 Author Share Posted July 23, 2007 funny that the dll never got redownloaded on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PickledPython Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 (edited) The dll thing was helpful, and removed the "Qwest Messenger" part from the main window, but I still have the picture (logo) or whatever below it, and a link to some Qwest thing. Oh, and my hotmail is now "Qwest Mail". I find this all very annoying.How does one go about blocking g.msn.com? Edited July 29, 2007 by PickledPython Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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