Next scroll to line 158 further down and change: (This change might not be necessary - but preventing ads from ever contacting ad servers means less wasted bandwidth and more secure privacy for msn users).
<Element Id=Atom(AdBrowserCont) Layout=VerticalFlowLayout(0,0,3,0)
Visible=false Padding=Rect(8,2,0,2)>
<element id=atom(adbannercontainer) layout=filllayout()
borderthickness=rect(1,1,1,1)>
<adbrowser id=atom(adbrowser) width=234 height=60 layoutpos=none
DefaultADTimerMS=25000 DLControl=dlctlNoActiveX
DocHostUIFlags=dhUIscrollno|dhUIopennewwin|dhUIno3 dborder|dhUIactivateclienthitonly/>
</element>
Save the modified version of C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msgsres.dll
Load MSN Live and enjoy it without the obtrusive ads.
You can remove the text ads that appear on the bottom of the conversation window in a similar way:
Exit Messenger and edit msgres.dll again with Reshacker
Goto 4004 -> 920 -> 1033
Scroll to line 40 and change:
<element id=atom(adbannercont) layout=filllayout()>
<textadbanner id=atom(adbanner) layoutpos=none pagegroupnode=""
layout=verticalflowlayout(0,0,2,2) padding=rect(4,0,0,0)>
Compile and save in Reshacker and reload Messenger, totally ad-free!
You may also want to remove the search-area on the bottom and the search contact from the top of your contact list:
Exit Messenger and edit msgres.dll again with Reshacker
Goto 4004 -> 923 -> 1033
Scroll down to line 195 and change:
<element layoutpos=bottom layout=filllayout()>
<element id=atom(idSearchContainer) layout=filllayout() padding=rect(8,3,23,8)>
Compile and save and reload Messenger, now even cleaner!
Note that by altering the msgres.dll file you're violating the Microsoft EULA. I decline all responsibility for your actions!
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