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"It's actually very simple. Live Messenger get's all it's ad information from a host called rad.msn.com (remote advertisment!?) and since it's possible to tell Windows to not lookup a host through the host file and one can quickly get rid of the ads in Messenger.Continue reading : Ad free Windows Live Messenger
You need administrative privligaes for this and if you are running Vista and have UAC enabled you need to make sure you launch both Notepad.exe and Cmd.exe with elevation (Shift right-click them in the start-menu and choose run as administrator)..."
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thnx, it worked with live messenger version 8.5.1302....
For those of you not in the know, close messenger & follow path
C/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/DRIVERS/ETC
Open log file with wordpad & type in under the existing text 'www.rad.msn.com' close & save changes to the document.
Hey disco, no more ads, it's replaced by a messenger logo.
Thanks for the url above btw, I hate using patches!!! so info greatly appreciated ;)
worked for me too, Live Messenger version 2009 (Build 14)
Add this to the 'hosts' file:
127.0.0.1 rad.msn.com # suppress advertising banners in Live Messenger
Fantastic! Worked perfectly!! Live Messenger version 2009 (Build 14)
Microsoft is intrusive enough without ads!
127.0.0.1 rad.msn.com # suppress advertising banners in Live Messenger
it works! tks!
It sure works
It doesn't work, I don't know why ? I did the same thing as you mention! Using proxy is the problem? pls, help,thankx!
worked.
is there a way to remove/replace the wlm pic?
worked for me too, Live Messenger version 2009 (Build 14)
Add this to the 'hosts' file: added another text line
127.0.0.1 rad.msn.com #
suppress advertising banners in Live Messenger
it works wit the 2009 14.0 version.. great thanks
Thanks a lot. Much, much appreciated.
Thank you, worked fine!
Live Messenger version 2009 (Build 14.0.8089.726)
worked ! thanks, WLM 2009 build 14
FOR XP CLOSE MESSENGER AND OPEN A COMMAND PROMPT AND TYPE:
cd %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc
notepad hosts
GO TO THE END OF THE DOCUMENT AND ADD THE FOLLOWING TEXT:
0.0.0.0 rad.msn.com
SAVE AND CLOSE
NEXT TYPE:
ipconfig /flushdns
START MESSENGER
Anonymous // 30 July, 2010 17:09
FOR XP CLOSE MESSENGER AND OPEN A COMMAND PROMPT AND TYPE:
cd %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc
notepad hosts
GO TO THE END OF THE DOCUMENT AND ADD THE FOLLOWING TEXT:
0.0.0.0 rad.msn.com
SAVE AND CLOSE
NEXT TYPE:
ipconfig /flushdns
START MESSENGER
this works for me... in the Version 2011 (build 15.4.3502.922)
um how about version 2009???