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Thanks to patchers suck asthe mess.be patch / a-patch my msn is *nearly* perfect.

However if it's possible I'd love to remove the top part (where my name and DP picture is).

Below is some concept art of how I'd love my msn to look, althought it's probably not even possible.

post-75637-1128361121.jpg

Edited by DomZ
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Using Resource Hacker, open msnmsgr.exe and...

1. Search for:

<MeArea

You'll see the following in UIFILE 923

<MeArea id=atom(idMeArea) layout=filllayout() layoutpos=top padding=ifhc(rect(2,2,2,2),rect(0,0,0,0))>

Delete id=atom(idMeArea) and change layoutpos=top to layoutpos=none

Compile Script.

2. Search for:

<element Background=argb(0,0,0,0) ContentAlign=BottomLeft

You'll see the following in UIFILE 923:

<element Background=argb(0,0,0,0) ContentAlign=BottomLeft Layout=NineGridLayout() Width=250 Height=100 id=atom(idZeroBuddyBubble) Visible=False>

Change Height=100 to Height=0

Compile Script.

Result:

prev19kl.png

You can keep going if you want to...

3. Search for:

<element id=atom(content) layout=borderlayout()>

You'll see this in UIFILE 923:

<element id=atom(content) layout=borderlayout()>
<element id=atom(togglecont) layoutpos=ifhc(none,top) layout=borderlayout()>
<CmdCheckBox id=atom(togglebtn) cmdid=35120 layout=flowlayout(0,2,2,2)>
<png class="CaptionImg" id=atom(togglebtnimg) margin=rect(1,3,0,0) flip=false idres=1063 contentalign=middlecenter/>
</CmdCheckBox>
<element layoutpos=left layout=flowlayout(0,2,0,1) direction=ltr>
<png class="CaptionImg" id=atom(msnlogo) flip=false idres=ifhc(0,2021) padding=ifhc(rect(0,0,4,0),rect(0,-3,0,0)) colorize=Disabled/>
<element id=atom(messengertext) content="Messenger" fontface=rcstr(61726) fontsize=rcint(61727)pt fontweight=rcint(1999)/>
<element id=atom(brandeduitext) layoutpos=none visible=false content=rcstr(61143) fontface=rcstr(61726) fontsize=rcint(61727)pt fontweight=rcint(1999)/>
</element>
<element id=atom(captionbtngrpbase) layoutpos=client layout=borderlayout() padding=rect(0,0,5,0) active=inactive>
<element id=atom(minmaxclosebase) layout=flowlayout(0,2,0,2)>
<cmdbutton cmdid=40044 class="CaptionBtn" layout=filllayout()><png idres=1063/></cmdbutton>
<cmdbutton cmdid=40320 class="CaptionBtn" layout=filllayout() AccName=rcstr(47003) AccDesc=rcstr(47003) active=mouse>
<png class="CaptionImg" idres=866/>
</cmdbutton>
<cmdbutton cmdid=40321 class="CaptionBtn" layout=filllayout() AccName=rcstr(47004) AccDesc=rcstr(47004) active=mouse>
<png class="CaptionImg" idres=867   />
</cmdbutton>
<cmdbutton cmdid=1110 class="CaptionBtn" layout=filllayout() AccName=rcstr(47005) AccDesc=rcstr(47005) active=mouse>
<png class="CaptionImg" idres=868 contentalign=middlecenter padding=rect(0,0,0,0)/>
</cmdbutton>

Replace it with this:

<element id=atom(content) layout=borderlayout()>
<element id=atom(togglecont) layoutpos=ifhc(none,top) layout=borderlayout()>
<element layoutpos=left layout=flowlayout(0,2,0,1) direction=ltr>
</element>
<element id=atom(captionbtngrpbase) layoutpos=client layout=borderlayout() padding=rect(0,0,5,0) active=inactive>
<element id=atom(minmaxclosebase) layout=flowlayout(0,2,0,2)>

Result:

prev27kc.png

Since we are on the topic of msn help i haev a question

Here is how my msn chatting window currently looks like:

post-110921-1129321882.jpg

I would like to somehow add the persons nickname on the top of the bar so i know who im talking to.

Like before in the old version of the messenger you could , see the persons nickname even though you took away the annoying windows tool bar.

Please if anyone could help since this is on the topic of editing msn :D

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