MSN / Windows Live Messenger - lots of stuff about it

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MSN / Windows Live Messenger - lots of stuff about it

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Just an overview about msn and how to use older version ..etc
lot of ppl these days are using the latest msn, which sucks badly. it has all the ads and other shit that makes your pc and net lag and also makes my head spin (dunno about others) if not lag then it slows it down anyways.
Latest msn (june 20. 2009) has nasty exploit in it too. read more in Exploit - MSN / windows live messenger crash

so im still using 8.5, but lately it started to whine that i have to update. I tried to remove the message .. and well i still don't know if i was successful or not. it does not pop it up so i guess i can say i was successful.

i have 8.5.1302.1018 with latelst msn+ and with A-patch

1. i tried to replace the version info in the packets, so when msn sends the info to check if its latest, then it sends the latest info and thinks that im up to date. it seemed to work fine, but i wasn't satisfied with that method.
> i used proxocket to replace info in packets automatically.

2. now i wanted to replace version info directly in the msnmsgr.exe file (i also found some instruction in mess.be site that said it works)
i used ResourceHacker to replace version info, but it totall screwed up my msn. it tried to install msn and started to give errors.

3. finally after a while i managed to find msn 8.5 offline installer, i installed it, applied msn+ and a-patch..and what'd you know, it works fine now. it doesnt pop up the stupid update either.

Im not sure was it the offline installer that fixed it, or maybe msn checks for updates only like once in week or something. so if somebody wants to use 8.5 too, then download the package i included and test. if it doesnt work then post reply here and i will give you details on how to write a .dll proxy to replace the version info, im really interested if it works (or i can write it for you if you provide me with the version info > your current and latest, this is also reason why i don't include it here..versions may change). you can grab msn package here > MSN / Windows Live messenger 8.5 package
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i hav the messenger u gav me, the 8.5.1302.1018..i tried a-patch,it says the msn version is wrong but no i hav the right one,it says it only supports version bla bla and the 8.5.1302.1018 is included in it,i used resource hacker,version did change but the update crap is still there. :\
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alright i got it working,i did nothing with the 1-patch,i only used resource hacker.Before i ignored the code below in resource hacker,anyway i changed only the first digits of version number.I changed
FROM:

FILEVERSION 8,5,1302,1018
PRODUCTVERSION 8,5,1302,101
and
VALUE "ProductVersion", "4.0.8089

TO:

FILEVERSION 16,5,1302,1018
PRODUCTVERSION 16,5,1302,101
and
VALUE "ProductVersion", "16.0.8089"
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yeah i should have been more specific, its not any version you change. if i check on my msn, it still shows 8.5. file itself is 8.5, but the info it sends out is something else.
cant remember which one i changed, it was at bottom, 2 of them.
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For people who will b doing this with resource hacker,the one below "VALUE "ProductVersion", "16.0.8089"" send the info,rest 2 above only shows the version.It wont matter though,i hav changed all 3,its working fine.
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