Alter MSNm to your liking :)

SPeedY_B

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The official SPeedY_B guide on how to b0rk MSNm

Step.1
Grope the internet for your very own personal copy of Resource Hacker, or simply click here :)


Step.2
Pop open your fresh copy of ResHack, then click File > Open
In the dialog open the file C:\Program Files\Messenger\msgslang.dll


Step.3
To Change Client Name
  • Click the "String Table" Folder Icon in the left panel
  • Click the "1" Folder Icon
  • Click the "1033" Icon
  • Then on the right change the "Windows Messenger" String to whatever you want

To Change The 'Has Signed In' Box
  • Click the "String Table" Folder Icon in the left panel
  • Click the "2" Folder Icon
  • Click the "1033" Icon
  • On the right change the 30, "%s\nhas just signed in." to what you want to appear when someone signs in

Change The Message format
  • Click the "String Table" Folder Icon in the left panel
  • Click the "127" Folder Icon
  • Click the "1033" Icon
  • on the right change 2030, "%1 says:" to what you want to appear

Change Other Aspects
To change other text strings simply use CTRL+F to find the original string then replace it with the text you want, or simply browse all the string tables to find something interesting ;)

Enjoy...
 
Screenies...

Some Screenies for you...

Client Name
yes i know, i'm using an Ooold version of MSNm (due to a recent format & re-install of XP), the tweak works on the newer versions too tho.
name.png



**** Has Signed in
In mine i've simply removed the "has signed in" part to leave only the name.
signin.png



Message Format
I've taken away the "Says:" part and added brackets around the nick name instead.
message.png
 
Is there a way you can remove the line?

SPeedY_B: Message Example

Would be :cool:
 
Wow, I'd forgot i wrote this :)

DFX
Is there a way you can remove the line?

SPeedY_B: Message Example

Would be :cool:
Do you mean so the name and text is on the same line?

I'm not sure I ever found a way to do that, I'll have a look into it though.
 
windows messenger

mmm i dont see a string with "windows messenger'' :(

Step.3
To Change Client Name



Click the "String Table" Folder Icon in the left panel

Click the "1" Folder Icon

Click the "1033" Icon

Then on the right change the "Windows Messenger" String to whatever you want



STRINGTABLE
LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
{
1, "234"
2, "%1 - Signed In%2"
3, "%s - Not Signed In"
5, "The instant message was not sent because the recipient is not online."
6, "%s - Signing In"
7, "S&ign In..."
8, "&Sign In as %s"
9, "Cancel S&ign In"
11, "Signing In..."
12, "Signing Out..."
13, "Sorry, we could not sign you in due to one or more of the following:\n · the sign-in name does not exist\n · the password is incorrect\n · the Passport service is temporarily unavailable\n\nIf you have forgotten your password, please click Help in the main Messenger window, and then click Help Topics for instructions on resetting your password."
14, "The operation failed because the service is not available. Please try again later."
15, "We were unable to sign you in to %s, possibly because of a problem with the service or with your Internet connection. Please make sure that you are connected to the Internet."
}
 
you can also get skins from deviantart as well, I use the MSN Graphite one, its quite nice.
 
Damned Microsoft!

It appears to have changed in newer versions.
Try looking in folder 3822
 

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