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What is A-Patch? by alegator on 04-08-2005 at 07:41 AM

I mean, is this a popular patch for MSN 7? What are its features? Thanks.

RE: What is A-Patch? by J.J on 04-08-2005 at 07:43 AM

http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=38398

See here :)

RE: What is A-Patch? by alegator on 04-08-2005 at 07:53 AM

Thanks. I read the links you suggested. I A-Patch supposed to replace Plus!? Can both be installed simultaneously??

RE: What is A-Patch? by Joa on 04-08-2005 at 07:56 AM

quote:
Originally posted by alegator
Thanks. I read the links you suggested. I A-Patch supposed to replace Plus!? Can both be installed simultaneously??

apatch does not replace plus!, it is a patch for msn, both can be used :)

if you have plus! already installed you don't need to uninstall it to use apatch

Edit:
make sure you follow all the rules, and read the directions correctly :happy:
RE: What is A-Patch? by Weyzza on 04-08-2005 at 07:57 AM

quote:
Originally posted by alegator
A-Patch supposed to replace Plus!? Can both be installed simultaneously??
No.
Plus! is an add-on, while A-Patch is a patch :cheesy:
Plus! adds functionalities to Messenger, and A-Patch changes how Messenger looks like, ex. removing buttons, etc.

You don't install A-Patch.
It's an application that helps you to remove the buttons.

You can still use Plus! :)
RE: What is A-Patch? by alegator on 04-08-2005 at 08:05 AM

I asked about it because it has some features in common with Plus! like banner removal.
Another question: I currently have MSN v6.2.0205 installed together with Plus! v3.50.124 (both latest versions).
I'm eager to install the newly released MSN v7.0.0777, but my concern is that I have some cool addons working with my current MSN like a plugin that notifies me when a contact opens a conversation window with me or when a contact deletes me from his list. I installed these long tome ago and I can't remember their names. Can anyone tell me if these plugins exist for the new MSN 7 and where to download?
Thanks.

RE: What is A-Patch? by Joa on 04-08-2005 at 08:07 AM

you can find plugins here:
http://www.msgplus.net/pluginsdb/down/?

so far they all seem compatible with the new msn 7 :)

you can find bug reports and othe things on here, using search - and probably just by putting in the plugin name.

Edit: if you have very old plugins, i'd suggest personally removing them before you upgrade to msn 7.

they should not be a harm, and theoretically they won't cause any problems, but seeing as some things were not compatible with msn 7 beta... and you have not tried it before (with those plugins) i would uninstall the plugins first and add the one's from the link i gave you above.


also, another alternative to see which work.. is upgrading to msn 7, keeping the plugins and getting rid off the ones that cause problems, though if you have many installed.. it may be a problem to detect which one is the cause for errors etc. :-/

RE: What is A-Patch? by Weyzza on 04-08-2005 at 08:11 AM

FYI, Plus! doesn't remove any banner anymore.
However, Patches do.

The plugin you're talking about is StuffPlug.
But, SPNG 2 (for MSNM 7) doesn't have open convo window notifier anymore.
SPNG does remove ad banners, too.
http://www.stuffplug.com

But, you still have another alternative, which is openConvo.
http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=28166&page=1
Instruction:
http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=38...d=378663#pid378663

RE: What is A-Patch? by alegator on 04-08-2005 at 08:41 AM

theKid, thanks for those links...I'll try them.
Joa, how do I uninstall my current plugins? From Control Panel/Add/Remove Program list or within the MSN Plus! or MSN menu?
Thanks.

RE: What is A-Patch? by alegator on 04-08-2005 at 08:45 AM

mmm, it seems that plugins are uninstalled by deleting the corresponding dll's from the program files/messenger plus!/plugins folder

RE: What is A-Patch? by Zephyr on 04-08-2005 at 09:21 AM

quote:
Originally posted by alegator
mmm, it seems that plugins are uninstalled by deleting the corresponding dll's from the program files/messenger plus!/plugins folder

This deletes the plugin so if you want it again you would have to download it again. Another way is to go to preferecnes in plus, then plugins, then uncheck the plugins that you don't want. This way allows you to easily check the plugin again if you want to use it.
RE: What is A-Patch? by alegator on 04-08-2005 at 09:45 AM

Thanks

RE: What is A-Patch? by Ahmad on 04-08-2005 at 10:39 AM

The current features for the latest build (7.0.0777) are as follows:

[Contact List] - 10

Remove MSN Logo
Remove "Messenger" Title
Remove E-mail Button
Remove MSN Today Button
Remove My Space Button
Remove Add Contact Button
Remove Search Bar
Remove Button Text
Remove Advertisement
Change Display Picture Link

[Instant Message] - 16

Remove MSN Logo
Remove Activities Button
Remove Games Button
Remove Block Button
Remove Color Button
Remove Search Button
Remove Send Button
Remove Advertisement
Remove Font Button
Remove Backgrounds Button
Remove Winks Button
Remove Packs Button
Remove Nudge Button
Remove What's Hot Section
Remove Standard Toolbar Text
Remove Formatting Toolbar Text

[Miscellaneous] - 5

Offline Systray Status
Polygamy (Multi-MSN)
Show Idle Status
Remove Nudge Delay
Remove File Transfer Protection