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I looked through most of the sections of this forum and the whole of google results but couldnt find the answer to how to get rid of says in the nickname.
For e.g when i am talking to my friend,say myname is The_Libertines,on the window it displays

The_Libertines says:

I really hate it when i have that word'says ' on my conversation.Apparently one of my mates got rid of it but i havent seen him for ages.Anyone in here knows how to get rid of it then please reply me back.Any help will highly be appriciated.Thanks in advance who could provide me with any insight.

in the conversation window, type in

/nick2 The_Libertines, press ctrl+k, choose white, and press enter

but thats only if u have a white background

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Originally posted by Stigmata
but thats only if u have a white background

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but it works, so don't spam.

Reshack it, I changed mine to 'Shouts' but im sure you could replace it with a colon or something

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Originally posted by Kruxx
Reshack it, I changed mine to 'Shouts' but im sure you could replace it with a colon or something

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Open Msgslang.dll

String Table -> folder 626 -> 1033 -> then replace

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10001,     "%1 says:\n%2"

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with something like

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10001,     "%1\n%2"

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to remove the says:

But thats only for your MSN client, other people wont see that message.
So its really kinda silly to do that. the best way is to use /nick2

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Originally posted by traxor

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Originally posted by Stigmata
but thats only if u have a white background

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but it works, so don't spam.

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Not all your contacts will have a white background, if your contact uses a custom conversation background, that mehtod won't work.

That wasn't spam, Stigmata was just pointing out a flaw with that advice, which is to help the user, not spam.

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Originally posted by Stigmata

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Originally posted by Kruxx
Reshack it, I changed mine to 'Shouts' but im sure you could replace it with a colon or something

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Open Msgslang.dll

String Table -> folder 626 -> 1033 -> then replace


to remove the says:

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I did that, and it didn't make a difference :\

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Originally posted by Stigmata

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Originally posted by Kruxx
Reshack it, I changed mine to 'Shouts' but im sure you could replace it with a colon or something

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Open Msgslang.dll
String Table -> folder 626 -> 1033 -> then replace:
10001,     "%1 says:\n%2"
with something like
10001,     "%1\n%2"
to remove the says

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1) Wrong string table and wrong string number for normal messages. What you showed is changing the 'says' used in toasts, not in normal chat messages.

2) do NOT simply remove the "says:"; this will cause certain things to not work anymore!!


method 1

To properly change it, open msgslang.dll (or msgslang.x.x.xxxx.00.dll for Windows Live Messenger) into a resource editor like reshacker and navigate to:
String Table 127, String 2030
There you can change "%1 says:" to "%1 "

Notice the space after %1!! This is absolutely needed if you want Plus! to be able to reconize/change the lines with custom sounds, so do NOT completely remove the "says" as in making it blank; always leave at least 1 space in place.


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method 2 (wrong way of doing it)

Another method of removing "says", that some people use, is using the word filters in Plus!. But, do NOT do this, this will cause things to not work properly. See "CookieRevised's reply to Custom Emotion Sounds & Word Filters" for more information regarding this.


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method 3

Both above methods will only remove the 'says' in your own local conversation window; your contact will still see 'says'. To make the 'says' kind of invisible for your contacts too, you need to color the word 'says' in the color of your contact's background.

As you can guess, since you only color the 'says' in the same color as the one from your contact, when your contact changes his/her background in another color the 'says' will be visible again. Of course, your contact needs to have Messenger Plus! too to be able to see the colors.

To color the word 'says', you need to use the Plus! command /nick2. This command works the same as the normal '/nick' command, but the difference is that it will not reset the color to normal after your nick.

All this and how to do it, is explained here: "CookieRevised's reply to 'What is the difference between /nick and /nick2 ?'"

But remember that with this method you will annoy contacts that don't have Messenger Plus! installed because they will see a Messenger Plus! color code at the end of your name (eg: ·$0).

PS: don't use the color codes directly in your nick or messages or don't suggest to people to use them, instead use the proper keyboard shortcuts


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notice

For recent Messenger versions there are more strings than just "%1 says:" (string Table 127, string 2030) present in Messenger.

Eg:
String Table 128, string 2042: "%1 says (%3):" (used when time indication is turned on)
String Table 138, string 2198: "%1 writes:" (used when you use ink without time indication)
String Table 140, string 2231: "%1 sends:" (used when file is send)
String Table 147, string 2345: "%1 winks:" (used when wink is send, without time indication)
String Table 150, string 2390: "%1 winks (%3):" (used when wink is send, with time indication)
String Table 150, string 2395: "%1 writes (%3):" (used when ink message is send, with time indication)
String Table 626, string 10001: "%1 says:\n%2" (used in toasts)
String Table 626, string 10002: "%1 says:" (used in toasts)
String Table 2438, string 39001: "%1 sent %2 %3:"
String Table 2569, string 41101: "%1 says:"
String Table 2569, string 41102: "%1 says (%3):"
String Table 3764, string 60211: "%1 said:" (used in chat history in chat window)
etc etc


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May I also point out that this question of removing 'says' has been asks many many times before. A simple search resulted in many threads talking about this. In other words, search forums before asking questions!