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Originally posted by matty
I didn't feel like reading the entire thread. The reason we are telling people it isn't possible because of the protocol change is you cannot change your nickname in the new version. Whatever it was set to previously is what you are stuck with (unless you downgrade and change it.) The protocol doesn't allow for nickname changes any longer.
I haven't tested it yet but I do believe the /nick command doesn't work which means that none of the nick name changing features work.
LOL, I know the thread is a bit long.
But, listen to me, I've just made another test right when I read your reply:
My PC:
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 SP1, Windows Live Messenger 2011, Messenger Plus! 5, A-Patch(ed), MessengerDiscovery 3.1 and WLNameEditor. Connected with my account.
My friend's PC:
Windows XP SP3, Windows Live Messenger 2009 "pure", without mods. Connected with my friend's account.
My friend's PC was displaying me as "
Ryder66".
In
my PC I opened
WLNameEditor.
In the space where you have to write your new nickname there was my
profile name (for example Abc Def)
instead of the nickname that was shown to my friend.
Then I
changed my nickname in "Test", then applied it.
Almost immediatly in
my friend's PC my
nickname changed in
"Test".
In my opinion it was enough to prove that my Messenger shared the new nickname though Microsoft protocol.
But maybe it wasn't enough for you, so I made another test:
My PC: the same as above
Another friend's PC:
Windows 7 Home Premium x86 SP1, Windows Live Messenger 2011, Messenger Plus! 5.
My
other friend's PC was displaying me using my
profile name (Abc Def).
I told him to
enable the
Messenger Plus! 5 feature that shows
nicknames instead of profile names.
In his computer my display name changed to
"Test" (LOL, I forgot to change it).
In
my PC I opened
WLNameEditor.
Once again in the space where you have to insert the new nickname there was
my profile name (Abc Def)
instead of Test.
But again, when I
changed it to
"123" then applied it, almost immediatly in
my other friend's PC the
nickname changed to
"123".
So I proved that it works between two WLM2011 too.
I hope it's enough
You can test it yourself.
It can be done! 
