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Has anyone figured out how to hex edit/patch the exe to re-enable links, yet? This is getting REALLY annoying.

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Originally posted by Amec
Has anyone figured out how to hex edit/patch the exe to re-enable links, yet? This is getting REALLY annoying.

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As people are getting this problem without updating anything, it's safe to say that it is happening server-side. There is no way to get around it.

I hate copying it because when we copy it

we get "*" the star char with the url in the convo =(

I hope PLUS5 could get red of that star XD.

I think we can make a script as soon as we see HTTP it automaticly transfer it into a hyperlink right in our convo " the side where we type because its clickable there "

or it'll open a new tab or something like that, idk...

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Originally posted by Spunky
As people are getting this problem without updating anything, it's safe to say that it is happening server-side. There is no way to get around it.

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That doesn't mean editing the exe won't work. Yes, there is some stuff going on server side, but there is also something happening client side. Just because no one updated doesn't mean there wasn't already code in place to handle this situation. Perhaps there's a flag sent with every message to tell it not to parse links? I dunno how exactly they implemented it, but it shouldn't be too hard to fix.

(having said that, I don't know anywhere enough assembly to even attempt fixing it >_>)

It's not as easy as that though either

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Originally posted by kabso 5
I hate copying it because when we copy it

we get "*" the star char with the url in the convo =(

I hope PLUS5 could get red of that star XD.

I think we can make a script as soon as we see HTTP it automaticly transfer it into a hyperlink right in our convo " the side where we type because its clickable there "

or it'll open a new tab or something like that, idk...

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This may work for now, although I need to update it to work with newer browsers:

http://www.msgpluslive.net/scripts/view/237-Find-Links/

IMO this nonsense from MS side is the same as to remove door bell so children would not open the door when someone is at the door...

I just hope that this is not a sort of arm twisting technique to make us switch to 2011 crap (in 2011 links work fine) If it is, I'm switching to skype, screw that 2011 bs.

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Originally posted by V@no
IMO this nonsense from MS side is the same as to remove door bell so children would not open the door when someone is at the door...

I just hope that this is not a sort of arm twisting technique to make us switch to 2011 crap (in 2011 links work fine) If it is, I'm switching to skype, screw that 2011 bs.

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Of course they are trying to force everybody to update or do u rly believe that they disabled such feature to "protect our users"
lol thats the most retarded bs that ive ever read.
Going to use trillian

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Originally posted by chair

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Originally posted by V@no
IMO this nonsense from MS side is the same as to remove door bell so children would not open the door when someone is at the door...

I just hope that this is not a sort of arm twisting technique to make us switch to 2011 crap (in 2011 links work fine) If it is, I'm switching to skype, screw that 2011 bs.

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Of course they are trying to force everybody to update or do u rly believe that they disabled such feature to "protect our users"
lol thats the most retarded bs that ive ever read.
Going to use trillian

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No, it really does make sense. You can't accidentally click on a link if the link isn't there. If you want to go to the site, copy and paste it into your browser.

Granted, they should probably add a right click option to open the link. Alternatively, go down the same route as Office where you have to hold CTRL+Click to follow any hyperlinks

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Originally posted by V@no
IMO this nonsense from MS side is the same as to remove door bell so children would not open the door when someone is at the door...

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tbh, that's actually a good basic protection...

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Originally posted by chair
Of course they are trying to force everybody to update or do u rly believe that they disabled such feature to "protect our users"

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Believe what you want but it actually is to protect the users and it makes a lot of sense if you take into account who the average Messenger user is. You wouldn't believe how many people click on links without thinking.

And actually it does not make sense to use something like this to let people switch over, since WLM 2011 can only run on Vista/7 to begin with, and since WLM 2009 is still officially supported and downloadable and will be for a long time.

Removing such feature w/o even warning the users was the stupidest thing ever.
WLM 2011 is a piece of crap
You cant even change your nickname. Why on earth did  they do that !?