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How to save "General" settings in Windows Live Messenger? by Shogun on 07-09-2006 at 08:17 PM

It's all cool that we can save our contacts on our harddisk, but what about other settings?

Like:  changed menu-colors/adjusted nicknames of your contacts/fonts...
(normally with the old Msn 7.5 you could save the nicknames of your contacts on your harddisk)

- Ow, and is there a way to save the Tools/Options settings?
(in the main menu)

RE: How to save "General" settings in Windows Live Messenger? by RaceProUK on 07-09-2006 at 08:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Shogun
normally with the old Msn 7.5 you could save the nicknames of your contacts on your harddisk
That was a Plus! 3 feature :P
RE: How to save "General" settings in Windows Live Messenger? by Shogun on 07-09-2006 at 08:52 PM

Ok, but what about menu-colors and fonts??

RE: How to save "General" settings in Windows Live Messenger? by CookieRevised on 07-09-2006 at 10:39 PM

[off topic rant]

quote:
Originally posted by RaceProUK
That was a Plus! 3 feature
can this be a bit more descriptive please?
[/off topic rant]



quote:
Originally posted by Shogun
It's all cool that we can save our contacts on our harddisk, but what about other settings?

Like:  changed menu-colors/adjusted nicknames of your contacts/fonts...
(normally with the old Msn 7.5 you could save the nicknames of your contacts on your harddisk)
The "nicknames" (actually called custom contactnames) was a feature of Plus!, thus not much todo with Messenger itself. And since Plus! knows a backup, aka import/export, feature you could indeed save those "nicknames". With Messenger itself you can only export/import contact's .NET passports.

quote:
Originally posted by Shogun
- Ow, and is there a way to save the Tools/Options settings?
(in the main menu)
Messenger itself doesn't have an import/export or backup preferences feature.

However you can save all the settings by exporting them from the registry yourself (as that is where they are stored).

To do this you need to open your registry editor (start > run > regedit.exe) and navigate to the following keys. There you'll right click the key and choose "export". Then you can save that whole subbranch to a registry file. Importing it back is done by executing the reg file (double clicking by default):

Global options:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger

Options per user:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger\PerPassportSettings\the msn id

Global installation settings:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSNMessenger

Not that it is quite possible that those keys contain many keys which are redunant and thus not used anymore with the latest version of Messenger
RE: How to save "General" settings in Windows Live Messenger? by RaceProUK on 07-10-2006 at 10:24 AM

quote:
Originally posted by CookieRevised
[off topic rant]

    quote:Originally posted by RaceProUK
    That was a Plus! 3 feature

can this be a bit more descriptive please?
[/off topic rant]
I think the quote I used sets the correct context for my reply.
RE: How to save "General" settings in Windows Live Messenger? by CookieRevised on 07-10-2006 at 12:13 PM

[off topic rant]

quote:
Originally posted by RaceProUK
quote:
Originally posted by CookieRevised


    quote:Originally posted by RaceProUK
    That was a Plus! 3 feature

can this be a bit more descriptive please?
I think the quote I used sets the correct context for my reply.
giving a "context" isn't giving support...

That's spamming every thread with a quick notice and be done with it. Take your time next time to explain stuff instead of quickly typing some words as a reply (and sometimes even not reading the entire thread or even post).

How is saying "it's a plus!3 feature" helping? The OP asks how to do it, not in what version it was possible/not possible or whatever...

[/off topic rant]