A-Patch for Windows Live Messenger 8.5

Praise be to God.

Current Version: 1.4.0 RC2 (build 22) ~ WLM
Updated: 17/5/2008
Supported Versions: 8.5.1235.0517, 8.5.1238.0601, 8.5.1288.0816 & 8.5.1302.1018
Total Features: 84

Praise be to God. A-Patch is a lightweight program designed to enhance your Windows Live Messenger experience. It does this by giving you a multitude of options, over 80, which allow you to customize the look and feel of Windows Live Messenger, even change some functions.

Some of the options include the ability to remove the big advertisement located on the contact list. Another option would be to disable the nudge delay timer, allowing you to send consecutive nudges without having to wait a few seconds in between. Other useful options include removing buttons such as "Activities", "Windows Live Today", and dozens of others buttons, multi-msn, show idle status of other users, and so on.

A-Patch has over 80 options for you to play with which might seem a bit daunting for new users, which is exactly why it comes with a built-in preview window. Basically, you can preview the changes of nearly every option before actually applying it, it really couldn't be easier.



Download A-Patch for Windows Live Messenger 8.5 NOW!

Change log (build 22)

- Added: *NEW* Disable "Edit a Group" dialog from popping up when double-clicking a group name (8.5.1302.1018 only)
- Added: Spanish Translation to A-Patch
- Added: French Translation to A-Patch
- Fix: Remove "says" option working correctly (english users only)

Change log (build 17)

- Added: Dutch Translation to A-Patch
- Added: Turkish Translation to A-Patch

Change log (build 9) (for WLM version 8.5.1302.1018 only):

- Added: Remove "Share Files" drop-down menu (back to MSN 7 1-click functionality)
- Added: Accept more than 3 files (transfers) at a time
- Added: Enable Sending of "unsafe" Files (.exe, etc)
- Added: Enable Accepting of "unsafe" Files (.exe, etc)
- Added: Enable Opening of "unsafe" Files (.mp3, etc)

Change log (build 8)

- Added: Compatibility support for Windows Live Messenger 8.5.1302.1018.

Change log (build 7)

- Fixed: Messenger was crashed when clicking Sharing Folders after removing the Sharing Folder advert.

Change log (build 6)

- Added: Compatibility support for Windows Live Messenger 8.5.1288.0816.

Change log (build 5)

- Added: Compatibility support for Windows Live Messenger 8.5.1238.0601.

Change log (build 4):

- New Feature: "Remove Help Dropdown Button" removes the Help button from the Login Window.
- New Feature: "Center Main Toolbar Buttons" centers the buttons in the toolbar on the Contact List (email, sharing, mobile, etc).
- New Feature: "Center Standard Toolbar Buttons" centers the buttons on the Standard Toolbar in the Instant Message Window (invite, send files, etc)
- New Feature: "Center Formatting Toolbar Buttons" centers the buttons on the Formatting Toolbar in the Instant Message Window (emoticons, font, etc).
- New Feature: "Show Idle Status" shows those who are Idle as Idle instead of Away.
- New Feature: "Remove 'My Sharing Folders' Entry from My Computer" removes the My Sharing Folders shortcut/link from My Computer without disabling the function.
- Update: Updated "Shorten Status Info in Info Bar" option from "Contact's Status is set to: Away" to "Contact is Away."
- Update: Updated Restore Settings menu with "Show 'My Sharing Folders' Entry in My Computer".

Change log (build 2):

- Fixed: Removing the advert in Sharing Folders was crashing Messenger.
- Tweak: Added padding to the left side of the window title when removing the WLM/Buddy logos.
- New feature: "Remove the top of the Contact List" removes the area containing your DP, Username and PSM.
- New feature: "Remove Main Toolbar" removes the toolbar with the buttons on it (email, spaces, etc).
- New feature: "Remove File Menu Dropdown Button" from the Contact List.
- New feature: "Remove File Menu Dropdown Button" from the Instant Message Window.
- Change: Added an extra page for options, moved some from page 1 to page 2 and one option from page 4 to page 5.
- Improved: Preview Area has been greatly improved allowing icons to shift places as others are added/removed, allowing for a more accurate "Preview" of your favorite Messenger!

Change log (build 1):

- Removed "Remove Extra Padding from the Contact Manager Bar" option - no longer needed.
- Removed greyed out "Remove Packs Button" option - no longer needed.
- Removed "Add Send Button to Handwriting Tab" option - no longer needed as Microsoft decided to implement it themselves
- Removed "Add Custom Games" option - doesn't work.
- Removed "Add Always On Top Button(s)" - didn't want to mess up the new caption buttons.
- Changed "Remove 'Get a webcam' Link" to "Remove 'Get Accessories' Link".
- Removed "Descriptions" button because now the descriptions are permanently viewable.
Few other misc fixes.

- Added the "Preview Area" which shows the customization effects as you click each option (this will be tweaked further )!

More options will be added when the User Interface of Windows Live Messenger becomes finalised.

Download A-Patch for Windows Live Messenger 8.5 NOW!

Thanks for the quick update of A-Patch as always. A-Patch really rocks!

Bit off-topic but i'm curious, A stands for Ahmad or Allah ?

Ahmad!

Change log (build 8)

- Added: Compatibility support for Windows Live Messenger 8.5.1302.1018.

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Looking and working great .

Thanks to NightQuest I've added a few features.

Change log (build 9) (for WLM version 8.5.1302.1018 only):

- Added: Remove "Share Files" drop-down menu (back to MSN 7 1-click functionality)
- Added: Accept more than 3 files (transfers) at a time
- Added: Enable Sending of "unsafe" Files (.exe, etc)
- Added: Enable Accepting of "unsafe" Files (.exe, etc)
- Added: Enable Opening of "unsafe" Files (.mp3, etc)

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Looks awesome. Pity a skin in Messenger Plus! breaks some of it (well, not 'breaks', but prevents some mods from working).

Change log (build 22)

- Added: *NEW* Disable "Edit a Group" dialog from popping up when double-clicking a group name (8.5.1302.1018 only)
- Added: Spanish Translation to A-Patch
- Added: French Translation to A-Patch
- Fix: Remove "says" option working correctly (english users only)

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