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What is a messenger plus! plugin?

Well a messenger plus! plugin will add certain features to your msn messenger experience. All require messenger plus! to be installed, and it is recommend you have the latest version of messenger plus! as well.


What can they do?

Well, they do many things. You just need to look at the features list of a plugin. Some plugins need extra things to work, such as the other user having messenger plus! installed and sometimes the plugin itself. However, most do not.

All messenger plus! plugins show themselves in the plus preferences and you can enable them, and disable certain plugins when you want.




How do I install?

Well, most have their own installers, which you download, and run, however some require other things, usually placing certain dll in the plus plugins directory and the messenger directory. The messenger plus! plugins directory can be found by:

Going into “My Computer” selecting “hdd” or “c:” drive. The going into “program files” then into “messenger plus! 3” and last into the “plugins” folder.

Some VB plugins need to be manually registered using regsvr32, so you need to cover the need to Start > Run > regsvr32 and link to the path of the dll file you need to register.

Always look at the readme, if any


How do I uninstall?

Again, like before most have uninstallers, just go to control panel and select “add/ remove programs” you should get a list. Scroll down to the plugin and select change/ remove and follow the uninstaller.



However, some do not, so just disable them but unticking their box in the plus, plugins options.


Beta plugins

Now many plugins posted on the forum are in beta. Meaning that contain bugs and could damage your computer and have a better change to not having an installer. Use these at your own risk and be wary of the beta plugins.


Plugins from the database

The messenger plus! plugin database is outdated in my view; some no longer work, or are not compatible. I recommend the forums for the new versions. Below is the list of recommend, safe plugins to use.


How do i make them?

Well as long as you know programming it's pritty simple. You just need to plus api to attach it to plus. Which can be found here.


Recommend plugins:

Stuffplug

Colour Nick 2
Phoenix
Screenshot Sender 3 Beta

File Transfer Plus
Advanced Log Viewer
Plus! Tweak
Music Log Plus!



Please state any errors or more plugins you would like to add