Remove ads from MSN messenger

[Ekadant]

Hi friends,
Is it possible to remove the adverts found on the chat windows in MSN 7.0? Every time you open a chat window, it will show ads. Can anyone help?

Thank you in advance.

[johnson22]

To block the ads in the buddy list window of MSN Live Messenger go to the Control Panel and double-click on Internet Options. Select the Security tab and click on Restricted sites. Now click on the Sites button below and add rad.msn.com to the zone. Click on Close and the ads should disappear.

[Techguru01]

The easiest way is to download A-Patch, which is actually an utility to customize visual and functionality aspects of Windows Live Messenger or MSN Messenger. To disable and remove Windows Live Messenger ads, just extract and execute the A-Patch executable.

• Exit from MSN Messenger.
• If you’re first time running A-Patch, you will be prompted Advance Options screen. Just click OK to select the default.
• On the Welcome window (page 2), select “Patch Messenger” under “Choose an Option”, and make sure the path to the Windows Live Messenger is correct (default should be C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger which is shown automatically, unless you change your installation directory, otherwise leave it as it is.).
• Click Next.
• On the Contact List window (page 5), select the “Remove Advertisement” option (4th or 5th option, depending on how you count).
• Click Next.
• In the Instant Messege window, select the “Remove Advertisement” option (last row).
• Click Next.
• Now, click on Apply to remove the ads on Windows Live Messenger.
• You will be prompted to make sure you’re running the patch on a clean unmodified installation of MSN Messenger, and ensure that Windows Live Messenger has closed.
• Click on OK to continue.
• Select “Launch MSN Messenger”
• click Exit to launch the patched Windows Live Messenger without ads including text link ads.

[Jackson2]

Following is the step by step method to remove the ads with patch:

1. Download the patch
2. Double-click and run it.
3. And Done

You can now run your MSN Messenger without ads.