Vishal Gupta
Microsoft MVP
Hi guys!
So lemme tell u how I found this trick?
Recently I started using WLM and I used to hv my own customized status messages in both yahoo! messenger as well as WLM.
But I found an annoying thing in Yahoo! messenger. That it always forgets our own customized messages at every startup and set "Available" as default. But WLM always remembers our customized status messages.
So as always my little naughty mind started thinking about my favorite Resource Hacker and I opened it and started R&D with Yahoo! messenger's "Program Files" folder files. After a few minutes R&D, I found the desired strings in "res_msgr.dll" file.
So here is the complete tutorial to change the default status messages in Y! messenger to our own customized text:
1. Open "%programfiles%\Yahoo!\Messenger\res_msgr.dll" file in Resource Hacker.
2. Goto:
Menu -> 376 -> 2057
and in right-side pane, u can replace the existing status messages with ur own desired strings. But remember it'll only change the menu text, which is displayed when we click on:
Messenger -> My Status
3. Now the final thing, to change the original status messages, goto:
String Table -> 695 -> 2057
String Table -> 696 -> 2057
and in right-side pane, change the status messages with ur desired text.
Thats it guys. There r lots of other interesting things in this file, which can also be hacked to change the menu/dialog appearance of Y! Messenger.
UPDATE: Don't forget to visit following threads:
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MASTER TUTORIAL: Make Your Windows XP Super Fast !!!
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TUTORIAL: All About Resource Hacker! A Brief Tutorial
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TUTORIAL: Add Your Favorite Program Shortcut in Desktop Context Menu!
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TUTORIAL: Windows XP Services that can be Safely set to MANUAL!!!
TUTORIAL: Add DEVICE MANAGER, CONTROL PANEL, Etc. in My Computer Context Menu !
TUTORIAL: How to Create Yahoo! Messenger Skins
TUTORIAL: Remove ADs from New Yahoo! Messenger 8 Final !
TUTORIAL: Change Yahoo! Messenger Default Status Messages With Your Own Messages
So lemme tell u how I found this trick?
Recently I started using WLM and I used to hv my own customized status messages in both yahoo! messenger as well as WLM.
But I found an annoying thing in Yahoo! messenger. That it always forgets our own customized messages at every startup and set "Available" as default. But WLM always remembers our customized status messages.
So as always my little naughty mind started thinking about my favorite Resource Hacker and I opened it and started R&D with Yahoo! messenger's "Program Files" folder files. After a few minutes R&D, I found the desired strings in "res_msgr.dll" file.
So here is the complete tutorial to change the default status messages in Y! messenger to our own customized text:
1. Open "%programfiles%\Yahoo!\Messenger\res_msgr.dll" file in Resource Hacker.
2. Goto:
Menu -> 376 -> 2057
and in right-side pane, u can replace the existing status messages with ur own desired strings. But remember it'll only change the menu text, which is displayed when we click on:
Messenger -> My Status
3. Now the final thing, to change the original status messages, goto:
String Table -> 695 -> 2057
String Table -> 696 -> 2057
and in right-side pane, change the status messages with ur desired text.
Thats it guys. There r lots of other interesting things in this file, which can also be hacked to change the menu/dialog appearance of Y! Messenger.
UPDATE: Don't forget to visit following threads:
COMPLETE GUIDE: For Windows Customization - WindowBlinds, Style XP & msstyles
MASTER TUTORIAL: Make Your Windows XP Super Fast !!!
TUTORIAL: Make Your Windows XP look-a-like Windows Vista
List of Some Useful System Utilities!
TUTORIAL: All About Resource Hacker! A Brief Tutorial
TUTORIAL: List of Files to be hacked using Resource Hacker!
TUTORIAL: List of some Interesting Hacks, which can be made using Resource Hacker!
TUTORIAL: Changing Windows XP Login Screen Text Entries !
TUTORIAL: Enable HIBERNATE Button in Shutdown Dialog Box !
TUTORIAL: How to enable "VIEW" Menu on Desktop !
TUTORIAL: Add any Image in Desktop/Explorer Context Menu !
TUTORIAL: Add Your Favorite Program Shortcut in Desktop Context Menu!
TUTORIAL: Add "INSERT" Option in CD Drive Context Menu !
TUTORIAL: How to use the free space under RUN in New Windows XP Start Menu!
TUTORIAL: Change Look-n-Feel of Windows XP Start Menu
TUTORIAL: How 2 change XP Boot Screen using Tuneup Utilities!
TUTORIAL: All Kinds of Restrictions for Windows XP/2003
TUTORIAL: Hide Menubar, Addressbar & Throbber in My Computer
TUTORIAL: How to Add / Remove Entries in Context Menus
TUTORIAL: How to get FREE space in Windows?
TUTORIAL: Windows XP Services that can be Safely set to MANUAL!!!
TUTORIAL: Add DEVICE MANAGER, CONTROL PANEL, Etc. in My Computer Context Menu !
TUTORIAL: How to Create Yahoo! Messenger Skins
TUTORIAL: Remove ADs from New Yahoo! Messenger 8 Final !
TUTORIAL: Change Yahoo! Messenger Default Status Messages With Your Own Messages
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