Comments on: Photo Sharing feature in Live Messenger: Kill it dead

By: Todd

Todd — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:10:15 +0000

http://apatch.org/ – So much easier! (Thanks to the person whom mentioned it earlier!!!)

By: Chronia

Chronia — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:29:11 +0000

Hello,

Reading through all these posts there are SEVERAL people who have asked for a dumbed down, non-technical explanation of how to do this. I am one of them. I don’t understand how to use a hex editor either or what all this technical jargon is about in finding the right file or whatever once you open wlm in the hex editor. I don’t know what an “offset” is, I don’t know what an “unconditional jump byte” or “conditional jump byte” are, and with all this talk of problems because of the different versions of messenger how am I to know that what I am supposed to change is the right thing to change for my version of messenger? This all very complicated, but it is something I really would like to apply to messenger. I hate the drag and drop file sharing and want to restore the old feature of drag and drop file TRANSFER.

PLEASE it would be very much appreciated if the ORIGINAL poster of this solution would post SIMPLE, non-technical and easy-to-follow instructions on how to apply this solution.

With respect, I hope this will finally be addressed soon, as mentioned above, it seems I am not the only one waiting for easy instructions to follow.

By: RAFREE

RAFREE — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:28:46 +0000

I HATE this feature. It wasn’t clear to my contacts at first that I could not grab these or down load them after they had so called “stopped sharing” They simply thought they were done posting pictures. Meanwhile I am trying to download them as the contact intended I should to share elsewhere. Contact signed off, and went to Thailand. I cannot capture the pictures to “share” with the rest of our family as intended but, there was NO indication while chatting that this “sharing” function would operate differently than the other one did.

So now I am stuck with an open window of lovely photos I can’t save or share with anyone. It SUCKS. No where do you get a warning saying “If you use this function the photos are not actually saved.” I have been reading around the net on this issue and I’m not the only one to be affected by it.

God! I hate this stupid thing. It’s a waste of time for both participants. Just share them the usual way or send elsewhere as a zip file if you have a lot to share. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Caused a HUGE hassle for me. Now it will be weeks and weeks before I can actually gain access to these photos again. FIE on you MSN. FIE I say!!

By: anarki

anarki — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:39:41 +0000

for the lazy people:

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5285353

By: rajkosto

rajkosto — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:26:46 +0000

For latest version, 14.0.8089.726, the offset is 1FF2AF in the exe, same byte to replace (74 to EB)

By: darkprop

darkprop — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:50:08 +0000

works!!!

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s237/darkprop/hex164118.gif

thanks! David

By: peet

peet — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:18:14 +0000

gingyan,
ppl like me are not retards simply because we want to fix something, not just overcoming it (im not saying yours is a bad solution).
btw, i wanted to fix pasting images from the clipboard into chat boxes, which cannot be overcome your way.
peet

By: Sjakie

Sjakie — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:28:28 +0000

Thank you very much! Finallyyyyy disabled it!

By: Rafael

Rafael — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:02:27 +0000

Not everyone keeps their contact list open, jackass.

By: nigga

nigga — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:52:04 +0000

to “Private Spearz”….

ah.,. NO. the original poster does NOT deserve a Nobel prize for this. you telling someone who invented the “Pull-out method” to prevent getting pregnant deserves a nobel prize, vs. the inventor of birth pills. See the difference?

god.. you americans needs to think outside the box for a moment or two..

By: WLM

WLM — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:47:40 +0000

It is a good mod , but drag the file onto the contact’s name in the messenger’s contact list works too

By: nigga

nigga — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:40:36 +0000

u guys are fucking stupid… just fucking drag the file onto the contact’s name in the messenger’s contact list. this will override the ‘photo-sharing’.

u guys are so fucking retarded….. especially the one who came with up the idea of changing offsets, extensions, renaming etc..

-gingyan

By: WLM 14.0.8089.726

WLM 14.0.8089.726 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:55:53 +0000

My version was different, but apparently, the feature really is included in APatch – how could I miss that.
Thanks for your research!

By: WLM 14.0.8089.726

WLM 14.0.8089.726 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:41:46 +0000

@Marcell (November 17, 2009 at 10:04 pm)

I found your description working independently from language, I’ll try that one with my English version.

By: Marcell

Marcell — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:04:35 +0000

Brazilian version … offset 164112 at 14.0.8089.726

thanks!

By: WLM 14.0.8089.726

WLM 14.0.8089.726 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:47:26 +0000

Have you analyzed the origin of this behaviour in the new version 14.0.8089.726 and found a byte to patch it?
It would be really appreciated.

By: lucas

lucas — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:04:36 +0000

wheres my ICQ??????? Dammit msn

By: Divilish

Divilish — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:41:11 +0000

i have a question. there is a form to desactivate the foto-sharing when i recive a photo ??? like if i have the old vesion, cheating the others Messengers?

By: Crazy46

Crazy46 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:48:22 +0000

People getting shot in the back of the head over a piece of pound cake! ,

By: Luca

Luca — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:32:23 +0000

guys i’m italian and i’m sorry for my bad english…

pls can u post the complete procedure to make this patch working on 14.0.8089.726? pls post it in simple and not technical language so that everybody can solve this problem!

many thanks guy!!!

hoping for a quick reply!

By: Neos of MMOwned

Neos of MMOwned — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:08:17 +0000

The new file offset for Build 14.0.8089.726 has changed to -> 0×164118
function where this naughty little check moved to 0×564C2A
the conditional jump can be found at 564C2A + EE
change it into a relative jump as described above and this wonderful patch will work again :)

i’ve also made a small post about it on my blog http://www.cerb3ruz.com
Credit’s to this original poster ofc, well done :)

By: Cerb3ruz » How to disable the mother fucking picture sharing in MSN!

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By: Allan

Allan — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:47:43 +0000

A-Patch has patched the photosharing, so you can select to disable it :D

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:08:28 +0000

Works flawlessly.

By: Yomster

Yomster — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:27:02 +0000

Kudos!