Do you use latest version of MSN (Windows Live Messenger)? If yes, you must read this post to learn how to remove the advertisement at the bottom of the MSN main interface and chat interface, as well as the bottom search bar.

First, you must download ResHack software. After download, extra from zip and open ResHack. Try to locate msgsres.dll file under C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger and open by using REsHack.

1. To Remove Advertisement at the bottom of MSN Chat interface
Open 4004-920 source, press Ctrl+F to find id=atom(adbannergutter), change layoutpos=bottom to layoutpos=none as below.

<Element layoutpos=none layout=borderlayout() id=atom(adbannergutter)>

2. To Remove Advertisement at the bottom of MSN Main Interface
Open 4004-923, press Ctrl+F to find ID=Atom(SSConstrainer), change layoutpos=top to layoutpos=none as below.

<Constrainer layoutpos=none ID=Atom(SSConstrainer) Layout=FillLayout()>

3. To Remove the Search Bar at the bottom of MSN Main Interface
Open 4004-923, press Ctrl+F to find idSearchContainer, change change layoutpos=bottom to layoutpos=none as below.

<Element layoutpos=none padding=rect(4,3,4,4) layout=borderlayout() ID=Atom(ai238)>
<Element layoutpos=right contentalign=bottomright id=atom(gripper)/>
<Element layoutpos=client layout=filllayout()>
<element id=atom(idSearchContainer) layout=filllayout() padding=rect(4,0,4,4)>

After all the above already done, please be reminded that you must save msgsres.dll file. Restart your MSN then you will find the advertisements already disappeared. Congratulation! You are done.

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