Due to a security problem, since September 15 update requires Microsoft Messenger 8.5 and 8.1 to version 2009, a move that affects millions of users around the world.
TUTORIAL "I still use Messenger 8.5 and 8.1"
This can be a trauma for those still using the 8.x client branch most popular messaging. Aware of the nuisance which is such a radical change, we prepared a simple tutorial
in five steps - with video included - for reuse Messenger 8.5 / 8.1.
1. Delete uninstall Messenger Messenger 2009 2009 is not as difficult as it seems. . Is the fastest way? Install Your ZapMessenger or Unintall and make WLM 2009 disappears from the computer to forever. 2. Install Messenger 8.1 Messenger 8.5 or can install Windows Live Messenger 8.5 without any problems. In effect, this step straightforward. If you prefer version 8.1, you can download Windows Live Messenger 8.1
http://darknetblog.blogspot.com/ 4. Edit the executable Messenger may seem a complicated process, the truth is that it is not so. First of all, you must close
Messenger, even from the System Tray, and we will modify the executable. Open msnmsgr.exe in Resource Hacker. Unless you change the path, and it's natural that is in C: \\ Program Files \\ MSN Messenger. Resource Hacker to open in not simply use the menu File> Open ...
Once opened, you will see a hierarchical tree to the left of the window. Expands, in sequence, Version info, then 1 and finally, 1033.
There is much text in the file 1033, but the values \u200b\u200bof interest are FileVersion and ProductVersion. Are those that have marked in yellow in the image below:
Messenger to deceive you should change the values \u200b\u200bof the FileVersion and ProductVersion the latest version, that is, 14.0.8089.726. Once changed, the text will read:
are therefore two changes, which correspond to the highlighted text of the above images. Click the Compile Script button to apply changes.
Messenger 8.5 / 8.1.
2009 is not as difficult as it seems. . Is the fastest way? Install Your
ZapMessenger or Unintall and make WLM 2009 disappears from the computer to
forever.
2. Install Messenger 8.1 Messenger 8.5 or
can install Windows Live Messenger 8.5 without any problems. In effect, this step
straightforward. If you prefer version 8.1, you can download Windows Live Messenger 8.1
Here
pass:
http://darknetblog.blogspot.com/
3. Download Resource Hacker Resource Hacker is a program that allows you to modify executable. What do you need ? It's simple: the tactics we will use tricking Windows Live Messenger 8.x into believing it is a later version.
Pass:
Open msnmsgr.exe in Resource Hacker. Unless you change the path, and it's natural that
is in C: \\ Program Files \\ MSN Messenger. Resource Hacker to open in not simply use the menu File> Open ...
Once opened, you will see a hierarchical tree to the left of the window. Expands, in sequence,
Version info, then 1 and finally, 1033.
There is much text in the file 1033, but the values \u200b\u200bof interest are
FileVersion and ProductVersion. Are those that have marked in yellow in the image below:
Messenger to deceive you should change the values \u200b\u200bof the FileVersion and ProductVersion
the latest version, that is, 14.0.8089.726. Once changed, the text will read:
are therefore two changes, which correspond to the highlighted text of the above
images. Click the Compile Script button to apply changes.
After this, go to File> Save.
There. What has not been so difficult?