Windows Live Messenger Registry Settings...

CiPh3rT3kSt

I am looking for a way to configure Windows Live Messenger from the registry.
Is this possible?

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
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CiPh3rT3kSt
MCSE: Security 2003, CCNA, Security+

Mark L. Ferguson

I don't own "Windows Live Messenger" yet, but I can tell you that the
conventional way to edit the registry settings for Windows Messenger was to
edit the INF file. The one I have is %SystemRoot%/INF/msmsgs.inf (Live
probably uses the same one.)
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"CiPh3rT3kSt" wrote:

> I am looking for a way to configure Windows Live Messenger from the registry.
> Is this possible?
>
> Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
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> CiPh3rT3kSt
> MCSE: Security 2003, CCNA, Security+

CiPh3rT3kSt

This in fact is the file that would configure most of the Messenger settings;
but I do not see any where in the file there is place to edit the " Message
History " setting. Maybe you cannot edit this setting outside of the actual
application, maybe it is somewhere else.

Do you know where I could edit this setting?

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
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CiPh3rT3kSt
MCSE: Security 2003, CCNA, Security+


"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> I don't own "Windows Live Messenger" yet, but I can tell you that the
> conventional way to edit the registry settings for Windows Messenger was to
> edit the INF file. The one I have is %SystemRoot%/INF/msmsgs.inf (Live
> probably uses the same one.)
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> helpful? click "Yes" button. Voting helps the web interface.
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> Mark L. Ferguson
>
>
>
> "CiPh3rT3kSt" wrote:
>
> > I am looking for a way to configure Windows Live Messenger from the registry.
> > Is this possible?
> >
> > Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
> > --
> > CiPh3rT3kSt
> > MCSE: Security 2003, CCNA, Security+

Mark L. Ferguson

Using some utility like 'RegMon' you might trace the registry setting change
by watching while you change the "Message history" setting in the Options of
the app. It would undoubtedly be a complex relationship.

Regmon:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...on/Regmon.mspx
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"CiPh3rT3kSt" wrote:

> This in fact is the file that would configure most of the Messenger settings;
> but I do not see any where in the file there is place to edit the " Message
> History " setting. Maybe you cannot edit this setting outside of the actual
> application, maybe it is somewhere else.
>
> Do you know where I could edit this setting?
>
> Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
> --
> CiPh3rT3kSt
> MCSE: Security 2003, CCNA, Security+
>
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
> > I don't own "Windows Live Messenger" yet, but I can tell you that the
> > conventional way to edit the registry settings for Windows Messenger was to
> > edit the INF file. The one I have is %SystemRoot%/INF/msmsgs.inf (Live
> > probably uses the same one.)
> > --
> > helpful? click "Yes" button. Voting helps the web interface.
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...lp_and_support
> > Mark L. Ferguson
> >
> >
> >
> > "CiPh3rT3kSt" wrote:
> >
> > > I am looking for a way to configure Windows Live Messenger from the registry.
> > > Is this possible?
> > >
> > > Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
> > > --
> > > CiPh3rT3kSt
> > > MCSE: Security 2003, CCNA, Security+