A-Patch was designed to make patching Messenger easier than ever before. Not only are there tonnes of options to choose from, but now there's a Preview which lets you see the changes as you select them!

Here are some key features of "A Patch":

Contact List

· Remove Windows Live Logo
· Remove "Messenger" Title
· Remove Display Picture Container
· Remove Personal Message Bar
· Remove E-mail Button
· Remove Sharing Folders Button
· Remove My MSN Space Button
· Remove Windows Live Today Button
· Remove Make a Phone Call Button
· Remove Yellow Information Bar
· Change Display Picture Link
· Remove Contacts Personal Message
· Remove Toast Display Picture
· Remove Gleam Notification
· Remove Advertisement
· Add Always On Top Button
· Remove Search Bar
· Remove Display Picture in Sign-In Window
· Remove Bottom Links in Sign-In Window
· Remove Windows Live ID Branding
· Disable MSN Spaces Contact Card Integration
· Remove Color Button
· Disable Song Links
· Remove Emoticons from Nicknames
· Remove Contact Manager Bar
· Move Contact Manager Bar to the Bottom
· Remove Extra Padding from the Contact Manager Bar
· Remove "Add a Contact" Button from the Contact Manager Bar
· Remove "Manage your Contacts" Button from the Contact Manager Bar
· Remove Contact Search Field from the Contact Manager Bar

Instant Message

· Remove Windows Live Logo
· Remove Invite Button
· Remove Send Files Button
· Remove Web Cam Button
· Remove Call Button
· Remove Activities Button
· Remove Games Button
· Remove Block Button
· Remove Color Button
· Remove Search Button
· Remove My Display Picture Container
· Remove Font Button
· Remove Emoticons Button
· Remove Voice Clip Button
· Remove Backgrounds Button
· Remove Winks Button
· Remove Packs Button
· Remove Nudge Button
· Remove What's Hot Section
· Remove Formatting Toolbar Separator
· Change Ink Tabs to Text
· Remove Advertisement
· Add Custom Games
· Remove Contact's Personal Messange and E-mail (To: Bar)
· Remove Web Cam Icon from Avatar/DP Containers
· Remove Nudge Delay
· Disable Nudge Shake
· Remove Send Button
· Add Send Button to Handwriting Tab
· Remove Status Information Bar Remove "Get a Webcam" Link Add Always On Top Button
· Remove User Is Writing Message
· Remove Convert Tab
· Remove "says" Text

Miscellaneous

· Polygamy (Multi-MSN)
· Show Idle Status
· Shorten Status Info in Info Bar
· Install WinAMP Plug-in for Now Playing feature
· Remove Advertisement in Sharing Folders Window
· Remove Billing Info Menus


Requirements:

· Windows Live Messenger or
· MSN Messenger or
· Windows Live Mail Desktop

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Added: Compatibility support for Windows Live Messenger 8.5.1238.0601.
· Fixed: Messenger was crashing when clicking Sharing Folders after removing the Sharing Folder advert.