Ads and Videos Registry Key

I have one WLM install that does not show ANY ads and the Video Carousel
option is grayed out. But our other versions show ads and videos. What is
different about this one version that makes it not show ads or videos? I
would like to setup all installs like this in our business.

Does anyone know of a registry key that I could change to accomplish this?

--
Brandon
http://www.presentationsdirect.com

Greetings,

There is no magical registry key that would do this. There are a few ways this could
happen -- firstly by something blocking access to the Messenger configuration web service
(which sets up the ads and so on) and secondly by using a patch (see one of my other posts to
you today) to remove them directly from the application.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"Brandon" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I have one WLM install that does not show ANY ads and the Video Carousel option is grayed
>out. But our other versions show ads and videos. What is different about this one version
>that makes it not show ads or videos? I would like to setup all installs like this in our
>business.
>
> Does anyone know of a registry key that I could change to accomplish this?
>
> --
> Brandon
> http://www.presentationsdirect.com
>

The particular machine that has no ads was upgraded from Windows Messenger
and was installed with LifeCam WebCam software . . . so I didn't know if MS
disabled ads in WLM because I had purchased their WebCam.

--
Brandon


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:5B544485-56E1-4B51-B9FC-...
> Greetings,
>
> There is no magical registry key that would do this. There are a few ways
> this could happen -- firstly by something blocking access to the Messenger
> configuration web service (which sets up the ads and so on) and secondly
> by using a patch (see one of my other posts to you today) to remove them
> directly from the application.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "Brandon" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>I have one WLM install that does not show ANY ads and the Video Carousel
>>option is grayed out. But our other versions show ads and videos. What is
>>different about this one version that makes it not show ads or videos? I
>>would like to setup all installs like this in our business.
>>
>> Does anyone know of a registry key that I could change to accomplish
>> this?
>>
>> --
>> Brandon
>> http://www.presentationsdirect.com
>>
>
>

Hi,

The ads do not go away because you bought the webcam.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"Brandon" <> wrote in message
news:ui%...
> The particular machine that has no ads was upgraded from Windows Messenger and was
> installed with LifeCam WebCam software . . . so I didn't know if MS disabled ads in WLM
> because I had purchased their WebCam.
>
> --
> Brandon
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:5B544485-56E1-4B51-B9FC-...
>> Greetings,
>>
>> There is no magical registry key that would do this. There are a few ways this could
>> happen -- firstly by something blocking access to the Messenger configuration web service
>> (which sets up the ads and so on) and secondly by using a patch (see one of my other posts
>> to you today) to remove them directly from the application.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>> "Brandon" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>I have one WLM install that does not show ANY ads and the Video Carousel option is grayed
>>>out. But our other versions show ads and videos. What is different about this one version
>>>that makes it not show ads or videos? I would like to setup all installs like this in our
>>>business.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know of a registry key that I could change to accomplish this?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Brandon
>>> http://www.presentationsdirect.com
>>>
>>
>>
>

There must be some explanation. I know when I went to download WLM as
prompted by the 1.1 LifeCam software, it took me to a different download
page than most people go to.

--
Brandon


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
>
> The ads do not go away because you bought the webcam.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "Brandon" <> wrote in message
> news:ui%...
>> The particular machine that has no ads was upgraded from Windows
>> Messenger and was installed with LifeCam WebCam software . . . so I
>> didn't know if MS disabled ads in WLM because I had purchased their
>> WebCam.
>>
>> --
>> Brandon
>>
>>
>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>> news:5B544485-56E1-4B51-B9FC-...
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> There is no magical registry key that would do this. There are a few
>>> ways this could happen -- firstly by something blocking access to the
>>> Messenger configuration web service (which sets up the ads and so on)
>>> and secondly by using a patch (see one of my other posts to you today)
>>> to remove them directly from the application.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jonathan Kay
>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>>> Associate Expert
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>> --
>>>
>>> "Brandon" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>>I have one WLM install that does not show ANY ads and the Video Carousel
>>>>option is grayed out. But our other versions show ads and videos. What
>>>>is different about this one version that makes it not show ads or
>>>>videos? I would like to setup all installs like this in our business.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know of a registry key that I could change to accomplish
>>>> this?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Brandon
>>>> http://www.presentationsdirect.com
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

Version 8.0 has ads and 8.1 doesn't.

"Brandon" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> There must be some explanation. I know when I went to download WLM as
> prompted by the 1.1 LifeCam software, it took me to a different download
> page than most people go to.
>
> --
> Brandon
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi,
>>
>> The ads do not go away because you bought the webcam.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>> "Brandon" <> wrote in message
>> news:ui%...
>>> The particular machine that has no ads was upgraded from Windows
>>> Messenger and was installed with LifeCam WebCam software . . . so I
>>> didn't know if MS disabled ads in WLM because I had purchased their
>>> WebCam.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Brandon
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>>> news:5B544485-56E1-4B51-B9FC-...
>>>> Greetings,
>>>>
>>>> There is no magical registry key that would do this. There are a few
>>>> ways this could happen -- firstly by something blocking access to the
>>>> Messenger configuration web service (which sets up the ads and so on)
>>>> and secondly by using a patch (see one of my other posts to you today)
>>>> to remove them directly from the application.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jonathan Kay
>>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>>>> Associate Expert
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>>>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> "Brandon" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>>I have one WLM install that does not show ANY ads and the Video
>>>>>Carousel option is grayed out. But our other versions show ads and
>>>>>videos. What is different about this one version that makes it not show
>>>>>ads or videos? I would like to setup all installs like this in our
>>>>>business.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know of a registry key that I could change to accomplish
>>>>> this?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Brandon
>>>>> http://www.presentationsdirect.com
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

No, because I did not have ads on this machine with v. 8 or 8.1, but I did
have ads on all other machines with 8.0 and 8.1.

--
Brandon
http://www.presentationsdirect.com


"Amrykid" <> wrote in message
news:329A754D-170A-4AD7-903A-...
> Version 8.0 has ads and 8.1 doesn't.
>
> "Brandon" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>> There must be some explanation. I know when I went to download WLM as
>> prompted by the 1.1 LifeCam software, it took me to a different download
>> page than most people go to.
>>
>> --
>> Brandon
>>
>>
>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> The ads do not go away because you bought the webcam.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jonathan Kay
>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>>> Associate Expert
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>> --
>>>
>>> "Brandon" <> wrote in message
>>> news:ui%...
>>>> The particular machine that has no ads was upgraded from Windows
>>>> Messenger and was installed with LifeCam WebCam software . . . so I
>>>> didn't know if MS disabled ads in WLM because I had purchased their
>>>> WebCam.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Brandon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:5B544485-56E1-4B51-B9FC-...
>>>>> Greetings,
>>>>>
>>>>> There is no magical registry key that would do this. There are a few
>>>>> ways this could happen -- firstly by something blocking access to the
>>>>> Messenger configuration web service (which sets up the ads and so on)
>>>>> and secondly by using a patch (see one of my other posts to you today)
>>>>> to remove them directly from the application.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Jonathan Kay
>>>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>>>>> Associate Expert
>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>>>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>>>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
>>>>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> "Brandon" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:...
>>>>>>I have one WLM install that does not show ANY ads and the Video
>>>>>>Carousel option is grayed out. But our other versions show ads and
>>>>>>videos. What is different about this one version that makes it not
>>>>>>show
>>>>>>ads or videos? I would like to setup all installs like this in our
>>>>>>business.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone know of a registry key that I could change to accomplish
>>>>>> this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Brandon
>>>>>> http://www.presentationsdirect.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>