New Command-Line Switch for Live Messenger

I'd like there is a new command-line switch for the Live Messenger program
(msnmsgr.exe) to start Messenger directly into a particular status by

command-line. For example, it could be added the switch /status, followed by
the ":" symbol to specify the status:

msnmsgr.exe /status:Online
msnmsgr.exe /status:Busy
msnmsgr.exe /status:BeRightBack
msnmsgr.exe /status:Away
msnmsgr.exe /status:InACall
msnmsgr.exe /status:OutToLunch
msnmsgr.exe /status:AppearOffline

Best regards
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Greetings,

I wouldn't necessarily implement it that way, but I like the idea

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"D@ny" <_NO-SPAM_> wrote in message
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> I'd like there is a new command-line switch for the Live Messenger program
> (msnmsgr.exe) to start Messenger directly into a particular status by
>
> command-line. For example, it could be added the switch /status, followed by
> the ":" symbol to specify the status:
>
> msnmsgr.exe /status:Online
> msnmsgr.exe /status:Busy
> msnmsgr.exe /status:BeRightBack
> msnmsgr.exe /status:Away
> msnmsgr.exe /status:InACall
> msnmsgr.exe /status:OutToLunch
> msnmsgr.exe /status:AppearOffline
>
> Best regards
> --
> D@ny
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...live.messenger

That's a great idea. But would it also be possible to change the status with
this parameters while messenger is already running? That's a feature I would
search. So you could create shortcuts on the taskbar to change your status
quickly.

"D@ny" wrote:

> I'd like there is a new command-line switch for the Live Messenger program
> (msnmsgr.exe) to start Messenger directly into a particular status by
>
> command-line. For example, it could be added the switch /status, followed by
> the ":" symbol to specify the status:
>
> msnmsgr.exe /status:Online
> msnmsgr.exe /status:Busy
> msnmsgr.exe /status:BeRightBack
> msnmsgr.exe /status:Away
> msnmsgr.exe /status:InACall
> msnmsgr.exe /status:OutToLunch
> msnmsgr.exe /status:AppearOffline
>
> Best regards
> --
> D@ny
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...live.messenger

Most of us have two MSN accounts (for example one for work, one private). How
i can fast switch between acounts or start messenger with account depended on
situation? One more opinion for next command line switch?

"D@ny" wrote:

> I'd like there is a new command-line switch for the Live Messenger program
> (msnmsgr.exe) to start Messenger directly into a particular status by
>
> command-line. For example, it could be added the switch /status, followed by
> the ":" symbol to specify the status:
>
> msnmsgr.exe /status:Online
> msnmsgr.exe /status:Busy
> msnmsgr.exe /status:BeRightBack
> msnmsgr.exe /status:Away
> msnmsgr.exe /status:InACall
> msnmsgr.exe /status:OutToLunch
> msnmsgr.exe /status:AppearOffline
>
> Best regards
> --
> D@ny
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...live.messenger

Greetings,

No magic switch for that. But you can start multiple Messenger versions (and sign into
different accounts on each) by downloading and running this .reg file:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/dow...einstances.reg

After it's imported, you can just start another Messenger instance by running it again.

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Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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"Ladislav Dudás" <> wrote in message
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> Most of us have two MSN accounts (for example one for work, one private). How
> i can fast switch between acounts or start messenger with account depended on
> situation? One more opinion for next command line switch?
>
> "D@ny" wrote:
>
>> I'd like there is a new command-line switch for the Live Messenger program
>> (msnmsgr.exe) to start Messenger directly into a particular status by
>>
>> command-line. For example, it could be added the switch /status, followed by
>> the ":" symbol to specify the status:
>>
>> msnmsgr.exe /status:Online
>> msnmsgr.exe /status:Busy
>> msnmsgr.exe /status:BeRightBack
>> msnmsgr.exe /status:Away
>> msnmsgr.exe /status:InACall
>> msnmsgr.exe /status:OutToLunch
>> msnmsgr.exe /status:AppearOffline
>>
>> Best regards
>> --
>> D@ny
>>
>> ----------------
>> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
>> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
>> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
>> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
>> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...live.messenger