Qwest Branding

When I updated Live Messenger, I now have Qwest Branding, a Qwest link and
Qwest advertising. Although Qwest is my ISP, I don't want their branding. Any
ideas on how to remove it? If it can not be removed, I will have to use
another IM product.

Greetings,

Just uninstall Messenger and re-install it directly from here:
http://get.live.com/messenger/overview

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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.
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"slscott" <> wrote in message
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> When I updated Live Messenger, I now have Qwest Branding, a Qwest link and
> Qwest advertising. Although Qwest is my ISP, I don't want their branding. Any
> ideas on how to remove it? If it can not be removed, I will have to use
> another IM product.

Just uninstalled and downloaded from the link you provided. When I open Live
Messenger, the header is"Windows Live Messenger". As soon as i log it it
changes to "Qwest Messenger". The color scheme also changes.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> Just uninstall Messenger and re-install it directly from here:
> http://get.live.com/messenger/overview
>
> --
> 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.
> --
>
>
> "slscott" <> wrote in message
> news:F22E3C29-DEE1-41DD-9C56-...
> > When I updated Live Messenger, I now have Qwest Branding, a Qwest link and
> > Qwest advertising. Although Qwest is my ISP, I don't want their branding. Any
> > ideas on how to remove it? If it can not be removed, I will have to use
> > another IM product.
>
>

Hello,

you could try the following:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=98474

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

"slscott" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:7D3D603B-BE80-47FA-B27D-...
> Just uninstalled and downloaded from the link you provided. When I open
> Live
> Messenger, the header is"Windows Live Messenger". As soon as i log it it
> changes to "Qwest Messenger". The color scheme also changes.
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Just uninstall Messenger and re-install it directly from here:
>> http://get.live.com/messenger/overview
>>
>> --
>> 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.
>> --
>>
>>
>> "slscott" <> wrote in message
>> news:F22E3C29-DEE1-41DD-9C56-...
>> > When I updated Live Messenger, I now have Qwest Branding, a Qwest link
>> > and
>> > Qwest advertising. Although Qwest is my ISP, I don't want their
>> > branding. Any
>> > ideas on how to remove it? If it can not be removed, I will have to use
>> > another IM product.
>>
>>

Thanks for the info. I now have Windows Live Messenger back.

"P. Di Stolfo" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> you could try the following:
> http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=98474
>
> Greetings,
> P. Di Stolfo
>
> "slscott" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:7D3D603B-BE80-47FA-B27D-...
> > Just uninstalled and downloaded from the link you provided. When I open
> > Live
> > Messenger, the header is"Windows Live Messenger". As soon as i log it it
> > changes to "Qwest Messenger". The color scheme also changes.
> >
> > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Greetings,
> >>
> >> Just uninstall Messenger and re-install it directly from here:
> >> http://get.live.com/messenger/overview
> >>
> >> --
> >> 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.
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >> "slscott" <> wrote in message
> >> news:F22E3C29-DEE1-41DD-9C56-...
> >> > When I updated Live Messenger, I now have Qwest Branding, a Qwest link
> >> > and
> >> > Qwest advertising. Although Qwest is my ISP, I don't want their
> >> > branding. Any
> >> > ideas on how to remove it? If it can not be removed, I will have to use
> >> > another IM product.
> >>
> >>

It's great that it worked.
Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

"slscott" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:C6EE82BC-0D6E-4D6E-879F-...
> Thanks for the info. I now have Windows Live Messenger back.
>
> "P. Di Stolfo" wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> you could try the following:
>> http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=98474
>>
>> Greetings,
>> P. Di Stolfo
>>
>> "slscott" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>> news:7D3D603B-BE80-47FA-B27D-...
>> > Just uninstalled and downloaded from the link you provided. When I open
>> > Live
>> > Messenger, the header is"Windows Live Messenger". As soon as i log it
>> > it
>> > changes to "Qwest Messenger". The color scheme also changes.
>> >
>> > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Greetings,
>> >>
>> >> Just uninstall Messenger and re-install it directly from here:
>> >> http://get.live.com/messenger/overview
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> 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.
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "slscott" <> wrote in message
>> >> news:F22E3C29-DEE1-41DD-9C56-...
>> >> > When I updated Live Messenger, I now have Qwest Branding, a Qwest
>> >> > link
>> >> > and
>> >> > Qwest advertising. Although Qwest is my ISP, I don't want their
>> >> > branding. Any
>> >> > ideas on how to remove it? If it can not be removed, I will have to
>> >> > use
>> >> > another IM product.
>> >>
>> >>

Modifying the dll file did not work for me, it just gets re-patched. I have
found that blocking g.msn.com (the download source) it cannot be patched.