Blocking Ads in Yahoo Messenger
Are you using yahoo messenger for Im and chatting with buddies and like me if you are boored with the ads from yahoo, that gets displayed amidst, then here’s a registry edit for windows users which’ll block the ads on yahoo messenger.
Create a new text file in notepad and copy following to it.
CODE:
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\Pager\YUrl]
“Chat Adurl”=”"
“Conf Adurl”=”"
“Messenger Ad”=”"
“Webcam Viewer Ad”=”"
“Webcam Viewer Ad Big”=”"
“Webcam Viewer Ad Medium”=”"
“Webcam Upload Ad”=”"
“Change Room Banner”=”"
“Personals Alert Ad URL”=”"
“News Alert Ad URL”=”"
“Mail Alert Ad URL”=”"
“Stock Alert Ad URL”=”"
“Auction Alert Ad URL”=”"
“IMVironment Ad URL”=”"
“Calendar Alert Ad URL”=”"
“Chat Transition Ad”=”"
“Chat Transition Ad”=”"
“N2Phone Adurl”=”"
“Login Mobile Ad”=”"
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Save the above file as "yahoo.reg" (u can give any name but .reg extension is compulsory)
Double click the .reg file "yahoo.reg" that you created now. Then click ok(yes) if asked for confirmation that’ll be added to registry.
Restart yahoo messenger.It’s done now.Enjoy.
4 comments:
Unfortunately doesn't work with the UK version 8.1.0.401
Surprising enough, this still works from last year;
Create a *.bat file and add the contents before executing;
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@ECHO OFF
TITLE Remove ads from Yahoo Messenger 8
> %TEMP%.\noYMads.reg ECHO REGEDIT4
>>%TEMP%.\noYMads.reg ECHO.
>>%TEMP%.\noYMads.reg ECHO [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\Pager\YUrl]
>>%TEMP%.\noYMads.reg ECHO "Messenger Ad"="*"
>>%TEMP%.\noYMads.reg ECHO "Webcam Upload Ad"="*"
>>%TEMP%.\noYMads.reg ECHO "Webcam Viewer Ad"="*"
>>%TEMP%.\noYMads.reg ECHO "Webcam Viewer Ad Big"="*"
>>%TEMP%.\noYMads.reg ECHO "Webcam Viewer Ad Medium"="*"
>>%TEMP%.\noYMads.reg ECHO "Change Room Banner"="*"
>>%TEMP%.\noYMads.reg ECHO "Conf Adurl"="*"
>>%TEMP%.\noYMads.reg ECHO "Chat Adurl"="*"
>>%TEMP%.\noYMads.reg ECHO "Y Content"="*"
REGEDIT /S %TEMP%.\noYMads.reg
DEL %TEMP%.\noYMads.reg
ATTRIB -R "%PROGRAMFILES%\Yahoo!\Messenger\Cache\urls.xml"
ECHO "" >"%PROGRAMFILES%\Yahoo!\Messenger\Cache\urls.xml"
ATTRIB +R "%PROGRAMFILES%\Yahoo!\Messenger\Cache\urls.xml"
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I get a message saying:
Cannot import C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\yahoo.reg: The specified file is not a registry script. You can only import binary registry files from within the registry editor.
this works! bingo!
superb stuff buddy! keep it up!
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