Hi guys
Lemme tell you how I found this trick?
Recently I started using WLM and I used to have my own customized status messages in both yahoo! messenger as well as WLM. But I found an annoying thing in Yahoo! messenger. It always forgets our own customized messages at every startup and set “Available” as default. On the other hand WLM always remembers our customized status messages.
So I opened Resource Hacker and started doing R&D with Yahoo! messenger’s “Program Files” folder files. After a few minutes R&D, I found the desired strings in “res_msgr.dll” file.
So here is the complete tutorial to change the default status messages in Yahoo! messenger to our own customized text:
1. Open “%programfiles%\Yahoo!\Messenger\res_msgr.dll” file in Resource Hacker.
2. Goto:
Menu -> 376 -> 2057
and in right-side pane, u can replace the existing status messages with your own desired strings. But remember it’ll only change the menu text, which is displayed when we click on “Messenger -> My Status“.
3. Now the final thing, to change the original status messages, goto:
String Table -> 695 -> 2057
String Table -> 696 -> 2057
and in right-side pane, change the status messages with your desired text.
Thats it guys. There are lots of other interesting things in this file, which can also be hacked to change the menu/dialog appearance of Yahoo! Messenger.
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Devang said:
Hi Vishal I want to know that is there any way to put fake mobile status like “I m on SMS” with cell mobile in messenger?
I know about fake cam,idle and other status.
But if possible please upload fake mobile status maker software
I know you can do these.
so waiting for your favorable reply.
Thanks.
VG said:
^^ I didnt understand your request. Please be more specific.
Marilyn said:
can I make my own customized status messages in WINDOWS messenger ? I know you can do it in Yahoo messenger but I see no options in Windows messenger…If you could email me the answer I would appreciate it…..Thanks
VG said:
^^ Windows Messenger already remember your custom status messages. I don’t use WLM so can’t tell much.
maLy said:
is there a fake status that says that ” IM on SMS” with the cellphone icon
VG said:
^^ Nope. Its real status message when someone logs in using mobile phone.
Ashish said:
Hi any way I can change the appearance of my default Yahoo ID,I have created a profile…no probs but say my id is 123@yahoo.com…..would like others to see same as xyz@yahoo.com….can I do that…pls advise thanks
VG said:
^^ You can create alias for your yahoo! ID and then login using that Alias ID:
http://www.askvg.com/create-upto-6-alias-or-personal-names-for-your-existing-yahoo-id/