Change Yahoo! Messenger Default Status Messages With Your Own Customized Messages Using Resource Hacker

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Recently I started using Windows Live Messenger and I always set my own customized status messages in both Yahoo! Messenger and Windows Live Messenger. But I found a very annoying thing in Yahoo! Messenger. It always forgets our customized status messages at every startup and replace it with the default status message "Available". On the other hand WLM always remembers our customized status messages.

To investigate the issue, I opened my favorite tool Resource Hacker and started checking various DLL and EXE files present in Yahoo! messenger's "Program Files" folder. After a few minutes, 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 your own customized text:

1. Open "%programfiles%\Yahoo!\Messenger\res_msgr.dll" file in Resource Hacker.

2. Now go to:

Menu -> 376

In right-side pane, you 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, go to:

String Table -> 695
String Table -> 696

and in right-side pane, change the status messages with your desired text.

That's it guys. There are lots of other interesting things in this file, which can also be modified to change various menus/dialog boxes appearance in Yahoo! Messenger.

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Devang

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

^^ I didnt understand your request. Please be more specific. :)
Marilyn

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

^^ Windows Messenger already remember your custom status messages. I don't use WLM so can't tell much. :)
maLy

is there a fake status that says that " IM on SMS" with the cellphone icon
VG

^^ Nope. Its real status message when someone logs in using mobile phone.
Ashish

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
Murshid

how to tweak the same field in msn messenger.

Thanx in advance
truc

i really need help to get a diff password for my yahoo
VG

^^ Log into your Yahoo! account and change your password from "Options".