TUTORIAL: Enable an Extra Tab Add-ins in Windows Live Messenger Options Dialog Box

[Vishal Gupta]

Guys

Did you know there is an extra hidden tab in Windows Live Messenger Option dialog box? Its called "Add-ins". I don't know why its hidden by default? Today I found a registry hack to enable it in WLM while playing with WLM's EXE file in Resource Hacker.

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After:

So here is step-by-step tutorial to enable it:

1. Open regedit and goto:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger

2. In right-side pane, create a new DWORD value and give it name "AddInFeatureEnabled" and set its value to 1

3. Thats it. Now open Windows Live Messenger and goto "Tools -> Options" and you'll see a new tab "Add-ins" at last.

Above tutorial can also be read here.

Edited December 9, 2007 by Vishal Gupta

[NIM]

Nice tip, but I can't do nothing with this add-ins now.. Two buttons greyed out.. :crying_anim02:

[Vishal Gupta]

"Add to Messenger" button is enabled for me.

[NIM]

"Add to Messenger" button is enabled for me.

Ah, re-logon was needed..

BTW, if you find some interesting addons, please post 'em here :icon_cool:

[Vishal Gupta]

OK.