This is just a quickie because I have a little free time now as tomorrow I will be done with my final exams.
I’m sure the issue with Yahoo! Messenger stealing focus is very common out there. It is annoying mostly because for example when I am engaged in a captivating chat with a friend and I am typing really fast (~60 wpm), the flash ads from the Y!M window swap and I find myself focused on the wrong window. Of course that for me this isn’t such a big deal (but still very annoying) as it is for others who look at their keyboards as they type and when they look at the chat window and see it empty… that’s not a pleasant sight.
Now let’s cut to the chase and get rid of this problem once and for all. It’s very simple and all you have to do is to open Notepad or any other text editor and open the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (yes, that’s right, no extension there). A full explanation about that file is given and marked as a comment in the file.
So, after the default line (127.0.0.1 localhost) just add 127.0.0.1 insider.msg.yahoo.com
Well that’s it. Very simple and effective.
Here’s how it looks without ads:
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Well that is one of the best solutions to find on the net!!
I tried to disable the Ads with patches , Registry hacks – you name it , but this really works fine.
Thanks a lot !!
I have make program to do so. Get it here. http://www.ficforlife.com/2008/09/remove-yahoo-messenger-9-final-ads.html. Thx
Only Thing That Worked For Me (On Vista SP1 64-bit) and Messenger 9 Final :D
Great Work Man, Thanks ALOT !
this is the #1 solution that I cud find from internet..
thank you thousands time.
wow thanks man! This is the best and working! Thanks very much man! God Blessw
Finally, a permanent solution that works like a charm. Thanks man.
thx, this is really the only real method to get rid of that enoying ads….i tryed everything else and it didn`t worked at all….thank you again
try what HOK said… the link is useful ^_^
this is the most useful thread of all non working pieces of others haha
this works!
Absolutely easy, and can’t believe it took this long to find such a simple fix. You’re a great person for sharing. Thank you
it’s work thanks alot… lol…
THANK YOU, TOOK ME 10 different tries to get rid of the damn ads, this works, thanks!
Thanks, on Vista 64 bits and the latest yahoo messenger it works quite well, although the frame for the ad is still there, with a blank in it.
This removes ads, but also removes the ability to place phone calls if you have an yahoo voice account, so it’s not useful for anyone that also use yahoo messenger for that. Any method for removing ads and still be able to place phone calls? Thanks
remove the text to make ur calls
program free ad-removal – gotta <3 it. Big plus about this fix is ~ you don’t have scan it for ad/malware – good job – it has to be one of the most useful lines in my hosts file.
I’m very glad that my post helped so many of you out there.
@Raphael: I don’t use a Yahoo! voice account. I prefer Skype for that. From what you’re saying, it seems like that particular service uses the same server as the ads do. In that case blocking the ads results in blocking the functionality of your voice account. Check out what “mark” said, he might be on to something.
Anyway this is the best general solution I could imagine. Cheers.
Try “yahoo ghost” application latest version, search at google.com
or it can be found here on download.com
This is the best way i found on the net about removing add from YM 9
Thanks so much
It did work very nicely thank you very much!
still, there’s problem! the ads are gone, but there’s still a blank background with an ‘action canceled’ notice. I restarted my pc but it’s still the same. any suggestions? ty!
definitely it removes the ad on my yahoo messenger v.9.0.0.2112
But the space of the ad doesn’t went off , what could i do to remove it.
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reply your views to hafiskaniyarakkal@yhaoo.com
This is the only method I found that really works
Thanks a lot man
Hi everyone. For the new messenger i saw that non of old methods are working. I have a website with some downloads. http://baiamare.myftp.org/downloads.php?cat_id=13 here you can find yahoo messenger with a patch that is working. ;) good luck!
tried this method, but it disables me to enter chatrooms.
i tried the registry method in the link below and it works well.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/01/25/disabl...
Just lovely. Way simpler than the patching. Unintrusive. Elegant. Wish i thought of that.
Yes..its..so..easy..thanx..alot
Ad Destroy 6.0 has been released and available in downloads in 32bit and 64bit Versions
Ad Destroy 6.0 is compatible with all official builds of Yahoo Messenger 10
If you use 9.0 or below, check for older versions of Ad Destroy.
Image: http://f.imagehost.org/0566/AdDestroy6.png
Features:
Remove Advertisements
Enable Polygamy
Enable Smiley Search
Disable Buzz! Sound
Disable Yupdater
Disable smileys
Disable Audibles
Remove Plugins area/Y!Mobile/Y!insider
Disable Chat Abuse Link
Toggle Nicknames/Usernames
Enable Messenger Debug Options
Disable Yahoo! Messenger at Startup
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Alternatively, to remove and disable ads display on Yahoo Messenger 9,
follow the trick below:
1. Run Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
2. Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareYahoopagerLocale
3. In the right pane, locate a value named Enable Messenger Ad with default value as 1. Set the value to 0.
4. Restart Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.
insider.msg.yahoo.com is used on more than just ads on yahoo messenger, blocking it is not advised specially since all languages come from insider and the chatroom lists, if you block insider, never try and refresh you roomlist again, you won't get any, voice call options also come from insider and media updates.
If you don't use chatrooms or anything else in yahoo messenger but IM's then this option of using hosts file is optional, otherwise it's not.
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