Disable and Remove Yahoo! Messenger 9 Ads

Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 in beta version is available for free public download to install and use. As with any previous versions of Yahoo Messenger, there are various ads blocks display advertisements in messenger or message and chat windows. The banner ad and text ad units can be disabled or turned off by using a simple registry hack similar to trick used to remove ads on Yahoo Messenger 8 and version 7.

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_USER\Software\Yahoo\pager\Locale

  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.

The ads will be disappeared from Yahoo Messenger after restarting.

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10 Responses to “Disable and Remove Yahoo! Messenger 9 Ads”

  1. it2051229
    January 25th, 2008 07:08
    1

    it didn’t work

  2. sunboy454
    January 28th, 2008 00:48
    2

    try these patches :

    Patch ( ads remover) - generic v3.3 ::
    http://rapidshare.com/files/78193814/y_msgr.ad-remover.new.3.3-patch.rar.html

    Patch ( ads remover + multi login ) - generic v1.6.0 ::
    http://rapidshare.com/files/78194013/y_msgr.patch.2×1-.v1.6.0-patch.rar.html

  3. Makarand
    March 29th, 2008 20:51
    3

    Its the working think….Thanks a lot>>>

    Patch ( ads remover) - generic v3.3 ::
    http://rapidshare.com/files/78193814/y_msgr.ad-remover.new.3.3-patch.rar.html

  4. kimura
    April 19th, 2008 19:38
    4

    i using bitdefender antivirus and that patch is has a virus. and then my bitdefender has delete that patch…is there any link that has no virus??

  5. Dermot
    April 24th, 2008 01:38
    5

    Try Ad Destroy At my site, i have no complaints about it been picked up as a virus.

  6. Ranjeet
    May 13th, 2008 09:36
    6

    Doesn’t work man.

  7. thenonhacker
    June 5th, 2008 22:30
    7

    The registry tip doesn’t work anymore, maybe because Yahoo changed their code.

    *** REMOVE YAHOO MESSENGER ADS SAFELY:

    Here’s a safest and effective way to block Yahoo Messenger Ads for ANY VERSION.

    - NO need to edit the registry.
    - NO need for EXE Patches that has Trojans.
    - ALL YOU NEED is Notepad.

    *** BLOCK ADS BY BLOCKING THE AD SERVER:

    1. Open Notepad.

    2. Open the following file:
    C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

    3. Add the following line at the end of the text file:

    127.0.0.1 insider.msg.yahoo.com

    Feel free to blog about this, just give me credit (and link to my website.

  8. rubelraf
    June 11th, 2008 12:59
    8

    thanks….
    It works for Yahoo Messenger 9

    :)

  9. Daddykazaa
    June 19th, 2008 08:17
    9

    Yeah man the trick really works. Thanks a lot m8 I was really annoyed by those ads.

  10. hmm
    June 30th, 2008 21:07
    10

    The trick for hosts.dat file works for sure, but it also blocks yahoo from loading new IMvironments or audibles :(

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