Third-party add-ons ???

Hi,

Is there a way to develop third-party add-ons for MSN/Windows Messenger?
For example, is it possible to add a .NET control to the Messenger interface
or perhaps add a new menu?

Any help/tutorials would greatly be appreciated especially with .NET
development rather than COM add-ons.

Thanks,
Steve.

Greetings Steve,

Here are some resources you might find helpful:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/e...enger_entry.asp

and MSNFanatic:
http://www.msnfanatic.be

However, most of it is simply "hacks", WindowsHooks, etc, there is no actual Add-in interface
(there is in Windows Messenger 4.x, but it is being removed in Windows Messenger 5 and MSN
Messenger does not support it) -- there is however, an API.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

<-> wrote in message news:%23ZmKidhUDHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to develop third-party add-ons for MSN/Windows Messenger?
> For example, is it possible to add a .NET control to the Messenger interface
> or perhaps add a new menu?
>
> Any help/tutorials would greatly be appreciated especially with .NET
> development rather than COM add-ons.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve.
>
>
>

Also, there is a wonderful program called Messenger Plus. It is an add-on
for, I believe all current versions of MSN/Win Messenger. All my friends
use it. It doesn't screw up, and its full of great features. There's no
spyware in it. It is freeware. http://www.msgplus.net/
<-> wrote in message news:%23ZmKidhUDHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to develop third-party add-ons for MSN/Windows Messenger?
> For example, is it possible to add a .NET control to the Messenger
interface
> or perhaps add a new menu?
>
> Any help/tutorials would greatly be appreciated especially with .NET
> development rather than COM add-ons.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve.
>
>
>

"PaulC" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote ...

> Also, there is a wonderful program called Messenger Plus. It is an add-on
> for, I believe all current versions of MSN/Win Messenger. All my friends
> use it. It doesn't screw up, and its full of great features. There's no
> spyware in it. It is freeware. http://www.msgplus.net/

Blind, deaf? Be warned, Messenger Plus is full of spyware. Patchou
really messed up this time and made lots of enemies. Try a real
freeware alternative to IM and don't use a program that installs
spyware, hijacks your desktop and windows search button and even your
IE home page!

Rgds

Martin