Re: Turning Off Live Messenger Advertisement

Dave wrote:
Reeeeeeeally

So, do you know how to turn off or block the advertisements?


"RobertVA" wrote:

Dave wrote:
Hello.

How can I turn off the Advertisement at the bottom of the Live Messenger window? If that's not possible, what do I need to block at the firewall to prevent access and force the default "Windows Live Messenger" logo in place of the ad?

Thanks - Dave
Just HOW do you expect Microsoft to obtain the revenue that pays for the Live Messenger servers, the electricity it takes to operate them and the salaries of the staff members that keep them running? The advertisers are paying Microsoft to display the ads to you. Where the ads promote other Microsoft/MSN services, those other services display paid advertisements. In some cases the ads promote Software packages like Office or Vista. Without those ads Windows Live Messenger would only be available to people paying a monthly subscription fee.


Sure!

Just right click on the Messenger icon in the notification area and click "exit" in the resulting context menu.

I just can NOT see why some people think they should be able to use a FREE (as in doesn't cost you money) on line service without putting up with some advertisements. Objecting to pop-ups, pop-unders, layer ads that block content, noisy ads and multimedia extravaganzas that have hundreds of KB to load I can see, but a few banners or sidebars are to be expected. You should be glad you don't actually have to buy the advertised products to use the instant messenger.
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