Get Rid of Yahoo Messenger Ads

Just have gone through a blog, which tells about how to get rid of the ad that is located at the bottom of the Yahoo Messenger window. I have tried it and worked fine for Yahoo Messenger Beta 8, though the article describes the trick for Yahoo Messenger 7.5. No software or patch to install. It’s just a registry hack and any one can do it in 10 seconds.

Click “Start” and then click “Run,” type “regedit” and hit enter to open Registry Editor. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\pager\YUrl, create a string named “Messenger Ad” and enter “*” as the value for that string.

Else, copy “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\pager\YUrl” (without quotes), go to Registry Editor press Ctrl+F, paste it and hit Enter. It will search for that registry entry where on the right side you can create the string and enter a value for it. Press F5 to refresh the registry and now start the Yahoo Messenger. See the bottom of the Yahoo Messenger……there will be no ads. Please note that manipulation of registry entries to be done very carefully, otherwise it may cause problems in operating system.

Source article can be found HERE.