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Old 07-31-2003, 07:21 AM
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Zargeus

To remove the Ad's in 1253 goto your LiteDataFiles directory. Delete the files Banners.xml clbanner.xml and psearch.xml.

Next put a folder for each you deleted. Yes put .xml just as if it was a file. This will prevent ICQ from auto updating the file.

This will replace the WinAmp ad with an ICQ lite logo, and remove banner ad's from you message.

If you would like to make the ICQ lite logo blank. Also delete climage.html and create the folder climage.html in that place. This leaves and ugly white box though so I prefer just leaving the logo :-)

Hope this helps someone out there.

Jeremy
Jeremy rules this fix does work.
Nice one.

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Old 07-31-2003, 01:36 PM
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i replaced the climage.gif with my favour pic then set the file to 'hidden' and 'read-only', now it won't display the icq logo, but my favour pic.
Thanks, Jeremy, it's really nice!!!


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quote:Originally posted by rustedtight

Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Zargeus

To remove the Ad's in 1253 goto your LiteDataFiles directory. Delete the files Banners.xml clbanner.xml and psearch.xml.

Next put a folder for each you deleted. Yes put .xml just as if it was a file. This will prevent ICQ from auto updating the file.

This will replace the WinAmp ad with an ICQ lite logo, and remove banner ad's from you message.

If you would like to make the ICQ lite logo blank. Also delete climage.html and create the folder climage.html in that place. This leaves and ugly white box though so I prefer just leaving the logo :-)

Hope this helps someone out there.

Jeremy
Jeremy rules this fix does work.
Nice one.
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Old 08-01-2003, 03:40 AM
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quote:Originally posted by pabulum

Thanks Jeremy. I was very sad to see such a big advertisment area. Also thanks joolz to inspire me about the use of that area. Now I change that box to a small slide show just like a photo gallery.

1. Replace the original climage.html by the following HTML:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT>
// how long an image is shown, any transition time for IE is added
var delay = 6000;
// IE transition duration, specify as floating point in seconds
var transDuration = 2.0;
var transType = 23; // random change as needed
var images = new Array();
preloadImages( // use your images here
'image1.gif',
'image2.jpg',
'image3.jpg'
);
/* or do a loop for indexed images
for (var i = 0; i < 7; i++)
preloadImages ('img' + (i + 1) + '.gif');
*/
var cnt = 0;
function preloadImages() {
for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
images[images.length] = new Image();
images[images.length - 1].src = arguments[i];
}
}
var imgTag = '';
imgTag += '<IMG NAME="theImage" ';
imgTag += document.all ?
' STYLE="filter: revealTrans(duration='
+ transDuration + ',transition=' + transType + ');" ' :
'';
imgTag += ' SRC="' + images[0].src + '"';
imgTag += '>';
function nextImage () {
cnt = ++cnt % images.length;
var img = document.theImage;
if (img.filters && transType == 23) // get random type
img.filters.revealTrans.transition =
Math.floor(Math.random() * 23);
if (img.filters)
img.filters.revealTrans.apply();
img.src = images[cnt].src;
if (img.filters)
img.filters.revealTrans.play();
setTimeout('nextImage()',
delay + (img.filters ? Math.round(transDuration * 1000) : 0));
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY border="0" topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" scroll="no" ONLOAD="setTimeout('nextImage()', delay)">
<TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0">
<TR>
<SCRIPT>
document.write(imgTag);
</SCRIPT>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</BODY>
</HTML>

2. save the file and change the attribute to "read-only", "hidden" and "Archieve". It is necessary otherwise the html file will be restored by the original one when you start ICQLite.

I tried jpg file also and it works. remember to cut all images to right side that is 120x90 pixels. Have fun!

Polly - Hong Kong
this method works for Win XP but not for Win 98
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Old 08-05-2003, 02:18 PM
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hi folks

to just remove the ad's is not satisfactory to me - these fields are still anoying - even with own pictures

is there no posibility to remove the complte fields?

Thanks for your help

HotShot
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Old 08-20-2003, 06:30 PM
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To remove the ICQ "popup window" bring up your contact list then click:

Main - Prefrences And Security

Then at the bottom of the window it will have "Show the "Welcome to ICQ Lite" screen", untick this, click apply, then click ok

All gone!

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Old 09-04-2003, 03:53 PM
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Hey dudes,

Don't do so difficult! just run a patch which do the hard work for you!
E.g. look http://www.allseek.info/?p=icq - patches for various Icq ver.

Nederfox
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Old 09-04-2003, 03:57 PM
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Hey dudes,
Don't make it so difficult!
Just obtain a patch to do the hard work for you. E.g. http://www.allseek.info/?p=icq - patches for various Icq ver.

Nederfox
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Old 09-30-2003, 06:18 AM
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I've found a way to remove the annoying ad n the box altogether.
search for these 2 files:
banner.xml
- C:\Program Files\ICQLite\LiteDataFiles\banner.xml
clbanner.xml
- C:\Program Files\ICQLite\LiteDataFiles\clbanner.xml

Then use a text editor like notepad open the file,

Look for the first occurance of <adshtml>, delete everything from that line onwards...including that line...

Do this to both the files...

After that change the properties of the files to read only n hidden.

That's it.....Remember to make a backup...juz in case sumthing goes wrong...
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Old 10-02-2003, 11:53 AM
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It worked!
You rule Jeremy...
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Old 10-14-2003, 11:17 PM
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Hey Guys,

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http://www.bigblueball.com/forums/to...?TOPIC_ID=5497

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