How to start MSN Messenger with Appear Offline status automaticall

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I.T. Yemen - 30 Nov 2004 17:19 GMT

One feature available in Yahoo messenger is the ability to start with
invisible status.. this is especially good when you are too busy working but
still would like to see who is online in case you want to initiate the
contact...

So my question is how can I make MSN messenger start with "appear offline"
status automatically when I log on?

There must be a way of doing it.. Does anyone know a workaround?

I also suggest that MS add this feature in future releases.

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Michael Katz [MVP] - 30 Nov 2004 18:35 GMT

Many users have made the similar request and from what I know, a similar
feature is in the works.

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> One feature available in Yahoo messenger is the ability to start with
> invisible status.. this is especially good when you are too busy working
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> I also suggest that MS add this feature in future releases.

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Jonathan Kay [MVP] - 30 Nov 2004 18:59 GMT

Greetings,

You can't do this in the current version but for now, you can find third-party patches and
tools which will allow you to login as offline. You can find these on http://www.mess.be,
look in their download section (more specifically the 'MSN Messenger Addons, Bots, Tools &
Tweaks ' section) for 'JnrzLoader', 'Nega Patch' and others. Keep in mind that these are
unsupported and may cause some odd behavior.

Also, the next version of MSN Messenger (7.0) will add the ability to sign in as whatever
status (including Offline).
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> One feature available in Yahoo messenger is the ability to start with
> invisible status.. this is especially good when you are too busy working but
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> I also suggest that MS add this feature in future releases.

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Dom - 30 Nov 2004 20:49 GMT

MSN Messenger 7 is know avalible from http://www.mess.be with the ability to
'sign in as offline' and 'nudge' which is very usefull but annoying when you
dont want to be disturbed.

May just be me but it would be great if you didnt get MSN flashing or making
sounds when you are 'do not disturb' Just a thought ;)

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