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getting rids of ads in aim

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EmperorNero

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yes, I did a search.

the only solutions I got from the search were using a program (which I would rather not) and deleting the advert.ocm and commenting lines 5 and 11 in aim.odl. the latter doesn't work - it has before but I just d/led the latest version of aim, 4.3.229 and it's giving me 5-8 error messages saying aim needs advert.ocm to run. what am I doing wrong or is there a new method to get rid of the ads for my version?
 
Find Deadaim, don't have a url sorry I got it awhile ago but it has worked like a champ that I have seen.
 
Not that I know of sorry, they are only visible when you have the contact list open anyway so its not really a huge deal to me.
 
There was a thread about hex editing the advert.ocm but I can't seem to find it..

I'm trying to remember, I'll get back to you if i do
 
cmin, I read that thread too but I would rather not install more programs (i.e. hex editor). anyone else using 4.3.299 who got rid of the ads without using extra programs?
 
OKAY, got it 😀

But it requires A LOT OF WORK! :disgust:


1) make the image that you want to replace the banner with
use this as an example. This is what now appears in my AIM. The image should be the same dimensions (But you should try my image first to see if it will work)

2) Upload the image to a web site. anywhere is fine. Unfortauntely, for some reason, the image cannot be opened from your hard disk

3) Get a hex editor. HexWorks from Download.com is really good.

4) Open advert.ocm in the hex editor (make a backup copy of advert.ocm in case you screw up) Now, look at the right side of the screen and move down to where you see the html code. Where you see the image src thing, replace this with the internet location of the image that you created. You can also link it.

You will need to experiment so you can get it to fit within the text... For example, here is what I have:

</A></HTML>.<HTML><A HREF=&quot;%s&quot;>.<a x-passcookies href=&quot;http://thirdrateband.com/&quot;><img src=&quot;http://thirdrateband.com/new_advert.gif&quot; width=&quot;%d&quot; height=&quot;%d&quot;></a>

I removed the height attribute to get it to fit.. I think you could also leave spaces. You can adjust the file name length, too.

Of course, you can also use this html to see if it initially works, I reccomend this.

5) Save it, and open up AIM. You will still initially see the AIM thing for a min or two, so don't lose hope. Then, the image should change to yours.

Also, the top portion of the image appears as the bottom advertisemnt for some reason, so play around with it till you get something that looks good.

This looks like a lot of work, but it's almost worth it :Q😀

Good luck and reply or IM me at 'madlameyo' if something doesn't maek sense.

 
go into program files/aim95
rename advert.ocm to advert.bak
open aim.odl in notepad...

find:
on_group(5)
{
load_ocm advert required
}
on_group(11)
{
load_ocm advert required
}

and just edit them out by putting a ';' before each one like so:
on_group(5)
{
; load_ocm advert required
}
on_group(11)
{
; load_ocm advert required
}

simple stuff. you do it a couple of times and you have it memorized.

edit: whoops never mind. you saying it doesn't work for you. well i have 4.7 betas installed and it has always worked. you sure you edited correctly?
 
thanks everyone. I followed the geeknews article and it worked (I deleted the 5 and 11 instead of just commenting it out, which didn't work). then I tried cmin 7's instructions and replaced the ad with an LOTR pic. :-D

if anyone wants to use the image I'm using, paste this into advert.ocm (see cmin's instruction #4)

</A></HTML>.<HTML><A HREF=&quot;%s&quot;>.<a x-passcookies href=&quot;http://www.anandtech.com/&quot;><img
src=&quot;http://nero874.boltpages.com/aimad0.gif&quot; width=&quot;%d&quot; height=&quot;%d&quot;></a>

btw, anyone know how to get rid of the ad in Outlook express 5.5?
 
Search on google for deadaim.exe or .zip.

Actually, If anyone needs it I still have it on my desktop, so if you need it PM me and I will send it to you via E-mail, or ironically enough, send it through AIM file transfer.
 
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