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How can I replace the background image in Windows Messenger?
John Savill
August 14, 2003
1 Min Read
A. Windows Messenger includes a background image of two bobble men. You can replace this .gif image with any image that will fit in the display. To replace the .gif image, perform the following steps:
Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftMessengerService registry subkey, then double-click the InstallationDirectory value to verify the location of your Windows Messenger installation (by default, this location is C:program filesmessenger).
Use an imaging program, create the background image that you want to use.
Save the image you created as a .gif file named lvback.gif, and place the file in the Windows Messenger folder.
Restart Windows Messenger for the change to take effect.
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