MSN Messenger 6 File Sharing & Gaming Hack

Tic-Tac-Toe.. WHEEEEEE!
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MSN Messenger 6.0 File Sharing & Gaming Patch

Word has spread around on certain IRC networks of a handy little trick to allow you to play Games with your contacts (only Tic Tac Toe at the time being) and additional features such as File Sharing and Decision Wheel. There are certain countries that are unable to get access to these features, so we’ll show you how you can easily get around that!

We will need to edit a file known as ConfigCache.xml, you can find this particular file in the following directory:

X:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Microsoft\MSN Messenger\youremail@address\
(Where X:\ is the drive Windows is installed to. Note that “Application Data” is a hidden directory, to access it you should paste the link into the Start > Run box)

Open up Notepad or your favourite editor and open ConfigCache.xml

Edit the following line:
http://appdirectory.messenger.msn-int.com/AppDirectory/Directory.aspx?L=en-uk (de-de for our German members)

So that it appears as:
http://appdirectory.messenger.msn-int.com/AppDirectory/Directory.aspx?L=en-us

Neowin suggests changing the ExpireInDays tag at the top of the XML file from it’s value of 2 to 100+ so this fix doesn’t change in 2 days time .

Save the file, and restart your copy of MSN Messenger 6.0 Beta.

NOTE: This “hack” is no longer necessary, as MSN Messenger 6.0 FINAL has been released. Please go to the MSN Messenger website to download this file. The final version has everything unlocked and ready to use including all the games and file sharing.

Link: MSN Messenger 6 File Sharing & Gaming Hack

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ton said:

good

Commented on June 2nd, 2003 at 11:47 pm.

lauge said:

but how do you get more games!?!
(tic tac toe is pretty boring, it’s always a draw if the two parts are somewhat smart)
especially chess would be niiice.

Commented on June 3rd, 2003 at 1:33 pm.

Haggis said:

Ya gotta wait for the official release. In the Beta all they included was Tic-Tac-Toe. I’m more interested in the file sharing aspect though.

Commented on June 4th, 2003 at 1:24 am.

wouter said:

can i get some games plz?
greetzzzzzz…

Commented on June 18th, 2003 at 7:37 am.

Christina said:

I don’t have the ConfigCache.xml file and i can’t play the games. All my ohter friends can.

Commented on July 2nd, 2003 at 10:55 pm.

sharon74 said:

please help me to add more games on msn 6, i have tried everything, i only have tic tac toe…. i dont know how to that..all my friends have 5 games at least

Commented on July 23rd, 2003 at 8:00 am.

jony said:

je le veux envoye moi le

Commented on July 23rd, 2003 at 3:47 pm.

jony said:

je le veux envoye moi le

Commented on July 23rd, 2003 at 3:48 pm.

sharon74 said:

please help me to add the games on the msn6 I only have tic tac toe and it doesn’t seem to work that file XML i have here……
please please please

Commented on July 24th, 2003 at 1:59 pm.

sharon74 said:

please help me to add the games on the msn6 I only have tic tac toe and it doesn’t seem to work that file XML i have here……
please please please

Commented on July 24th, 2003 at 2:00 pm.

sharon74 said:

please help me to add the games on the msn6 I only have tic tac toe and it doesn’t seem to work that file XML i have here……
please please please

Commented on July 24th, 2003 at 2:00 pm.

Anonymous said:

I would love chess on msn, if msn had chess, I would play constantly

Commented on August 13th, 2003 at 6:20 am.

Alive said:

I was wonderin if anyone knows or can help me with gettin the password for and msn e-mail account. like its blablabla@msn.com yeah . . . so please e-mail me if u know “soalive_82@hotmail.com”

thanx

Commented on January 19th, 2004 at 2:22 am.

julie said:

hey hey….hggelig vettø

Commented on January 31st, 2004 at 9:39 pm.

Payam said:

good

Commented on January 31st, 2004 at 9:43 pm.

Payam said:

good

Commented on January 31st, 2004 at 9:43 pm.

Payam said:

good

Commented on January 31st, 2004 at 9:44 pm.

omer said:

hello how are you

Commented on February 27th, 2004 at 2:28 am.