A-Patch for Windows Live Messenger 2009 (Wave 3) released

It doesn't have all the usual goodies, due to anti-tampering mechanisms built into the new Messenger.

The options available for use with this version include:

1. Remove advertisement, nudge delay and shake, featured content
2. Accept more than 3 files transfers at a time
3. Disable Windows Live Spaces Contact Card Integration
4. Polygamy (use multiple instances of WLM)

The only annoying aspect I find with the new Wave 3 beta is the screen real estate taken up by the bottom status updates and the fact that you cannot turn them off. It wastes a lot of screen real estate. The default blue on white text is also annoying but can be easily worked around.

Even though the WLM beta looks like it might be using WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) like the Yahoo Messenger beta, it isn't!

You can download the A-Patch for WLM (various editions) here.