Where does Windows Messenger save history to, and how can i turn i

[Vanilla]

need to know where it saves to, and how to switch it off, for privacy on
public comp at work

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

History of what exactly? If you mean conversations, Windows Messenger does not have a
message archive feature and won't save anything. The exception being if you're using a third
party tool like Messenger Plus which would save the conversations for you.

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Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
Associate Expert
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Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"Vanilla" <Vanilla @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
...
> need to know where it saves to, and how to switch it off, for privacy on
> public comp at work

[Sequoia]

JK- My messenger history is in XML format. How can I get it to a text
format? The XML is something I have not seen before. Did I switch the
format unknowingly? Thanx

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> History of what exactly? If you mean conversations, Windows Messenger does not have a
> message archive feature and won't save anything. The exception being if you're using a third
> party tool like Messenger Plus which would save the conversations for you.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
>
> "Vanilla" <Vanilla @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> ...
> > need to know where it saves to, and how to switch it off, for privacy on
> > public comp at work
>
>
>

[Thota Umesh]

Hiii, yes by default it saves in xml format only easy for messenger to view
the history when u want to see the archive from within your messenger "click
here for history" its normal and is actually makes very easy to navigate if
u want it in text simply open the xml file copy the area and save it to a
text file. or u can save the file to html format from browser save as
option. although they are other messsenger third party tools! to that save
conversation in text its a hassle! so i dont recommend any cya.

Hope this helps...
Umesh Thota
www.windowsworkshop.com

"Sequoia" > wrote in message
...
> JK- My messenger history is in XML format. How can I get it to a text
> format? The XML is something I have not seen before. Did I switch the
> format unknowingly? Thanx
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> History of what exactly? If you mean conversations, Windows Messenger
>> does not have a
>> message archive feature and won't save anything. The exception being if
>> you're using a third
>> party tool like Messenger Plus which would save the conversations for
>> you.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>>
>> "Vanilla" <Vanilla @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> ...
>> > need to know where it saves to, and how to switch it off, for privacy
>> > on
>> > public comp at work
>>
>>
>>

[Thota Umesh]

Hiii, here's how to enable to saving your messenger converstaions: you can
do it from messenger options [tools > options > messages > select
automatically save history of my messages] , No 3rd party tools required.
and can access the arcive from this path: My Documents\My Received
Files\username+somenumbers\History

Hope this helps...
Umesh Thota
www.windowsworkshop.com

"Sequoia" > wrote in message
...
> JK- My messenger history is in XML format. How can I get it to a text
> format? The XML is something I have not seen before. Did I switch the
> format unknowingly? Thanx
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> History of what exactly? If you mean conversations, Windows Messenger
>> does not have a
>> message archive feature and won't save anything. The exception being if
>> you're using a third
>> party tool like Messenger Plus which would save the conversations for
>> you.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>>
>> "Vanilla" <Vanilla @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> ...
>> > need to know where it saves to, and how to switch it off, for privacy
>> > on
>> > public comp at work
>>
>>
>>