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

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