Windows Messenger Registry Settings (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/6/2010

The Windows Messenger application uses the registry to store configuration data.

Note

The default registry values vary depending on which Catalog items are included in your OS design. For more information, see Default Registry Settings.

The entries described in this topic are set by operating system developers and should not be modified by application developers using the Registry Editor.

The following table shows the registry values for the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MessengerService key.

Value : type Description

IMSBHide : REG_DWORD

Default setting is 1 (enabled). Specifies whether the Instant Messenger side bar is displayed or not.

The following table shows the registry value for the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MessengerService key.

Value : type Description

Help : REG_SZ

Default setting is \\windows\\msmsgs.htm. Specifies the file to open when a user chooses Help Topics from the Help menu. If this entry does not exist in the registry, the Help Topics menu item is not displayed in the Help menu.

The following table shows the registry values for the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RTCIMSP key.

Value : type Description

Configuration Mode : REG_DWORD

Default setting is 1. This value can be set to either 0 or 1. If set to 1, the configuration mode is set to manual. If set to 0, it is set to automatic.

ServerAddress : REG_SZ

No default setting. Contains the FQDN, NETBIOS, or IP address of the proxy server. You can specify a port by appending a colon.

Examples:

172.31.94.151

1811:

Transport : REG_DWORD

Default setting is 4. Specifies the transport service identifier. The following values are valid:

0x00000001 - UDP

0x00000002 - TCP

0x00000004 – TLS

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