Automating MSN Add-In installation...

Automating MSN Add-In installation...

• Shmelly

  This looks like what I need. I'll test it out and then mark your post as the answer.
  
  

• Matt Stum

  http://www.fanatic.net.nz/2003/09/18/how-to-calculate-the-msn-messenger-6x-passport-user-id.html
  

• Nilkanth

  For those who need the Object Pascal version of the previous C code follows...
  
  function HotmailToPassportID( aEmail : WideString ) : Cardinal;
  var
  x : Cardinal;
  i : integer;
  lower : WideString;
  begin
  x := 0;
  
  // Email must be in LowerCase
  lower := WideLowerCase( aEmail );
  
  // Loop through and add up the letters
  for i := 0 to Length( lower ) do
  begin
  x := x * 101;
  x := x + Cardinal( lower[ i ] );
  end;
  
  result := IntToStr( x );
  end;
  
  

• HansS4

  OK I've found that it adds them to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger\PerPassportSettings\<SOME ID>\InstalledAddInsList\<YourAddinAssembly.dll>
  
  Where <SOME ID> maps to your MSN/Passport Account number. Does anyone know how this number is derived I suppose the question I am asking is, given an email address how can I get the ID so that I can install the addin into the correct place
  
  Thanks.
  
  
  

• programmer01

  More information can be found here:
  http://stiggy.be/msn/index.php/Calcuating_User_ID
  
  
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