How to PERMANENTLY disable CHAT function?

[joe_peters]

There is this ANNOYING button that has "magically" appeared on my window and I want it disabled or gone.

Any ideas?

 

[souske]

.22 in the offending spot

 

[GrimmJeeper]

userCP -> edit options -> "members chat" disable.

hope this helps.

 

[scottmcneal]

userCP -> edit options -> "members chat" disable.

hope this helps.

I have tried this and it didn't work for me. But i am old and don't know how this thing even works.

 

[Nimrod]

Pull out the chat vacuum tube. That should do the trick.

 

[joe_peters]

userCP -> edit options -> "members chat" disable.

hope this helps.

Did that--no joy.

 

[joe_peters]

Pull out the chat vacuum tube. That should do the trick.

Is that next to the Flux Capacitor?

 

[joe_peters]

Checked vBulletin's website but can't find anything there on disabling chat.

Any other ideas?

 

[GrimmJeeper]

on the right, where it says "XX People Here" click that so it brings up the list of users, then on the right side of that window there is a gear, that's the settings button. click it, and there should be an option that says "Turn Off". if that doesn't work you might be SOL.

 

[xcm]

goto your windows directory, find your hosts file, add '*.envolve.com 200.200.200.200'

your pc should no longer even be able to communicate with envolve, much less load data.... should be error msg free.

You could also do so using a noscript plugin for firefox.

edit: your gonna have to run notepad as admin, then browse to c:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/ and edit 'hosts' as admin, then add in "200.200.200.200 *.envolve.com ##added to remove chat, naxja.org", save, and reboot.

 

[WB9YZU]

No Joy, still button and people if I turn it on.

 

[GrimmJeeper]

XCM's fix should make it impossible for your computer to connect to the envolve chat program's server, that would be a permanent fix (provided you are on a PC, I don't know if a MAC has a hosts file :dunno

 

[WB9YZU]

XCM's fix should make it impossible for your computer to connect to the envolve chat program's server, that would be a permanent fix (provided you are on a PC, I don't know if a MAC has a hosts file :dunno

Using Vista SP2 with Chrome

Located Hosts file under System 32/Driver/etc...

Here is the Hosts file. See at bottom where I installed the redirect.

# Copyright (c) 1993-2006 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost
200.200.200.200 *.envolve.com

Rebooted.

It didn't work. Power Button still shows up and enables as normal.

What address is 200.200.200.200?
Does envolve use an alternate server for chat?

 

[GrimmJeeper]

the chat program is hosted on their server not ours, by redirecting the program to a bulls*** IP via the hosts file it should completely cut off it's ability to talk to the home server.

:dunno: you could always just come BS with us knuckleheads all day instead

 

[WB9YZU]

Unless that's not it's home server.

 

[WB9YZU]

Unless that's not it's home server.

Bingo. Doing a properties on the button, I see it comes from d.envolve.com
Using the same address, and " d.envolve.com " does the trick.

The button is history...