Restoring your Old Facebook Chat

Just recently, Facebook have updated their chat system. Most of us doesn't like it for the reason that the new Facebook chat is not so user-friendly. When clicking the Chat on the lower-right side of the monitor, it opens up and fully fills the right side of your monitor. Unlike the old Facebook chat system, in these new chat system, you cannot directly see all your online friends. Instead, what's on your list will be those friends you chat  the most and even their offline, you can still see them on you chat list. And you hiding your chat list more complicated since you are required to click on the settings button below and click Hide Sidebar.

Somehow, there is a way on getting back your Old Facebook Chat. Thanks to Greasemonkey developed by Anthony Lieuallen, Aaron Boodman and Johan Sundström, this is all possible. Greasemonkey is an add-on for Mozilla Firefox which was last updated last July 20, 2011. It allows you to customize the way a web page displays or behaves, by using small bits of JavaScript. This also works for Google Chrome. Here is how it is to be done.

For Mozilla Firefox:

1. DOWNLOAD Greasemonkey for your Mozilla Firefox if you are using Google Chrome or other browser while reading this.

2. If you are already using Mozilla Firefox while reading this, just click HERE to download then proceed immediately to step no. 4.

3. If you are using Google Chrome  in downloading this, locate where the download has been save. Click the file, Click Select program from a list of installed programs then hit OK. Click browse, find and double click Mozilla Firefox folder, then click firefox, then click another OK.

4. Your Mozilla Firefox will be opened and there will be a pop-up window, click install now. Then another pop-up of the add-ons window will appear, click Restart Firefox.

5. After restarting your Mozilla Firefox you can see this cute little monkey on the upper right side of your screen. This indicates that you have successfully installed Greasemonkey on your computer.

6. Now, Clike here to DOWNLOAD the script for your chatbox. There will be a pop-up like this then click install.

7. Restart your browser now and check your Facebook in Mozilla Firefox now. Boom! Your old Facebook Chat system is now back!

For Google Chrome:

Just proceed immediately to step 6 in installing Greasemonkey in Mozilla. You will see these pop-ups. Click install then another install.

Refresh your Google Chrome browser and go to your Facebook. Your Old Chat box is now back just like in the picture on step 7 above.

REMINDER: This will not be stack or saved on your account. Your old chat box will just be visible to the computer where you installed this.