uninstall windows messenger

[Hardkore]

Hi, I have a question that I'm sure someone will know the
answer to. How does one get rid of Windows Messenger? I
want it totally gone from my system. I'm not talking
about MSN Messenger either. Windows Messenger.
Thanks

Hardkore King

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

To remove Windows Messenger, first, close down Messenger (right click the messenger icon in
the notification area/system tray and click close). Then click the start button, then click
Run and type in (copy-paste if you like):
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Then click OK.
Messenger will then be uninstalled. For more detailed instructions and screenshots, go to,
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com


"Hardkore" > wrote in message
...
> Hi, I have a question that I'm sure someone will know the
> answer to. How does one get rid of Windows Messenger? I
> want it totally gone from my system. I'm not talking
> about MSN Messenger either. Windows Messenger.
> Thanks
>
> Hardkore King

[Glenn Crider]

I just ran this uninstall and restarted my PC but then
just a few minutes later I recieved another pop up ad in
Windows. What will stop the pop up ads. Do I have to
switch to Novell or Apple?
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings,
>
>To remove Windows Messenger, first, close down Messenger
(right click the messenger icon in
>the notification area/system tray and click close).
Then click the start button, then click
>Run and type in (copy-paste if you like):
>RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%
\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
>Then click OK.
>Messenger will then be uninstalled. For more detailed
instructions and screenshots, go to,
>http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Windows MVP, Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>
>"Hardkore" > wrote in message
...
>> Hi, I have a question that I'm sure someone will know
the
>> answer to. How does one get rid of Windows Messenger? I
>> want it totally gone from my system. I'm not talking
>> about MSN Messenger either. Windows Messenger.
>> Thanks
>>
>> Hardkore King
>
>
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Glenn,

Do these "pop ups" that are appearing have "Messenger Service" in their titlebar? If so, what
you're seeing is the Messenger service built-in to Windows, *not* Windows Messenger (which
are two different things) which spammers are exploiting -- this is not Microsoft, nor can
Microsoft control them anymore then they can control spam to your e-mail inbox.

To get rid of these pop ups, you'll need to disable the "Messenger Service", click Start,
then Run, enter "services.msc"and click OK. Scroll down to "Messenger", select it,
right-click and then choose Properties. Under startup type, choose 'Disabled' and then
choose the 'Stop' button. After the service is stopped, click OK. Nothing in Windows or any
real third-party applications should be effected by this.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Glenn Crider" > wrote in message
...
> I just ran this uninstall and restarted my PC but then
> just a few minutes later I recieved another pop up ad in
> Windows. What will stop the pop up ads. Do I have to
> switch to Novell or Apple?
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Greetings,
> >
> >To remove Windows Messenger, first, close down Messenger
> (right click the messenger icon in
> >the notification area/system tray and click close).
> Then click the start button, then click
> >Run and type in (copy-paste if you like):
> >RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%
> \INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
> >Then click OK.
> >Messenger will then be uninstalled. For more detailed
> instructions and screenshots, go to,
> >http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7
> >____________________________________________
> >Jonathan Kay
> >Windows MVP, Messenger
> >Associate Expert
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> >Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >
> >
> >"Hardkore" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Hi, I have a question that I'm sure someone will know
> the
> >> answer to. How does one get rid of Windows Messenger? I
> >> want it totally gone from my system. I'm not talking
> >> about MSN Messenger either. Windows Messenger.
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Hardkore King
> >
> >
> >.
> >