How do I delete windows messenger from XP?

[Len]

These windows messenger pop-up ads arenot only annoying,
they're a despicable commercial trick. Is there any way to
get this program off XP ?

Len

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Len,

Do these "popups" 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.

If you really want to remove Windows Messenger, 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

"Len" > wrote in message ...
> These windows messenger pop-up ads arenot only annoying,
> they're a despicable commercial trick. Is there any way to
> get this program off XP ?
>
> Len

[Dave]

AOL provides a method by which you can specify that you
want to block all popups. To bad MS doesn't do the same.



>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Len,
>
>Do these "popups" 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.
>
>If you really want to remove Windows Messenger, 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
>
>"Len" > wrote in message
...
>> These windows messenger pop-up ads arenot only
annoying,
>> they're a despicable commercial trick. Is there any
way to
>> get this program off XP ?
>>
>> Len
>
>
>.
>

[Swampy]

If it's the Messenger Service Pop-Ups that is being discussed here, then
whatever options AOL provides would have no effect whatsoever! You'd still
get them, until you turn off the messenger service.


"Dave" > wrote in message
...
> AOL provides a method by which you can specify that you
> want to block all popups. To bad MS doesn't do the same.
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Greetings Len,
> >
> >Do these "popups" 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.
> >
> >If you really want to remove Windows Messenger, 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
> >
> >"Len" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> These windows messenger pop-up ads arenot only
> annoying,
> >> they're a despicable commercial trick. Is there any
> way to
> >> get this program off XP ?
> >>
> >> Len
> >
> >
> >.
> >