UNINSTALL Windows Messenger 4.7

[Hal]

I am running Windows XP Home, Internet Explorer 6.0, and
trying to uninstall Windows Messenger 4.7. I have
disabled Messenger everywhere I have found it. I tried to
uninstall (remove Windows component) but that just seems
to be some sort of disable as well. I can remove the icon
from Internet Explorer toolbar but the program is still
available via the tools dropdown menu. Bottom line... I
can not fully REMOVE the program.

When I start the browser, it starts a
process "msmsgs.exe" and this process does not terminate
with Explorer. I have to manually terminate the process
(or reboot) to run my web cleanup utility from Norton's
Utilities. It keeps thinking that a browser is running
because of the processes that Explorer leaves running
after I exit the browser. There is no problem runing the
web cleanup if I don't start the browser before running
the cleanup (rather useless that way though).

Is there no way to simply REMOVE the Messenger program
completely and remove its registry entries? ie. a clean
UNinstall????

I have tried to uninstall Internet Explorer entirely (to
do a clean install) and alas, I can not remove IT either.
That was even suggested in the knowledge base. Why put it
there if it can not be done? I can only remove the last
update... that is under programs, instead of Windows
components and appears to actually uninstall.

Bottom line.... How do I completely uninstall Messenger
or at the very least stop Explorer from starting up
the "msmsgs.exe" process?

Thank you, in advance, for your help.

Hal

[Edward Rozee]

Close any instances of Windows Messenger. Go to Start -> Run and type
"RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove"
and click Run.

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Hope this helps,
Edward Rozee

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"Hal" > wrote in message
...
> I am running Windows XP Home, Internet Explorer 6.0, and
> trying to uninstall Windows Messenger 4.7. I have
> disabled Messenger everywhere I have found it. I tried to
> uninstall (remove Windows component) but that just seems
> to be some sort of disable as well. I can remove the icon
> from Internet Explorer toolbar but the program is still
> available via the tools dropdown menu. Bottom line... I
> can not fully REMOVE the program.
>
> When I start the browser, it starts a
> process "msmsgs.exe" and this process does not terminate
> with Explorer. I have to manually terminate the process
> (or reboot) to run my web cleanup utility from Norton's
> Utilities. It keeps thinking that a browser is running
> because of the processes that Explorer leaves running
> after I exit the browser. There is no problem runing the
> web cleanup if I don't start the browser before running
> the cleanup (rather useless that way though).
>
> Is there no way to simply REMOVE the Messenger program
> completely and remove its registry entries? ie. a clean
> UNinstall????
>
> I have tried to uninstall Internet Explorer entirely (to
> do a clean install) and alas, I can not remove IT either.
> That was even suggested in the knowledge base. Why put it
> there if it can not be done? I can only remove the last
> update... that is under programs, instead of Windows
> components and appears to actually uninstall.
>
> Bottom line.... How do I completely uninstall Messenger
> or at the very least stop Explorer from starting up
> the "msmsgs.exe" process?
>
> Thank you, in advance, for your help.
>
> Hal
>

[Hal]

Thank you very much for taking time to reply. I found the
same command line in another post last night and that did
remove Messenger. I sincerely appreciate your time and
effort.

Cheers,
Hal

>-----Original Message-----
>Close any instances of Windows Messenger. Go to Start ->
Run and type
>"RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%
\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove"
>and click Run.
>
>--
>Hope this helps,
>Edward Rozee
>
>** Remove the "_NOSPAM" tag in to contact me by email.
>"Hal" > wrote in message
...
>> I am running Windows XP Home, Internet Explorer 6.0,
and
>> trying to uninstall Windows Messenger 4.7. I have
>> disabled Messenger everywhere I have found it. I tried
to
>> uninstall (remove Windows component) but that just
seems
>> to be some sort of disable as well. I can remove the
icon
>> from Internet Explorer toolbar but the program is still
>> available via the tools dropdown menu. Bottom line... I
>> can not fully REMOVE the program.
>>
>> When I start the browser, it starts a
>> process "msmsgs.exe" and this process does not
terminate
>> with Explorer. I have to manually terminate the process
>> (or reboot) to run my web cleanup utility from Norton's
>> Utilities. It keeps thinking that a browser is running
>> because of the processes that Explorer leaves running
>> after I exit the browser. There is no problem runing
the
>> web cleanup if I don't start the browser before running
>> the cleanup (rather useless that way though).
>>
>> Is there no way to simply REMOVE the Messenger program
>> completely and remove its registry entries? ie. a clean
>> UNinstall????
>>
>> I have tried to uninstall Internet Explorer entirely
(to
>> do a clean install) and alas, I can not remove IT
either.
>> That was even suggested in the knowledge base. Why put
it
>> there if it can not be done? I can only remove the last
>> update... that is under programs, instead of Windows
>> components and appears to actually uninstall.
>>
>> Bottom line.... How do I completely uninstall Messenger
>> or at the very least stop Explorer from starting up
>> the "msmsgs.exe" process?
>>
>> Thank you, in advance, for your help.
>>
>> Hal
>>
>
>
>.
>

[Edward Rozee]

My pleasure :)

--
Hope this helps,
Edward Rozee

** Remove the "_NOSPAM" tag in to contact me by email.
"Hal" > wrote in message
...
> Thank you very much for taking time to reply. I found the
> same command line in another post last night and that did
> remove Messenger. I sincerely appreciate your time and
> effort.
>
> Cheers,
> Hal
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Close any instances of Windows Messenger. Go to Start ->
> Run and type
> >"RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%
> \INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove"
> >and click Run.
> >
> >--
> >Hope this helps,
> >Edward Rozee
> >
> >** Remove the "_NOSPAM" tag in to contact me by email.
> >"Hal" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I am running Windows XP Home, Internet Explorer 6.0,
> and
> >> trying to uninstall Windows Messenger 4.7. I have
> >> disabled Messenger everywhere I have found it. I tried
> to
> >> uninstall (remove Windows component) but that just
> seems
> >> to be some sort of disable as well. I can remove the
> icon
> >> from Internet Explorer toolbar but the program is still
> >> available via the tools dropdown menu. Bottom line... I
> >> can not fully REMOVE the program.
> >>
> >> When I start the browser, it starts a
> >> process "msmsgs.exe" and this process does not
> terminate
> >> with Explorer. I have to manually terminate the process
> >> (or reboot) to run my web cleanup utility from Norton's
> >> Utilities. It keeps thinking that a browser is running
> >> because of the processes that Explorer leaves running
> >> after I exit the browser. There is no problem runing
> the
> >> web cleanup if I don't start the browser before running
> >> the cleanup (rather useless that way though).
> >>
> >> Is there no way to simply REMOVE the Messenger program
> >> completely and remove its registry entries? ie. a clean
> >> UNinstall????
> >>
> >> I have tried to uninstall Internet Explorer entirely
> (to
> >> do a clean install) and alas, I can not remove IT
> either.
> >> That was even suggested in the knowledge base. Why put
> it
> >> there if it can not be done? I can only remove the last
> >> update... that is under programs, instead of Windows
> >> components and appears to actually uninstall.
> >>
> >> Bottom line.... How do I completely uninstall Messenger
> >> or at the very least stop Explorer from starting up
> >> the "msmsgs.exe" process?
> >>
> >> Thank you, in advance, for your help.
> >>
> >> Hal
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >