how do i get this program off my computer??

[EMILY]

i can't seem to get rid of msn messenger, anyone know
how? have windows xp home version. would appreciate any
help!!

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Emily,

If you're using MSN Messenger 5, you can remove this in the Add or Remove Programs in the
Control Panel. Just click Start, then Control Panel, then Add or Remove Programs, click MSN
Messenger 5 and then click Remove.

If you mean 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


"EMILY" > wrote in message ...
>
> i can't seem to get rid of msn messenger, anyone know
> how? have windows xp home version. would appreciate any
> help!!

[Jack]

you are a star.
I hope that this will now stop unsolcited explicit
instant messages that I have received from websites that
have obviously locked on to my computer id ?

will it ?

>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Emily,
>
>If you're using MSN Messenger 5, you can remove this in
the Add or Remove Programs in the
>Control Panel. Just click Start, then Control Panel,
then Add or Remove Programs, click MSN
>Messenger 5 and then click Remove.
>
>If you mean 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
>
>
>"EMILY" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> i can't seem to get rid of msn messenger, anyone know
>> how? have windows xp home version. would appreciate any
>> help!!
>
>
>.
>

[Andrew McDonald]

If you're talking about spam sent through Windows/MSN Messenger, then yes.

But if (and it is more likely) you're talking about pop-up boxes that say "Messenger Service", then
no... that's a separate problem not related to MSN/Windows Messenger and there are thousands of
posts here about how to deal with it. (ie. disable Messenger service or install a firewall)

Andrew

"Jack" > wrote in message ...
>
> you are a star.
> I hope that this will now stop unsolcited explicit
> instant messages that I have received from websites that
> have obviously locked on to my computer id ?
>
> will it ?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> > Greetings Emily,
> >
> > If you're using MSN Messenger 5, you can remove this in
> > the Add or Remove Programs in the
> > Control Panel. Just click Start, then Control Panel,
> > then Add or Remove Programs, click MSN
> > Messenger 5 and then click Remove.
> >
> > If you mean 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
> >
> >
> >"EMILY" > wrote in message
> ...
> > >
> > > i can't seem to get rid of msn messenger, anyone know
> > > how? have windows xp home version. would appreciate any
> > > help!!

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Jack,

If you mean the messages with "Messenger Service" in their titlebar, actually it won't. To
get rid of those, 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


"Jack" > wrote in message
...
> you are a star.
> I hope that this will now stop unsolcited explicit
> instant messages that I have received from websites that
> have obviously locked on to my computer id ?
>
> will it ?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Greetings Emily,
> >
> >If you're using MSN Messenger 5, you can remove this in
> the Add or Remove Programs in the
> >Control Panel. Just click Start, then Control Panel,
> then Add or Remove Programs, click MSN
> >Messenger 5 and then click Remove.
> >
> >If you mean 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
> >
> >
> >"EMILY" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>
> >> i can't seem to get rid of msn messenger, anyone know
> >> how? have windows xp home version. would appreciate any
> >> help!!
> >
> >
> >.
> >