How do I get rid of MSN Messenger after installing service pack 2??

[E_Blofeld@ziplip.com]

I had removed windows messenger from my win xp home system with a
program called kill the messenger which I think removed registry
entries. I can't stand having programs open, chewing up memory that I
don't use and seeing it in my system tray. I recently installed
service pack 2 and messenger is back. I remove it from the list of
start up programs it still comes back, I use kill the messenger again,
it comes back, how do I get rid of it? Thanks.

[Jerry]

You can tell it not to start when Windows starts and, thereby, not have it
using resouces and visible in the tray. Open it and go to tools > options.

> wrote in message
om...
>I had removed windows messenger from my win xp home system with a
> program called kill the messenger which I think removed registry
> entries. I can't stand having programs open, chewing up memory that I
> don't use and seeing it in my system tray. I recently installed
> service pack 2 and messenger is back. I remove it from the list of
> start up programs it still comes back, I use kill the messenger again,
> it comes back, how do I get rid of it? Thanks.

[Michael Katz [MVP]]

Click on Start Menu --> Run, and paste in this line:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

That will uninstall Windows Messenger for you.

Sincerely,
Michael Katz [MVP - MSN Client]
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> wrote in message
om...
>I had removed windows messenger from my win xp home system with a
> program called kill the messenger which I think removed registry
> entries. I can't stand having programs open, chewing up memory that I
> don't use and seeing it in my system tray. I recently installed
> service pack 2 and messenger is back. I remove it from the list of
> start up programs it still comes back, I use kill the messenger again,
> it comes back, how do I get rid of it? Thanks.

[Vanessa]

Michael,

I cannot tell you how badly I have searched for this fix
for the past few months. Nothing I tried really worked.
This fix that you gave to E_Blofeld really rules supreme.

Thank you so much!

>-----Original Message-----
>Click on Start Menu --> Run, and paste in this line:
>RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%
\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
>
>That will uninstall Windows Messenger for you.
>
>Sincerely,
>Michael Katz [MVP - MSN Client]
>--
>
>
> wrote in message
om...
>>I had removed windows messenger from my win xp home
system with a
>> program called kill the messenger which I think
removed registry
>> entries. I can't stand having programs open, chewing
up memory that I
>> don't use and seeing it in my system tray. I recently
installed
>> service pack 2 and messenger is back. I remove it from
the list of
>> start up programs it still comes back, I use kill the
messenger again,
>> it comes back, how do I get rid of it? Thanks.
>
>
>.
>

[Michael Katz [MVP]]

You're very welcome :) Email me anytime you run into issues.

Sincerely,
Michael Katz [MVP - MSN Client]
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"Vanessa" > wrote in message
...
> Michael,
>
> I cannot tell you how badly I have searched for this fix
> for the past few months. Nothing I tried really worked.
> This fix that you gave to E_Blofeld really rules supreme.
>
> Thank you so much!
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Click on Start Menu --> Run, and paste in this line:
>>RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%
> \INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
>>
>>That will uninstall Windows Messenger for you.
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>Michael Katz [MVP - MSN Client]
>>--
>>
>>
> wrote in message
om...
>>>I had removed windows messenger from my win xp home
> system with a
>>> program called kill the messenger which I think
> removed registry
>>> entries. I can't stand having programs open, chewing
> up memory that I
>>> don't use and seeing it in my system tray. I recently
> installed
>>> service pack 2 and messenger is back. I remove it from
> the list of
>>> start up programs it still comes back, I use kill the
> messenger again,
>>> it comes back, how do I get rid of it? Thanks.
>>
>>
>>.
>>