Remove messenger

[joe]

How can I remove messenger from my PC. I don't use it and
it is driving me crazy. Please help !!!!!!

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Joe,

You can remove Windows Messenger, but if you do, you will be preventing Remote Assistance,
Whiteboard, Application Sharing and any other applications that utilize Messenger from
working (or loading without problems). You can just disable Windows Messenger by opening it
up, click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and unchecking 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows
starts'.

If you really want to remove Windows Messenger, you can do so by doing the following -- close
down Messenger if it's running (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

"joe" > wrote in message
...
> How can I remove messenger from my PC. I don't use it and
> it is driving me crazy. Please help !!!!!!

[joe]

thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Joe,
>
>You can remove Windows Messenger, but if you do, you
will be preventing Remote Assistance,
>Whiteboard, Application Sharing and any other
applications that utilize Messenger from
>working (or loading without problems). You can just
disable Windows Messenger by opening it
>up, click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and
unchecking 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows
>starts'.
>
>If you really want to remove Windows Messenger, you can
do so by doing the following -- close
>down Messenger if it's running (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
>
>"joe" > wrote in message
...
>> How can I remove messenger from my PC. I don't use it
and
>> it is driving me crazy. Please help !!!!!!
>
>
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Joe,

You're very welcome =).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"joe" > wrote in message
...
> thanks
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Greetings Joe,
> >
> >You can remove Windows Messenger, but if you do, you
> will be preventing Remote Assistance,
> >Whiteboard, Application Sharing and any other
> applications that utilize Messenger from
> >working (or loading without problems). You can just
> disable Windows Messenger by opening it
> >up, click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and
> unchecking 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows
> >starts'.
> >
> >If you really want to remove Windows Messenger, you can
> do so by doing the following -- close
> >down Messenger if it's running (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
> >
> >"joe" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> How can I remove messenger from my PC. I don't use it
> and
> >> it is driving me crazy. Please help !!!!!!
> >
> >
> >.
> >