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Too (Two) Many Messengers Installed
I was prompted to install MSN Messenger yesterday and did.
Now I have Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger both trying to signal me when I log on and I have two icons on the task bar. I tried to removeMSN Messenger but it has no entry in Add/Remove Programs. (XPHome, Hotmail member but not MSN supscriber) |
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Too (Two) Many Messengers Installed
Click on the Windows Messenger and then click the Tools/Preferences and un
check the sign in. Joel "Dale" wrote in message ... I was prompted to install MSN Messenger yesterday and did. Now I have Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger both trying to signal me when I log on and I have two icons on the task bar. I tried to removeMSN Messenger but it has no entry in Add/Remove Programs. (XPHome, Hotmail member but not MSN supscriber) |
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Too (Two) Many Messengers Installed
Greetings Dale,
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 this Program when Windows starts' or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts' (depending on version). As well, you can disable it further by going to Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, Add/Remove Windows Components on the left, uncheck Windows Messenger in the components list and click Next . Note: this is only available if you've installed Windows XP Service Pack 1 -- if you haven't, visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com. This won't remove Windows Messenger, but it will let it stay out of your way Besides the drawbacks above however, if you really want to remove it completely, for Windows Messenger 4.7, 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 For Windows Messenger 5, 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): msiexec.exe /x {ABEB838C-A1A7-4C5D-B7E1-8B4314B10138} and then click OK. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Dale" wrote in message ... I was prompted to install MSN Messenger yesterday and did. Now I have Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger both trying to signal me when I log on and I have two icons on the task bar. I tried to removeMSN Messenger but it has no entry in Add/Remove Programs. (XPHome, Hotmail member but not MSN supscriber) |
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Too (Two) Many Messengers Installed
Responders please read carefully my original posting: I
NOW HAVE 4.7 AND 6.1 installed. 4.7 does not appear on my list of programs that can be removed. 6.1 does. Both programs are fighting each other. Each time I log on I get the message that I have signed on with another computer after with 4.7 and then I get signed on with 6.1. -----Original Message----- Greetings Dale, 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 this Program when Windows starts' or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts' (depending on version). As well, you can disable it further by going to Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, Add/Remove Windows Components on the left, uncheck Windows Messenger in the components list and click Next . Note: this is only available if you've installed Windows XP Service Pack 1 -- if you haven't, visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com. This won't remove Windows Messenger, but it will let it stay out of your way Besides the drawbacks above however, if you really want to remove it completely, for Windows Messenger 4.7, 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 For Windows Messenger 5, 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): msiexec.exe /x {ABEB838C-A1A7-4C5D-B7E1-8B4314B10138} and then click OK. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Dale" wrote in message ... I was prompted to install MSN Messenger yesterday and did. Now I have Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger both trying to signal me when I log on and I have two icons on the task bar. I tried to removeMSN Messenger but it has no entry in Add/Remove Programs. (XPHome, Hotmail member but not MSN supscriber) . |
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