WINDOWS MESSENGER & MSN MESSENGER

"Heather" wrote:
Hello,
I am having the same problem. How do we fix it? You never
really gave a solution... Heather

Ok. You will lose a couple of applications that MSN Messenger supported. But
I don't think it makes much of a difference. I don't think I ever used those
applications, or at least I don't think I will ever need to use them. I have
no idea what "whiteboard" is...

The following is a quote I picked up here in Usenet - sorry I didn't quote the
name of the poster. Copy/paste the line near the bottom of the quote into
start\run:

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You can completely remove Windows Messenger (4.7) 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).
snip
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.

------------------ end quote

Worked for me. Now only people see me if I log in when I want with MSN
Messenger.

Of course all of my buddies who use Yahoo Messenger see me online most of the
time because that is my main messenger program., and I now belong to a Yahoo
Messenger chatroom group.

My problem with MSN Messenger (voice problems) extended far back before I
disabled Windows Messenger and on into me now being behind a Netgear router
firewall. A few have suggested it is my firewall, but I don't think so (like
I said - problems before that, on & off). First time installed 10 months ago,
no voice for a couple of weeks... then ok. then not. then one-way, then
nothing.... of course Yahoo Messenger has always worked no firewall or
firewall.

....D.

....D. wrote:

Ok. You will lose a couple of applications that MSN Messenger supported. But
I don't think it makes much of a difference. I don't think I ever used those
applications, or at least I don't think I will ever need to use them. I have
no idea what "whiteboard" is...

Whoops. I meant to say you will lose a copule of applications that "Windows"
Messenger supported...


The following is a quote I picked up here in Usenet - sorry I didn't quote the
name of the poster. Copy/paste the line near the bottom of the quote into
start\run:

------------------------ begin quote:
You can completely remove Windows Messenger (4.7) 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).
snip
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.

------------------ end quote

Worked for me. Now only people see me if I log in when I want with MSN
Messenger.

Of course all of my buddies who use Yahoo Messenger see me online most of the
time because that is my main messenger program., and I now belong to a Yahoo
Messenger chatroom group.

My problem with MSN Messenger (voice problems) extended far back before I
disabled Windows Messenger and on into me now being behind a Netgear router
firewall. A few have suggested it is my firewall, but I don't think so (like
I said - problems before that, on & off). First time installed 10 months ago,
no voice for a couple of weeks... then ok. then not. then one-way, then
nothing.... of course Yahoo Messenger has always worked no firewall or
firewall.

...D.







....D.