Messenger

How do I get rid of an older Messenger but keep the
latest version of MS Messenger. My roomate downloaded
the latest version "MS Messenger" but the old "Messenger"
is still there in the program and it pops up on the
bottom taskbar, or whatever it's called, on the desktop.
I know how to hide it but it keeps switching on.

If I try to delete "Messenger" in add or delete programs
or in programs it won't let me. Says something like
write protected or may be in use.

Thanks,
Yo Mama

Greetings,

You can remove Windows Messenger 4.7 (the old one), 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
4.7, by opening it up, click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and unchecking 'Run this program
when Windows starts'. This won't stop it from being loaded by some other application though.
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, and allow MSN Messenger 5 to work
properly. If you have any problems with this, reply back with the "exact" error.

Also see:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330117 for more information on Windows Messenger 4.7 and MSN
Messenger 5.0.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Yo Mama" wrote in message
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How do I get rid of an older Messenger but keep the
latest version of MS Messenger. My roomate downloaded
the latest version "MS Messenger" but the old "Messenger"
is still there in the program and it pops up on the
bottom taskbar, or whatever it's called, on the desktop.
I know how to hide it but it keeps switching on.

If I try to delete "Messenger" in add or delete programs
or in programs it won't let me. Says something like
write protected or may be in use.

Thanks,
Yo Mama